Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They serve various purposes, from remembering your preferences to helping us understand how you use our website.

This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

How We Use Cookies

Savage Bloom uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and improve our website functionality. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Ensuring essential website features work properly
• Remembering your cookie preferences
• Understanding how visitors use our website
• Improving website performance and user experience
• Analyzing traffic patterns and visitor behavior

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

Examples:

• Session cookies that maintain your connection during your visit
• Security cookies that authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use
• Cookie consent cookies that remember your cookie preferences

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve website functionality and user experience.

Examples:

• Visitor count and behavior tracking
• Page view statistics
• Traffic source identification
• Time spent on pages
• Navigation patterns

You can opt out of analytics cookies through our cookie preference settings without affecting your ability to use the website.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to help us deliver more relevant advertising and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.

Examples:

• Tracking which pages you visit
• Recording links you click
• Building a profile of your interests
• Limiting how many times you see an advertisement
• Measuring advertising campaign effectiveness

You can opt out of marketing cookies through our cookie preference settings. This will not affect your ability to use the website, though you may still see advertisements that are less relevant to your interests.

First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

First-Party Cookies

These cookies are set directly by our website. We have full control over first-party cookies and use them primarily for essential functions and analytics.

Third-Party Cookies

These cookies are set by external services we use on our website. While we carefully select our third-party providers, these cookies are controlled by the external service, not by us.

We use third-party cookies for:

• Website analytics and performance monitoring
• Social media integration
• Advertising and remarketing

Session and Persistent Cookies

Session Cookies

These temporary cookies expire when you close your browser. They help us maintain your session as you navigate through our website.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They remember your preferences for future visits and help us recognize you as a returning visitor.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Our Cookie Preference Tool

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through the banner or our website footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking all cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our website.

Browser-Specific Instructions

For detailed instructions on managing cookies in your specific browser, please consult your browser's help documentation:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services
• Opera: Settings > Privacy & Security

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website:

• Essential cookies: Disabling these will prevent certain website features from functioning properly
• Analytics cookies: Disabling these will not affect functionality but will prevent us from improving the website based on user behavior
• Marketing cookies: Disabling these will not affect functionality but may result in less relevant advertisements

Cookies We Use

Below is a detailed list of cookies used on our website:

Other Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other tracking technologies:

Web Beacons

Small graphic images (also known as pixel tags) that work with cookies to help us understand how you use our website.

Local Storage

Technology that allows websites to store data locally on your device, similar to cookies but with greater storage capacity.

Analytics Tools

Third-party services that help us analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our services.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookies policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. When we make significant changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this policy and may provide additional notice through our website.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Savage Bloom Financial Management
15 Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9HA
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]

Your Privacy Rights

Your use of cookies is governed by our Privacy Policy and GDPR compliance procedures. For information about your broader data protection rights, please see our Privacy Policy and GDPR pages.