Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and help us improve our services. As required under UK law, we provide users with clear options to allow or decline non-essential cookies via our cookie consent banner when visiting the site.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or device when you visit a website. They help websites recognise your device and remember your preferences or actions over time. Cookies may be set by the site you are visiting (first-party) or by other websites that provide content on that page (third-party).

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies on our website for several purposes:

Analytics: To better understand how visitors interact with our website (e.g. page views, time on site, bounce rates). This helps us make improvements.

Functionality: To remember choices you’ve made (like cookie preferences) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.

Performance: To monitor the website’s health and loading speed.

Marketing (optional): We may use cookies from third-party platforms (like Google or Meta) for targeted advertising in the future. These are not essential and require your consent.

Cookies do not allow us to access your device or collect sensitive information without your explicit consent.

Controlling Cookies

You can manage or disable cookies directly in your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View what cookies are stored.

Delete cookies individually or in bulk.

Block third-party cookies or all cookies from specific sites.

Please note: Disabling cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our site.

Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Type	Name/Example	Purpose
Cookie Preference	CookiePreferences	Store your cookie consent and preferences.
Google Analytics	_ga, _gid, _gat_UA-…	Helps us understand website usage and improve the site. Data is anonymous.
YouTube Embedded Videos	PREF, VSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, remote_sid	Set only when you interact with embedded videos. Used to enhance playback experience

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use, such as Google Analytics and YouTube. These services may collect anonymous usage data in line with their own privacy policies.

Google Analytics privacy overview

YouTube cookie policy

We do not sell or share cookie data with other third parties.

Consent

Upon your first visit, you will be asked whether you wish to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can update your preferences at any time by revisiting the cookie settings on our site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
East & Gray
Address: Southdown Industrial Estate, Harpenden, AL5 1PW
Email: office@eastandgray.com
Phone: 01582 460185