Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to help it function properly and to improve your experience. Some cookies are essential for the site to work, while others are optional and help us understand how the site is used or enable marketing and performance features.
We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR).
To help you understand how we use cookies at a glance, the table below summarises each category, what it does, and whether it requires your consent.
Quick Summary of Our Cookies
| Cookie Category | Purpose | Examples | Do I Need to Give Consent? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Make the website work properly (e.g. load balancing, saving cookie settings, maintaining security). | hu-consent, GCLB, _cat | ❌ No – these are always on. |
| Performance | Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. | _ga, _gid, _gat, _ga_EGS…, SEMRush cookies | ✅ Yes – only set after you accept. |
| Functionality | Remember your preferences, such as display settings or language. | (None currently detected – may include theme or language cookies in future) | ✅ Yes – only set after you accept. |
| Targeting / Marketing | Enable social-media features and show relevant adverts. | _fbp, muc, muc_ads, personalization_id | ✅ Yes – only set after you accept. |
You can find more detail about each category, including the specific cookies we use and how long they last, in the sections below.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you can choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
- Strictly necessary cookies are always active.
- Performance, functionality and targeting cookies are only used if you consent.
You can change your choices at any time by clicking the cookie icon on the bottom left-hand side of our website.
Blocking cookies may affect how the site functions.
Categories of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to operate and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie Name | Provider / Domain | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| hu-consent | everys.co.uk | Records your cookie preferences so that we can remember your choices. | 1 year |
| _cat | everys.co.uk | Internal system cookie used by the site or CMS to ensure functionality. | Session / short-term |
| GCLB | Used by Google’s load balancer to distribute traffic across servers and ensure reliability. | Session |
2. Performance Cookies
These cookies help us measure and improve site performance by collecting anonymous information about how visitors use the site.
| Cookie Name | Provider / Domain | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _gid, _gat, _ga_EGS… | Google Analytics 4 | Used to distinguish users and understand how visitors use the site (for example, which pages are visited most often). Data may be transferred outside the UK / EEA under safeguards (SCCs + UK Addendum). | 1 minute – 2 years |
| SEMRush cookies (various) | SEMRush | Used to analyse site traffic, search performance, and marketing effectiveness. May involve transfers of data outside the UK / EEA under safeguards (SCCs + UK Addendum). | Varies |
3. Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make (such as preferred language or display settings) and provide enhanced features. They are not used to identify you personally or track you across other websites.
| Cookie Name | Provider / Domain | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| [None currently detected] |
4. Targeting / Marketing Cookies
These cookies are set by third-party advertising and social-media services. They can build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
| Cookie Name | Provider / Domain | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver advertising and measure performance. | 3 months | |
| muc, muc_ads, personalization_id | Twitter / X | Used to track interactions with embedded Twitter content and deliver personalised ads. | Up to 2 years |
International Data Transfers
Some of the third-party services we use, including Google Analytics 4, SEMRush, Facebook, and Twitter / X, may transfer data outside the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where this occurs, safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses and the UK Addendum are used to protect your information.
Further details are available in each provider’s privacy policy:
How to Delete or Manage Cookies
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings:
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in relevant legislation. Please check this page periodically for the latest version.
Last updated 9th October 2025
FURTHER READING
Information about cookies
Useful information about cookies can be found at:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org
Internet Advertising Bureau
A guide to behavioural advertising and online privacy has been produced by the internet advertising industry which can be found at:
http://www.youronlinechoices.eu
International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom
Information on the ICC (UK) UK cookie guide can be found on the ICC website section:
http://www.international-chamber.co.uk/our-expertise/digitaleconomy
