1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are compact text records transferred to your browser directory when you navigate web pages. They permit web servers to recognise your computer or mobile device across browsing sessions, retaining security credentials, display settings, and interface preferences. In addition to traditional HTTP cookies, our application utilizes modern browser localStorage to remember whether you have accepted, rejected, or customized tracking preferences.
2. Classification of Cookies Employed
Under Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we distinguish between strictly necessary technical cookies and optional performance measurement tools:
| Cookie Identifier | Category | Functional Purpose | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
happystck_cookie_consent |
Strictly Essential | Stores your cookie consent selection (accept, reject, custom) in browser localStorage | 12 months |
__cf_bm / sec_token |
Strictly Essential | Used by security reverse proxies to distinguish genuine visitors from automated bot traffic | 30 minutes |
_pk_id / _stat_session |
Performance / Analytics | Measures aggregate traffic volume, page reading duration, and general viewport dimensions without tracking individual identities | 30 days |
ui_pref_reduced_motion |
Functional | Remembers explicit preferences regarding visual transitions where configured | Session |
3. Managing Cookie Preferences via Banner Controls
Upon your initial arrival on our website, a fixed consent banner appears at the base of your viewport. You are presented with three distinct controls:
- Accept All: Enables both essential technical cookies and anonymous performance measurement tools.
- Reject Non-Essential: Disables all analytics and non-critical trackers, leaving only strictly necessary security cookies active.
- Preferences: Opens an interactive sub-panel permitting granular selection of individual cookie categories before saving.
Your choice is recorded in your browser local storage under the key happystck_cookie_consent. If you wish to change your choice, clear your browser cookies and site data for this domain, or click the Preferences option within the footer interface.
4. Browser-Level Cookie Opt-Out Controls
In addition to our on-site consent banner, modern web browsers offer global privacy controls allowing you to block, delete, or inspect cookies across all websites you visit:
- Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection > Cookies and Site Data.
- Google Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-party cookies > See all site data and permissions.
- Apple Safari: Navigate to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Block All Cookies, or toggle "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking".
- Microsoft Edge: Navigate to Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies entirely via browser settings may impact basic layout rendering and prevent the contact form or menu toggle from operating properly.
5. Policy Updates and Inquiries
We review our cookie inventory periodically to ensure full compliance with evolving regulatory standards issued by the UK Information Commissioner's Office. Any modifications to our cookie usage will be documented directly on this page. If you have questions regarding our implementation of browser storage, contact Reelstock Press Ltd at [email protected].