1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owner about how the site is being used.
2. How We Use Cookies
Everflow Plumbing Limited uses cookies on our website at everflowplumbing.co.uk for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled. These include:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ef_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences so the banner does not reappear on every visit. | 1 year |
| Session cookies | Temporary session management for form submissions and page state. | Session |
Analytics Cookies (Optional — Consent Required)
With your consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website. Analytics cookies help us improve the site experience and are not used to identify individuals.
| Cookie provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics service (if configured) | Anonymous usage data — page views, session duration, referral sources. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics. | Up to 2 years |
Analytics cookies are only activated after you provide consent through our cookie banner. If you select "Essential only" or reject analytics, analytics cookies will not be set or activated.
Form and Session Cookies
Our enquiry and contact forms may use temporary session cookies to manage form state and prevent duplicate submissions. These cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:
- Cookie banner: When you first visit our website, a cookie banner allows you to accept all cookies, accept essential cookies only, or manage your preferences.
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their privacy or settings menus. Note that blocking essential cookies may affect how the website functions.
- Opt-out tools: If we use Google Analytics or a similar tool, you can opt out using the relevant browser extension or opt-out mechanism provided by the service.
To update your preferences, clear your browser's cookies and reload the page to see the cookie consent banner again, or adjust your browser settings directly.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Where third-party services are embedded on this website (for example, fonts served via Google Fonts), those third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the relevant third party's cookie and privacy policies.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal to websites. We aim to respect browser privacy signals in line with UK GDPR principles.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page with the date of last update shown.
7. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Everflow Plumbing Limited
Email: [email protected]
Company Number: 17087977
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