Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They often include an identifier and help sites remember preferences, maintain secure sessions, or understand how pages are used. Similar technologies include local storage and pixels, we refer to them collectively as “cookies” below unless stated otherwise.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies where necessary to deliver the site reliably and securely, and, where we introduce optional analytics or marketing tools, only with an appropriate lawful basis under UK GDPR (typically consent for non-essential cookies).

3. Types of cookies

Strictly necessary

Required for core functions such as security, network management, accessibility preferences you choose, load balancing, or remembering your cookie choices. These cookies cannot usually be switched off without impairing site operation.

Functional (where enabled)

May remember UI preferences or optional settings you choose, only where implemented on our site.

Analytics / performance (where enabled)

Help us understand aggregated traffic (pages viewed, approximate geography, devices). Where used, we aim to rely on anonymisation or pseudonymisation where feasible and obtain consent before setting non-essential analytics cookies.

Marketing (where enabled)

Would support relevance measurement across campaigns, only if we deploy such tools and obtain consent where legally required.

4. Current deployment

Our website is built with modern web tooling that may set strictly necessary cookies or storage entries needed for routing, resilience, or developer tooling in production environments. Unless we integrate optional analytics or advertising scripts that place additional cookies, your experience should rely predominantly on essential cookies.

For details about personal data linked to cookies, see our Privacy Policy.

5. Third-party content

If we embed maps, videos, social feeds, or other third-party widgets, those providers may set their own cookies governed by their privacy notices. We recommend reviewing their policies when you interact with embedded content.

6. Managing cookies

You can:

• adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies (AboutCookies.org provides guidance for common browsers);
• use private/incognito browsing modes for temporary sessions (cookies may still be set during the session);
• contact us if you have questions about optional cookies we operate, non-essential cookies should support granular consent where supplied via a banner or preference centre when deployed.

7. Updates

We may revise this Cookie Policy when our technologies or practices change. Please revisit this page periodically; the “Last updated” date above reflects the latest revision.

8. Contact

Cookie-related queries: info@richtons.co.uk. Postal address: Unit 2 Chancery Farm, Fossils Lane, Fordham, Colchester CO6 3NY.