Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until they expire or you delete them) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on apexiar.co.uk for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.

• Session management — maintaining your session as you navigate the site.
• Security — helping to protect against cross-site request forgery and other security threats.
• Cookie consent — remembering your cookie preference choices.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the site.

• Page views and navigation — understanding which pages are most popular and how users move through the site.
• Performance metrics — measuring page load times and identifying areas for improvement.
• Traffic sources — understanding where our visitors come from.

Functional Cookies

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

• Preferences — remembering your language, region, or display settings.
• Form data — pre-filling form fields you have previously completed.

3. Cookies We Use

Below is a summary of the cookies used on our website:

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third parties that may set cookies include:

• Google Analytics — for website usage analysis and reporting.
• Web3Forms — for processing contact form submissions.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third parties for more information about their use of cookies.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically find these in the "Options", "Settings", or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links provide instructions for common browsers:

• Google Chrome — Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Mozilla Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Microsoft Edge — Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions
• Safari — Preferences → Privacy

Opting out of analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

7. Contact Us

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

• Email: info@apexiar.co.uk
• Website: apexiar.co.uk/contact

For more information about your data protection rights, please see our Privacy Policy.