Cookie Policy

1. About this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy describes how we use cookies and similar technologies on seoanddesign.co.uk, and how this relates to your privacy.

It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we process personal data more generally.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences and to collect information about how visitors use a site.

Some cookies are set directly by this website (first-party cookies) and others are set by third-party services that we use (third-party cookies).

3. Types of cookies we use

We may use the following categories of cookies on this website:

• Strictly necessary cookies – required for the website to function properly, for example to remember your cookie preferences or keep the site secure.
• Performance and analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content and usability.
• Advertising and marketing cookies – used to measure and improve our marketing campaigns and to show more relevant ads.

Non-essential cookies (such as analytics and advertising cookies) are only used when you give your consent through our cookie banner or settings.

4. Cookies set on this website

The specific cookies used on this website may change from time to time as we update our tools and services.

Typical examples include cookies to remember your cookie choices, measure traffic with analytics tools and support our advertising campaigns.

5. Analytics cookies

We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our website, which pages are most popular and how we can improve the site.

These cookies collect information in an aggregated way and help us measure traffic and performance. Analytics cookies are only activated when you accept them in our cookie banner or settings.

6. Advertising and social media cookies

We may use advertising technologies such as Google Ads and Meta advertising pixels to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns and show more relevant ads.

These cookies may track visits across websites and create anonymised or pseudonymised profiles based on your browsing. They are only used when you have given your consent.

7. Legal basis and consent

Under the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we must obtain your consent before using non-essential cookies such as analytics or advertising cookies.

When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies or manage your preferences by category.

8. Managing your cookie preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by using our cookie banner or settings tool to enable or disable different categories of cookies.

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies, although this may affect how some parts of the website work.

9. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages, such as analytics, advertising or embedded content providers.

These third parties may use cookies to provide their services or for their own purposes. You can find more information about how they use cookies in their own privacy or cookie policies.

10. How long cookies last

Some cookies are session cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. Others are persistent cookies that stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

The specific duration of each cookie depends on its purpose and is determined by us or the relevant third party.

11. Cookies and personal data

Some cookies may collect information that can be considered personal data, such as IP addresses or identifiers linked to your device or browser.

When cookies involve personal data, we handle this information in line with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

12. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we change the cookies we use or if legal requirements change.

Any updates will be published on this page and will apply from the date they are posted.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on this website, please contact us at info@seoanddesign.co.uk.