Cookie Policy
We only use the browser storage our website needs to work unless you agree to more. This page lists every cookie and item of storage we use and explains how to change your choice.
1. About this policy
This policy explains how Devute Ltd, a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 14301159), whose registered office is at 53 Leafield Avenue, Bradford, England, BD2 3SE, uses cookies and similar technologies on www.devute.com. It should be read with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more generally.
We follow the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR. This means we ask for your consent before using any cookie or similar technology that is not strictly necessary, or that falls within a limited exemption, for the service you have asked for.
4. Categories we use
- Strictly necessary and preferences. Browser storage that remembers your cookie choice and supports features you use, such as on-site search. These do not need consent and cannot be switched off in the banner.
- Analytics. Cookies that help us understand how people use our site so we can improve it. Used only with your consent.
- Marketing. Cookies and pixels that help us show our adverts to people who have visited our site and measure how well those adverts work. Used only with your consent.
5. Strictly necessary and preferences
These items are stored only in your browser. They do not track you across other websites.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| dv-consent (localStorage) | Devute (first party) | Remembers your cookie choices so we can respect them | Until you change your choice or clear your browser storage |
| devute:recent (localStorage) | Devute (first party) | Remembers pages you recently viewed to help on-site search. It stays in your browser and is never sent to us | Until you clear your browser storage |
| dv-pre (sessionStorage) | Devute (first party) | Records whether you have already seen the intro animation in this session | Until you close the browser tab |
| dv-note (sessionStorage) | Devute (first party) | Records whether you have already seen a site note in this session | Until you close the browser tab |
6. Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site, such as which pages are popular and how people find us. These cookies are set only if you consent to "Analytics".
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes one visitor from another so that visits can be counted | 2 years |
| _ga_BWSZYHKYHQ | Google (Google Analytics) | Keeps track of the current session for our Google Analytics property | 2 years |
Google Analytics data is kept for 14 months in line with our settings.
7. Marketing cookies
These cookies and pixels are set only if you consent to "Marketing". Not all of them may be active at any given time; we use them only when we run advertising on the relevant platform. Google Tag Manager may be used to load these tags; it does not itself set cookies to track you.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google (Google Ads) | Measures how well our Google adverts work by linking ad clicks to visits and enquiries | 90 days |
| _fbp | Meta (Meta Pixel) | Helps us show adverts on Facebook and Instagram to people who have visited our site and measure their results | 90 days |
| _ttp | TikTok (TikTok Pixel) | Helps us measure and improve our TikTok adverts and show them to people who have visited our site | 13 months |
| _tt_enable_cookie | TikTok (TikTok Pixel) | Checks whether your browser supports the TikTok cookie | 13 months |
8. Fonts and images from other services
Our pages load fonts from Google Fonts and some images from Unsplash (images.unsplash.com). To deliver them, your browser connects to those services, which receive your IP address and basic browser information. We do not use them to set cookies, but the providers' own privacy policies apply to the data they receive.
9. Changing your cookie choices
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time, as easily as you gave it:
- On any page: click Cookie settings in the footer. The banner reopens with your current choices, and you can switch analytics or marketing on or off.
- On this page: the panel at the top shows what you have chosen and has a button to change it.
- Reject everything: choose “Reject all” and only strictly necessary storage stays on.
- Your browser: you can also delete cookies or block them in your browser settings (see below). If you clear your browser storage, we will ask you again.
Withdrawing consent stops further use of those cookies; it does not affect use before you withdrew it. Cookies already on your device may remain until they expire or you delete them.
10. Browser controls
Most browsers let you see, block and delete cookies and site data through their settings. Blocking all cookies and site storage may stop some features of our site, such as remembering your cookie choice, from working. For instructions, see the help pages of your browser, for example Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge.
You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites using Google's browser add-on, and manage personalised advertising through your Google, Meta and TikTok account settings.
11. Third-party privacy policies
The following providers' own policies explain how they use the data they collect:
- Google: Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services
- Meta: Privacy Policy
- TikTok: Privacy Policy (UK and EEA)
- Unsplash: Privacy Policy
12. Changes and contact
We will update this policy if we change the cookies or storage we use. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last updated. If we add a new non-essential cookie, we will ask for your consent again where needed.
If you have any questions, email us at info@devute.com or use our contact page.