What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visits.
How We Use Cookies
brook-cougar uses cookies for a variety of purposes to enhance your experience on our website. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them).
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Cookie Consent: Remembers your cookie preferences so you are not asked repeatedly.
- Session Management: Maintains your session state across page requests.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Language Preferences: Remembers your preferred language settings.
- Form Data: Temporarily stores information you have entered in forms.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website and our services.
- Page Views: Tracks which pages are visited most frequently.
- Traffic Sources: Identifies how visitors found our website.
- User Behaviour: Analyses how users navigate through the site.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the use of these cookies and cannot access them. The third-party services we use may include analytics providers and embedded content services. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of these third parties for information on their cookies.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner on our website.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Privacy, Search, and Services > Cookies
Cookie Retention
The length of time a cookie will stay on your device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire or are deleted.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. When we post changes to this policy, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
brook-cougar
42 Royal Terrace
Edinburgh, EH7 5AB
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]