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Cookie Policy
Last updated: 18 April 2025
Like most websites, the Beacon Finch website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function and to understand how it is being used. This page explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file that a website places on your device when you visit. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how visitors use the site.
Cookies do not give websites access to the rest of your device, and they cannot carry viruses or install software.
2. Cookie types we use
Always active
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They include cookies that remember your cookie consent preference (stored under the key cookieConsent). Essential cookies cannot be disabled.
Duration: up to 12 months · Provider: Beacon Finch
Optional
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website — which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay, and where they navigate from. This information is used in aggregate to improve the site. No individual visitor profiles are created.
Duration: up to 24 months · Provider: Google Analytics (if enabled)
Optional
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to understand how visitors found the website and to measure the effectiveness of any content we share. We do not use these cookies for advertising personalisation or retargeting.
Duration: up to 90 days · Provider: varies
Optional
Preference cookies
These cookies remember choices you make, such as your preferred language or region, so you do not need to re-enter them on each visit.
Duration: up to 12 months · Provider: Beacon Finch
3. Third-party cookies
If analytics or marketing cookies are enabled, third-party services such as Google Analytics may place cookies on your device. These services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices, which we encourage you to review.
Beacon Finch does not use social media tracking cookies or advertising network cookies as a standard practice.
4. Cookie duration
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain the continuity of your visit.
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period after your visit. The durations specific to each cookie type are noted in section 2 above.
Your cookie consent preference is stored locally on your device using your browser's local storage and is not transmitted to our server.
5. Your cookie preferences
You can update your cookie preferences at any time using the controls below. Essential cookies are always active and cannot be disabled. Your choices are saved to your device's local storage.
6. Managing cookies in your browser
You can also manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect how the website works.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and select the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
- Go to Settings, then Privacy and security.
- Select Cookies and other site data.
- Choose your preferred setting, or use See all site data and permissions to manage individual sites.
- To delete existing cookies, select See all site data and permissions and clear as needed.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox and select the three-line menu in the top right corner.
- Go to Settings, then Privacy & Security.
- Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, choose your preferred level.
- To clear cookies, scroll to Cookies and Site Data and select Clear Data.
- To manage cookies for specific sites, select Manage Exceptions.
Safari
- Open Safari and go to Preferences (or Settings on iOS).
- Select the Privacy tab.
- Choose your preferred cookie setting under Website tracking.
- To manage stored data, select Manage Website Data and remove as needed.
Microsoft Edge
- Open Edge and select the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
- Go to Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
- Select Cookies and site data to manage your preferences.
- To delete cookies, choose See all cookies and site data and remove as needed.
On mobile devices, cookie settings are typically found in the browser's settings menu under Privacy or Site settings. Steps vary between browser versions; consult your browser's help documentation for the most current instructions.
7. Your rights
You have the right to withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time using the preferences controls above or your browser settings. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before it was withdrawn.
Disabling analytics cookies means we will be unable to count your visit for the purposes of understanding website usage. The website will continue to function normally.
For questions about how we use cookies or about your personal data more broadly, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us at [email protected].