Cookie Policy

Hatfield Shaw & Co Limited

This Cookie Policy explains how Hatfield Shaw & Co Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy which can be found on our website https://hatfieldshaw.co.uk/privacy-policy/

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.

Some cookies are essential for a website to function, while others are used for analytics, functionality, or marketing purposes.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Ensure our website operates correctly
• Improve website performance and usability
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Support marketing and advertising activities (where applicable)

We do not use cookies to personally identify you unless you have provided your information to us directly through the website.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.

These cookies do not require your consent.

Analytics / Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to our website and to see how visitors move around the site.

This information helps us improve how our website works, for example, by ensuring users find what they are looking for easily.

These cookies are only set with your consent.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as language or region, to provide enhanced and more personalised features.

These cookies are only set with your consent.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. They may be used to make advertising more relevant to your interests.

These cookies may be set by us or by third‑party advertising partners.

These cookies are only set with your explicit consent.

4. Third‑Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by third parties, such as analytics providers or advertising platforms, who act on our behalf.

We do not control these third‑party cookies directly. However, we ensure that any third‑party services we use comply with applicable data protection laws.

Further information about these cookies may be available through our cookie settings tool or by reviewing the relevant third party’s privacy information.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non‑essential cookies
• Manage cookie preferences by category

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by accessing the cookie preferences link on our website.

6. Browser Controls

You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Information on how to manage cookies in popular browsers can be found via the browser’s help pages.

7. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be:

• Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them

Details of specific cookies and their duration are available through our cookie preferences tool.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or how we use cookies. Any updates will be published on this page.

9. Contact Us

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

Hatfield Shaw & Co Limited
Email: sales@hatfieldshaw.co.uk
Telephone: 01280 460360