Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They serve various purposes, from remembering your preferences to understanding how you interact with our site. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive.

While cookies can track browsing activity, they cannot identify you personally unless you provide identifying information separately. They simply record which pages you visit and how you navigate through our website.

How We Use Cookies

The argent-glint website uses cookies to enhance functionality and improve user experience. We employ different types of cookies for specific purposes:

Essential Cookies

Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly. These necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security features, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided.

Essential cookies remember your cookie consent preferences, maintain security during your visit, and ensure the website displays correctly on your device. These cookies do not track your browsing activity on other websites.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enhance the website experience by remembering choices you make, such as your preferred language or region. These cookies enable personalised features but are not essential for the website to work.

They may remember settings like text size preferences or customised layouts. Functional cookies do not track your activity on other websites and only collect anonymous information.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect information about which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on each page, and what links they click.

All information collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual visitors through analytics data. This information helps us improve website navigation, identify popular content, and detect technical issues.

We do not use advertising cookies or third-party marketing cookies on our website. We do not participate in behavioural advertising networks or track your activity across other websites for marketing purposes.

Specific Cookies We Use

The following table details the cookies set by our website:

Essential Cookies

Analytics Cookies

Third-Party Cookies

Our website does not intentionally set third-party cookies. However, if you interact with embedded content or external links, third parties may set cookies on your device.

We do not control third-party cookies and cannot access the information they collect. Third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies governing how they use cookies. We recommend reviewing their policies if you have concerns about third-party tracking.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner appears allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is recorded in the cookie_consent cookie and applies to all future visits until you change your preferences or clear your cookies.

Cookie Preferences Panel

You can modify your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie preferences panel available in the website footer. This allows you to enable or disable specific cookie categories according to your preferences.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through browser settings. You can typically:

• View which cookies have been set and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Browser-Specific Instructions

Google Chrome: Access Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and other site data. Here you can manage cookie permissions and view stored cookies.

Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings, then Privacy and Security. The Cookies and Site Data section allows you to manage cookie settings and exceptions.

Safari: Go to Preferences, then Privacy. You can manage cookies and website data, choosing whether to block all cookies or allow from current website only.

Microsoft Edge: Select Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Cookies and site data. Configure whether to allow cookies and manage exceptions.

Please note that blocking all cookies will impact website functionality. Essential cookies are necessary for the site to work properly, and disabling them may prevent access to certain features or pages.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, certain aspects of our website may not function optimally:

Disabling Essential Cookies

Blocking essential cookies will significantly affect your ability to use the website. You may encounter difficulties with page navigation, security features may not work correctly, and you will see the cookie banner on every visit as your consent preference cannot be saved.

Disabling Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies has minimal impact on your website experience. The site will function normally, but we will not collect information about how you use it. This reduces our ability to identify and fix technical issues or improve navigation based on user behaviour.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a Do Not Track feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. There is currently no industry standard for how websites should respond to Do Not Track signals.

Our website does not specifically respond to Do Not Track signals. However, we provide clear cookie management options allowing you to control tracking according to your preferences.

Cookies and Personal Data

Information collected through cookies constitutes personal data under UK GDPR. Our use of cookies complies with data protection legislation as well as the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

Cookie data is processed under the legal bases outlined in our Privacy Policy. We implement appropriate security measures to protect cookie data and retain it only for necessary periods.

For comprehensive information about how we handle personal data, please consult our Privacy Policy and GDPR pages.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our cookie practices. When we make significant changes, we update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

If we introduce new cookie categories that require consent, we will seek your consent through the cookie banner before setting those cookies. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our cookie usage.

Further Information

If you have questions about our use of cookies that are not answered in this policy, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Address: 42 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 2AJ, United Kingdom

Additional Resources

For more information about cookies in general and how to manage them, you may find these resources helpful:

• About Cookies: www.aboutcookies.org
• All About Cookies: www.allaboutcookies.org
• Information Commissioner's Office guidance on cookies: ico.org.uk