WEBSITE COOKIE POLICY

Notice updated as at September 2023.

This policy explains what cookies are, how Castle View Ventures Limited uses them and how you can manage cookies on your device. This policy relates to the Castle View Ventures Limited website only and excludes any of our group companies who have their own website, sites that are provided as third party links on our website and governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

Reading this will help you understand how cookies work, the information we collect and how this is used. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information on what happens to any personal data we collect.

Our website contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any websites that are linked from our site.

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at Castle View Ventures Limited, Steuart Road, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4JQ, by email to enquiries@castleview.co.uk and by telephone on 01786 834 060.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on the browser or hard drive of your computer, mobile or laptop whenever you use a website or app that is using cookies. Cookies are used to make websites work, make your browsing experience quick, remember your preferences (so you do not have to fill in the same information repeatedly) and provide information to us as owners of the website.

There are different types of cookies. Some are created directly from our website and others may come from third party providers. Session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your browsing session, however persistent cookies remain on your computer, mobile or laptop until you delete them or until they expire. We have outlined our use of Cookies in more detail below.

We use the following cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website.
• Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works.
• Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and ensure your website experience is smooth, enjoyable and personalised. We utilise WordPress to identify whether a use is logged in or not (this only relates to our staff members/employees).
• Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. To do this we collect your IP address, which may be personal data – for further information on this please see our privacy notice. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Cookies we use

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

How can I change or block cookies?

In your browser you can choose whether to accept or refuse cookies.  Different browsers do this in different ways, but every browser’s website should provide you with information on how to do this or check your browser’s help section.

However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Changes

We will notify you or any significant changes in our Cookie Policy on our website.

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