1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies cannot carry viruses or install malware on your device. The information a cookie contains can only be read by the website that created it.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on our website for the following purposes:

• To ensure the website functions correctly and securely
• To remember your preferences and improve your experience on return visits
• To understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it
• To measure the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising
• To provide relevant content and, where applicable, targeted advertising

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They cannot be switched off as they are required for core functionality such as security, session management, and form submission. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information anonymously. We use this data to improve the structure and content of our site. The information collected includes pages visited, time spent on each page, and how visitors arrived at our site.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and to display relevant advertisements. They are set by our advertising partners and help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. These cookies are only placed with your consent.

4. Cookie List

The following table lists the specific cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
_session	Essential	Maintains your session state as you navigate the site	Session
csrf_token	Essential	Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks on forms	Session
cookie_consent	Essential	Stores your cookie consent preferences	12 months
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes users and sessions	2 years
_ga_*	Analytics	Google Analytics — persists session state	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes users	24 hours
_fbp	Marketing	Facebook Pixel — tracks visits to enable retargeting ads	3 months
_gcl_au	Marketing	Google Ads — measures ad campaign effectiveness	3 months

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use. These include:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyse how visitors use our website. Google may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google Ads: We use Google Ads to track the performance of our advertising campaigns. Cookies set by Google Ads are governed by Google's privacy policy.
• Meta (Facebook) Pixel: We may use the Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our social media advertising. Data collected is governed by Meta's Data Policy, available at facebook.com/privacy/policy.

We do not control these third-party cookies and encourage you to review the respective privacy policies of these providers.

6. Managing & Disabling Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser settings

Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies through their settings. The process varies by browser — please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as the website will not function correctly without them.

Consent management

Where we have implemented a cookie consent tool on our website, you can update your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our site.

Opt-out tools

• Opt out of Google Analytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Manage Google Ad personalisation: adssettings.google.com
• Manage Facebook ad preferences: facebook.com/ads/preferences
• Your Online Choices (EU-wide): youronlinechoices.com

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for regulatory reasons. We will update the date at the top of this page when we make changes. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

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

• Email: hello@renovabuilds.co.uk
• Phone: 0800 123 456

For questions about your personal data more broadly, please refer to our Privacy Policy.