Last Updated: December 2024
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.
Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own, but they may be combined with other information to identify you.
2. How We Use Cookies
AquaTrust Services uses cookies on our website for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function correctly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are most visited, how long visitors stay, and where they came from. This helps us improve our website. The data collected is anonymised and aggregated.
- Preference Cookies: These cookies remember your choices (such as cookie consent preference) to provide a better experience on return visits.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. Used for basic website functionality.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period. Used to remember your preferences (e.g., cookie consent).
- Third-Party Cookies: Cookies set by services like Google Analytics on our behalf for website analytics purposes.
4. Specific Cookies Used
- cookieConsent (Local Storage) — Stores your cookie consent preference. Expires with browser storage. Set by us.
- _ga, _gid, _gat — Google Analytics cookies used to track website usage. Expire after 2 years, 24 hours, and 1 minute respectively. Set by Google.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to view, manage, block, or delete cookies through their settings. Refer to your browser's help section for instructions.
- Cookie Consent: When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can accept or decline non-essential cookies from there.
- Opt-Out of Google Analytics: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
6. Third-Party Services
Our website may link to or embed third-party services such as Google Maps or social media platforms. These services may set their own cookies. We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those services.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our service offerings. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: