1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Cascade uses cookies to:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Understand how you use our website
  • Improve website performance and user experience
  • Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
  • Remember your cookie consent preferences

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cookieConsent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
sessionID Maintains your session as you navigate the site Session

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often. This helps us improve our website.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
analytics_token Tracks page views and user interactions 2 years
performance_id Monitors website performance and load times 1 year

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
userPreferences Remembers your settings and preferences 1 year

4. Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which adjusts how Google tags behave based on your consent choices. This ensures compliance with privacy regulations while allowing us to understand how our website is used.

When you decline cookies, Google tags operate in a limited mode that respects your privacy preferences while still providing essential analytics data in an aggregated, anonymized form.

5. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set cookies on our website, including:

  • Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic and usage
  • Content Delivery Networks: To improve website performance

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

6.2 Browser Settings

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View and delete cookies
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit functionality.

6.3 Opting Out of Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. We will post any changes on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Cascade

27 Church Street, Weybridge KT13 8DL, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 1932 684 590

Email: [email protected]

Your Privacy Matters:

We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we use cookies. For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.