Last reviewed 17/06/25
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences over time, helping to enhance your browsing experience.
How We Use Cookies
Our website uses cookies to provide essential functionality, improve your experience, and analyse how our website is used. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others help us understand user behaviour or deliver personalised content and advertisements.
Our Commitment to Compliance
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring our use of cookies complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), EU GDPR, the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the EU e-Privacy Directive. This policy explains the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and how you can control your preferences.
Types of Cookies we use
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly and securely. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and ensuring the proper functioning of the website. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate effectively.
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to monitor website performance and improve the user experience by identifying and addressing issues.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to remember your preferences, such as your chosen language or region, providing a more personalised experience.
Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests. They track your browsing habits across different websites to build a profile of your preferences and display relevant ads.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties, such as analytics or advertising partners. These cookies are used to enhance the functionality of our website or support targeted advertising campaigns.
Specific Cookies in Use
Below is a list of the cookies used on our website, along with their purpose, provider, and duration:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
| _cf_bm | Used to distinguish between humans and bots | Cloudflare | Essential | 30 minutes |
| _cflb | Used to ensure traffic and user data is routed correctly through the Cloudflare network | Cloudflare | Essential | 24 hours |
| _cfseq | Used to ensure that page requests are handled correctly | Cloudflare | Essential | Session |
| _cfwaitingroom | Used to manage traffic rate limiting | Cloudflare | Essential | Session |
| _cfuvid | Used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings | Cloudflare | Essential | Session |
| Cf_clearance | Clearance Cookie stores the proof of challenge passed | Cloudflare | Essential | 1 hour |
| cf_ob_info | Provides information on how Cloudflare is serving the traffic | Cloudflare | Essential | 1 hour |
| Cf_use_ob | This information allows Cloudflare to fetch the requested resource from the Always Online cache on the designated port | Cloudflare | Essential | 1 hour |
| cc_cookie | Cookie consent management | CookieChimp | Essential | 6 months |
| cookiechimp_uuid | Used to identify unique site visitors | CookieChimp | Essential | Session |
| elementor | Used to store the user´s Elementor settings. | WordPress | Essential | Session + persistent |
| WordPress-* | Used to store authentification details | WordPress | Essential | Session |
| comment_author_* | Used to store the user´s name and email address when they submit a comment | WordPress | Essential | 1 year |
| WordPress_logged_in_* | Indicates when you are logged in, and who you are, for most interface use | WordPress | Essential | Session |
| WordPress_sec_* | Used to store your authentication details | WordPress | Essential | Session |
| WordPress_test_cookie | Used to check if cookies are enabled on the browser | WordPress | Essential | Session |
| Wp-settings-* | Used to persist a user’s wp-admin configuration | WordPress | Essential | 1 year |
| Wp-settings-time-* | Time when wp-settings- was set | WordPress | Essential | 1 year |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Used to determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly | Word Press | Essential | Session |
| _ga | Used to distinguish users | Analytics | 2 years | |
| _ga_* | Used to store and track a visitor’s unique ID | Analytics | 2 years | |
| _gali | Used to determine which links on a page that are being clicked | Analytics | 2 minutes | |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate | Analytics | 1 minute | |
| _gat_gtag_* | Used by Google Analytics to limit requests to its service | Analytics | 1 minute | |
| _gid | Used to store and track a visitor’s unique ID | Analytics | 24 hours | |
| Lpv* | Used to score and count page view’s | Pardot | Analytics | 1 year 1 month |
| Visitor_id* | This cookie is used to track unique visitors to the site for targeted advertising purposes | Pardot | Analytics | 1 year 1 month |
| Visitor_id*-hash | Used to store a hash of the unique visitor ID | Pardot | Analytics | 1 year 1 month |
Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Under the UK GDPR and the PECR, the legal basis for using cookies depends on their type:
Essential Cookies
The use of essential cookies is based on our legitimate interests. These cookies are necessary for our website to function correctly and securely, and they do not require your consent.
Non-Essential Cookies (e.g., Analytics, Advertising)
For non-essential cookies, we rely on your consent as the legal basis. You have the right to accept or reject these cookies through our cookie banner or by managing your preferences. We will not use non-essential cookies unless you provide clear, affirmative consent.
Your Rights
You can withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time by updating your preferences in the cookie management tool which has an icon in the bottom right of your screen.
If you disable cookies via your browser or our cookie banner, some functionality of the website may be impacted.
How to Manage and Withdraw Consent
We aim to give you full control over your cookie preferences. Here’s how you can manage and withdraw consent at any time.
Using Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear. This allows you to:
You can revisit and update your preferences at any time by clicking the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can:
For help managing browser cookies, visit the support pages for:
Cookies Set by Third Parties
Some essential and analytics cookies on our site are provided by third parties such as Cloudflare and Google Analytics. These cookies help us secure the site and understand how it is used. We do not use third-party advertising cookies.
You can review the full list of third-party cookies in the cookie table above.
Please note that these cookies may be managed via:
Withdrawing Consent
If you’ve previously consented to non-essential cookies, you can withdraw your consent at any time by:
Note: Disabling or rejecting cookies may affect certain website features or performance.
Changes to the Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, legal or regulatory requirements, or improvements to our website.
How We Notify You of Changes
When we make significant changes to this policy, we will:
Staying Informed
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and how you can manage your preferences.
Contact Information
We value your feedback and are here to assist with any concerns or requests regarding your cookie preferences.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on our website, please get in touch with us:
dpo@dehavilland.co.uk
