Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your browsing experience.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Ensure our website functions correctly
• Understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it
• Provide a personalised experience
• Deliver relevant marketing (with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features such as security, accessibility, and basic site operations. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided.

Examples:

• Session management
• Load balancing
• Security tokens

These cookies cannot be disabled as the site would not function without them.

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences and settings.

Examples:

• Language preferences
• Form data persistence
• Theme preferences

3.3 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, helping us understand site performance and identify areas for improvement.

Examples:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Error messages encountered

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your browsing activity to deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness. They are only used with your explicit consent.

Examples:

• Google Ads conversion tracking
• Facebook Pixel
• Email marketing tracking

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services. These include:

Provider	Purpose	Type
Google Analytics	Website analytics and performance tracking	Performance
Google Tag Manager	Tag management for analytics and marketing	Marketing
Microsoft Clarity	User session recording and analytics	Performance

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner asking for your preferences. You can:

• Accept all cookies: Enables all cookie categories
• Reject non-essential cookies: Only essential cookies will be active
• Customise your preferences: Choose which categories you want to enable

5.1 Changing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.

5.2 Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• View what cookies are stored on your device
• Delete all or specific cookies
• Block cookies from all or certain websites
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear all cookies when you close your browser

Note: Blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality.

6. Cookie Consent Record

We maintain a record of your cookie consent preferences, including when you gave consent and what preferences you selected. This record is kept for compliance purposes.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookies or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: enquiries@autogantichub.com