Cookies Policy 🍪

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites function properly, to improve user experience, and to provide certain types of analytical information to site operators. Cookies are stored on your device by your web browser and can be read by the website that created them when you revisit.

Cookies serve different purposes depending on their type. Some are essential for the basic functions of a website, such as remembering your preferences or keeping you logged into a session. Others collect information about how you interact with a website, helping site operators understand which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on particular pages, and whether users encounter error messages. This information helps improve the overall experience for future visitors.

Cookies do not typically contain personal information that directly identifies you, such as your name or email address. However, the information collected by cookies can sometimes be linked to personal data that you have voluntarily provided to us, for example through a registration form.

2. How We Use Cookies

When you visit the BoundaryWise website, we use cookies to ensure the site functions correctly and to understand how visitors interact with our content. Our use of cookies falls into two categories: technical cookies and analytics cookies. We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or any cookies designed to track your activity across other websites for the purpose of serving targeted advertisements.

Our approach to cookies is guided by the principle of data minimization. We only use cookies that serve a clear and necessary purpose, and we avoid collecting more data than is required to improve your experience on our website.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

4. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears in the bottom-right corner of your screen. This banner gives you two clear options: to accept cookies or to reject them. Your choice is remembered via a technical cookie (cookie-consent) stored in your browser's local storage, so the banner will not appear again on subsequent visits unless you clear your browser data.

If you choose to reject cookies, only the essential technical cookies needed for the website to function will remain active. Analytics cookies will not be set, and no usage data will be collected from your browsing session.

You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies from specific or all websites. Below are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:

Please note that blocking all cookies, including essential ones, may prevent certain features of our website from working correctly. For example, your cookie consent preference will not be saved, meaning the cookie banner may reappear on every visit.

5. Third-Party Cookies

The analytics cookies described in section 3.2 are set by Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google processes the data collected by these cookies on our behalf to generate aggregated reports about website usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

We have configured Google Analytics to anonymize IP addresses before storage, meaning that your full IP address is never recorded or visible to us. The data collected is used exclusively to understand aggregate visitor behavior, such as which pages receive the most visits and how long visitors typically spend on the site.

You can opt out of Google Analytics entirely by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which is available for all major browsers. This add-on prevents Google Analytics JavaScript from sharing information with Google Analytics about visit activity.

6. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, our website uses your browser's local storage feature to remember your cookie consent preference. Local storage functions similarly to cookies in that it stores small pieces of data on your device. However, local storage data is not automatically sent to the server with each request and has no expiration date unless explicitly removed. You can clear local storage data through your browser's developer tools or by clearing all site data in your browser's settings.

7. Data Protection and Cookies

Our use of cookies is governed by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Under these regulations, we are required to obtain your consent before setting any non-essential cookies on your device. Essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website do not require consent but are still disclosed in this policy for transparency.

For more details about how we handle your personal data, including data collected through cookies, please read our Privacy Policy. You have the right to access, rectify, erase, or restrict the processing of your data as outlined in that policy.

8. Cookies and Children

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly use cookies to collect data from individuals under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has accessed our website and had cookies placed on their device, you may contact us to request removal of any associated data.

9. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We may also reset your cookie consent preference so that you have the opportunity to review and accept or reject cookies under the updated policy.

We recommend that you check this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

10. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, you may contact us using the details below:

We aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 14 business days of receiving them. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection, at ico.org.uk.