Cookie Policy
Last updated: 3 September 2026
This policy explains which cookies and similar technologies this website uses, why, and how you can control them. Last updated: 3 September 2026.
1. About this policy
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on alfordzinternational.com. “Similar technologies” includes things like local storage in your browser and small tracking images (“pixels”). We use the word “cookies” below to cover all of them. It should be read with our Privacy Policy.
2. The technologies this website uses
By default, this website only uses technologies that are strictly necessary for it to work. The one third-party feature that would set a non-essential cookie – an embedded map on the Contact page – does not load until you choose to load it.
| Technology | Provider | Purpose | Category | Party | Consent needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page cache | LiteSpeed (on our server) | Serve pages quickly | Strictly necessary | First party | No – no cookie is set for ordinary visitors |
| WordPress session / login cookies | WordPress | Only used if a site administrator signs in; there is no public login or comments | Strictly necessary | First party | No |
| Interface preferences in local storage | Our website | Remember small display choices, e.g. whether a form panel is minimised | Strictly necessary / functional | First party | No – no personal data |
| Embedded map (Google Maps) | Show our Aberdeen correspondence address on a map on the Contact page | Functionality (third-party cookies) | Third party | Yes – loads only when you click to load it | |
| Web fonts | Google Fonts | Typography | Functionality – asset request, no cookie | Third party | No cookie; your IP address is sent to Google to deliver the font |
| Icon font | Font Awesome (via cdnjs / Cloudflare) | Display icons | Functionality – asset request, no cookie | Third party | No cookie; your IP address is sent to the CDN to deliver the file |
This website does not use Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, the Meta (Facebook) pixel, advertising cookies, reCAPTCHA, session-recording tools or live-chat widgets.
3. Cookie categories
- Strictly necessary – needed for the website to work and to keep it secure. These do not need consent.
- Functionality – remember choices you make or enable an extra feature, such as the embedded map. These need consent where they involve a third party.
- Analytics / performance – not currently used.
- Advertising / marketing – not currently used.
We do not treat a technology as “strictly necessary” just because it is useful to us.
4. Your choices and consent
When a non-essential technology is present, we show a short notice giving you a clear choice. In that notice:
- “Reject non-essential” is as easy to find and use as “Accept”;
- nothing non-essential is pre-selected;
- we do not treat continued browsing as consent;
- your choice is stored in your browser so we remember it on your next visit; and
- you can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the Cookie settings link in the website footer.
On the Contact page, the map area shows a placeholder with a “Load map” button. The map, and any Google cookies, load only if you press it. You can also open the map directly on Google Maps using the link provided.
5. Third-party asset providers
To display fonts and icons, this website currently loads files from Google Fonts and from a content delivery network (cdnjs, operated by Cloudflare). These requests do not set cookies, but they do send your IP address to those providers so the files can be delivered. We keep this under review and may move to serving these files from our own server.
6. Managing cookies in your browser
You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings, and set your browser to warn you when a cookie is being set. Browser controls are in addition to the choices we offer; blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site from working.
7. Changes and contact
If we add or change a technology – for example if we introduce analytics – we will update this policy and the consent notice before it takes effect. This policy is effective from 3 September 2026. Questions can be sent to info@alfordzinternational.com. For background, see ICO guidance on storage and access technologies.
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