Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 5 May 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences for a period of time, so you do not have to re-enter them each time you return. Cookies are used across most websites to help pages function and to give site owners a basic understanding of how visitors use their site.
2. How We Use Cookies
Heirmark uses a small number of cookies to keep the website working as intended and, optionally, to understand how visitors find and use our pages. We do not use cookies to track you across unrelated websites or to serve advertising.
3. Cookie Types We Use
Essential Cookies (always active)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled. They include cookies that remember your cookie consent choice so you are not asked again on every visit, and any cookies required to keep the contact form operating.
Analytics Cookies (optional)
These cookies help us understand how visitors move through the website — for example, which pages are visited most and whether visitors arrive from a search engine or a direct link. This information is anonymised and used only to improve the website. If you decline these cookies, the website will still work fully.
Marketing Cookies (optional)
These cookies may be set by advertising-related third-party services, such as Google Ads remarketing tags. At present, Heirmark does not actively operate advertising campaigns, but this cookie category is listed for completeness and transparency. If you decline these cookies, your experience of the website is unaffected.
Preference Cookies (optional)
These cookies remember settings or selections you have made on the website, such as preferred display options. If you decline these cookies, some preferences may not be saved between visits.
4. Third-Party Cookies
When you visit pages that embed third-party content — such as our Google Maps embed on the homepage — those services may set their own cookies on your device, subject to their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics — if analytics cookies are accepted; governed by Google's Privacy Policy
- Google Maps — embedded map on the homepage; governed by Google's Privacy Policy
- Google Fonts / Cloudflare CDN — typography and script delivery; no persistent tracking cookies are set by these services
5. Cookie Duration
- Session cookies — deleted automatically when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies (consent record) — retained for up to 12 months so you are not asked for your preferences on every visit
- Analytics cookies (if accepted) — typically expire after 2 years in line with Google Analytics defaults
6. Your Cookie Preferences
Use the controls below to manage your cookie choices. Essential cookies are always active. For all other categories, you can toggle your preference on or off. Changes are saved to your browser and will take effect immediately.
7. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can also manage cookies directly in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies from the browser level may affect website functionality beyond the optional categories above.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right.
- Select Settings, then Privacy and security.
- Click Cookies and other site data.
- Choose your preferred option, or click See all site data and permissions to manage cookies per site.
- To delete existing cookies, select See all site data and permissions and click Remove all.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox and click the hamburger menu (☰) in the top right.
- Select Settings, then Privacy & Security.
- Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, choose your level.
- To manage or delete cookies, scroll to Cookies and Site Data and click Manage Data.
Apple Safari
- Open Safari and go to Safari > Preferences (or Settings on newer macOS).
- Click the Privacy tab.
- Check Prevent cross-site tracking and adjust Block all cookies as preferred.
- To remove stored cookies, click Manage Website Data and select Remove All.
- On iPhone/iPad: go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security.
Microsoft Edge
- Open Edge and click the three-dot menu (⋯) in the top right.
- Select Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
- Click Cookies and site data to manage your preferences.
- To delete cookies, select See all cookies and site data and choose Remove all.
Note: Mobile browsers follow a similar pattern through their Settings menu. Instructions may vary slightly between operating system versions.
8. Your Rights
You have the right to withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time using the controls above. Withdrawing consent for analytics or marketing cookies does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the site to function.
If you have questions about our use of cookies or your data rights, contact us at [email protected]. For broader data rights, see our Privacy Policy.