Cookie Policy

Information about how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.

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1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to site owners. Similar technologies include localStorage, sessionStorage, pixels, and tags.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy. It explains our use of cookies and similar technologies in compliance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and UK GDPR.

2. Data Controller

Sievebacksweep
Rhydoldog House, Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr, Rhayader LD6 5HB, United Kingdom
Email: inquiry@sievebacksweep.world
Phone: +44 1597 470125

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and localStorage to:

  • Ensure the website functions correctly and securely
  • Remember your cookie consent choices
  • Understand how visitors use our site through analytics, only with your consent
  • Measure advertising performance and support relevant advertising, only with your consent

Non-essential cookies and similar technologies are blocked or not activated until you provide consent through our cookie banner or settings panel. Rejecting non-essential cookies will not prevent you from using the core functions of the website.

4. Cookie Categories

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies and storage items are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting privacy preferences. They do not store directly identifiable personal data beyond what is necessary for their function.

  • cookie_consent (localStorage) — Stores your cookie consent preferences and timestamp. Duration: 12 months. Provider: Sievebacksweep. Purpose: compliance with PECR and UK GDPR consent requirements.

4.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information, often in aggregated form. They are only placed with your explicit consent.

  • _ga — Distinguishes unique users. Duration: 2 years. Provider: Google Analytics (if enabled).
  • _gid — Distinguishes unique users. Duration: 24 hours. Provider: Google Analytics (if enabled).
  • _gat — Throttles request rate. Duration: 1 minute. Provider: Google Analytics (if enabled).

4.3 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by advertising partners to measure campaign performance, attribute visits, and deliver relevant content on other sites. They are only placed with your explicit consent. This category may include cookies used in connection with Google Ads and conversion tracking.

  • _gcl_au — Used by Google AdSense/Ads to experiment with advertisement efficiency. Duration: 3 months. Provider: Google (if enabled).
  • _gcl_aw — Stores Google Ads click information for conversion tracking. Duration: 90 days. Provider: Google (if enabled).
  • _fbp — Tracks visits across websites for advertising purposes. Duration: 3 months. Provider: Meta (if enabled).

We do not use non-essential cookies for interest-based advertising unless you have given consent, and we do not permit third parties to use data collected via our site for unrelated purposes without appropriate legal basis.

5. Consent and PECR Compliance

Under PECR, we must obtain your consent before storing or accessing non-essential cookies or similar technologies on your device, except where strictly necessary for the service you request.

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner allows you to:

  • Accept All — Enable all cookie categories
  • Reject — Disable analytics and marketing cookies; only strictly necessary storage remains active
  • Cookie Settings — Choose which non-essential categories to enable

Your preferences are stored in localStorage and respected on subsequent visits. You may change your preferences at any time by clearing site data in your browser or contacting us. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.

6. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

Instructions for popular browsers:

  • Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
  • Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

7. Third-Party Cookies and Resources

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use Font Awesome and Google Fonts via content delivery networks, which may process technical data such as IP addresses. Third-party providers act under their own privacy and cookie policies.

Where we use Google services for analytics or advertising measurement, Google may process data as an independent controller or processor depending on the service. Further information is available in Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

8. Legal Basis

Strictly necessary cookies and equivalent storage are used based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional and secure website, and where applicable because they are strictly necessary to provide a service you request. Analytics and marketing cookies are used only on the basis of your consent under PECR and UK GDPR Article 6(1)(a), which you may withdraw at any time.

9. Data Retention

Cookie consent records are retained for 12 months. Individual cookie durations are listed in Section 4 above. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them through browser settings.

10. Your Rights

Where cookies involve personal data, you have rights under UK GDPR as described in our Privacy Policy, including the right to access, erase, and object to processing in certain circumstances.

11. Regulatory Guidance

For more information about cookies and your rights in the United Kingdom, you may refer to guidance published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.

12. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date.

13. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:

Sievebacksweep
Rhydoldog House, Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr, Rhayader LD6 5HB, United Kingdom
Email: inquiry@sievebacksweep.world
Phone: +44 1597 470125