Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — computer, tablet or smartphone — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences and provide information to website owners about how visitors use their site.

Cookies are not viruses or malware. They cannot access other files on your device or execute programmes. However, some cookies do collect personal data and are therefore covered by UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on cybersecuritysolutionsltd.com for the following purposes:

To ensure our website functions correctly.
To understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.
To remember your cookie preferences.
To analyse traffic patterns and page performance.

We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising and we do not use cookies to build personal profiles for marketing purposes.

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set in response to actions you take such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies but some parts of the website may not work as a result.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
Session cookie	Maintains your session while browsing.	Session — deleted when browser closes.
Cookie consent	Remembers your cookie preferences.	12 months.

These cookies do not collect personal data that could be used to identify you and require no consent under UK PECR.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and understand how visitors interact with our website. All information collected is aggregated and anonymous — it does not identify you individually. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you visited our site and will not be able to monitor and improve its performance.

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number.	2 years
_ga_XXXXXXXX	Google Analytics	Maintains session state.	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Distinguishes unique users.	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics	Throttles request rate.	1 minute

These cookies require your consent. We only set analytics cookies after you have accepted them through our cookie consent banner.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation such as remembering your preferences. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our website.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
Preference cookie	Remembers user settings and preferences.	6 months

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies and they are subject to the privacy and cookie policies of the respective third parties.

Third-party services that may set cookies on our website include:

Google Analytics (Google LLC) — website analytics. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Tag Manager (Google LLC) — tag management. Used to deploy and manage analytics and other scripts.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third parties to understand how they use data collected through their cookies.

Cookie Consent

In accordance with UK PECR and UK GDPR, we ask for your consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit cybersecuritysolutionsltd.com, you will see a cookie consent banner giving you the option to:

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

Your consent is recorded and stored for 12 months. After this period we will ask for your preference again.

How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to our consent tool, you can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View the cookies currently stored on your device.
Block some or all cookies.
Delete cookies when you close your browser.
Browse in private or incognito mode which limits cookie storage.

Please note that restricting cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit.

Browser cookie management guides:

Google Chrome — support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox — support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
Microsoft Edge — support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies
Apple Safari — support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Cookies and Your Personal Data

Where cookies collect data that can identify you — such as your IP address or usage patterns linked to your device — this constitutes personal data under UK GDPR.

We process this data on the legal basis of consent for non-essential analytics cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie preferences tool or by clearing your cookies in your browser settings.

For full details of how we handle your personal data, including your rights under UK GDPR, please read our Privacy Policy at cybersecuritysolutionsltd.com.

Google Analytics and IP Anonymisation

We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses before they are stored. This means your full IP address is never stored by Google Analytics and individual users cannot be identified from our analytics data.

Do Not Track

Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activities tracked. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals. You can manage your preferences directly through our cookie consent tool.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or changes in applicable law. The updated date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.