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Polar Valets

Polar Valets cookie policy

(Last Updated: April 2, 2025)

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1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Polar Valets ("we," "us," or "our") uses them on our website, polarvalets.co.uk, and your choices regarding their use. This policy should be read alongside our main Privacy Policy: [polarvalets.co.uk/privacy-policy].

By using our website, you may be consenting to the use of non-essential cookies as described here, depending on your choices made via our cookie consent banner.

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What Are Cookies?

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Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can remember your preferences, help navigate between pages efficiently, and generally improve your Browse experience. For more general information, you can visit resources like All About Cookies.

 

2. How We Use Cookies

Our website platform (Wix) uses cookies for several important reasons, such as:

  • To provide a great experience for our visitors and clients.

  • To monitor and analyse the performance, operation, and effectiveness of the Wix platform.

  • To ensure the platform is secure and safe to use.  

  • We do not currently use member features requiring registration/login on this site.

  • To potentially help us understand website traffic and usage patterns through analytics in the future (see Section 5).

  • We may also use cookies to support future advertising efforts, subject to your explicit consent via the cookie banner if implemented.

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3. Types of Cookies We Use

The cookies used on our site can generally be categorized as follows:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function correctly (e.g., security, navigation, platform operation). These do not require your consent.

  • Performance/Analytics Cookies: We do not currently use cookies like Google Analytics for performance measurement. If implemented in the future, these would require your consent via the cookie banner.

  • Functionality Cookies: Beyond standard Wix platform cookies, we do not currently use additional functionality cookies to remember specific choices. If implemented, these may require your consent.

  • Advertising/Targeting Cookies: Currently, we do not use advertising cookies. If we run advertising campaigns in the future (e.g., using Facebook Pixel or Google Ads), these cookies may be set through our site by us or partners. These cookies would require your explicit consent via our cookie banner.

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Cookies can also be:

  • First-Party Cookies: Set directly by our website domain (polarvalets.co.uk).

  • Third-Party Cookies: Set by domains other than ours (e.g., potential future analytics or advertising partners).

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4. Wix Platform Essential Cookies

The Wix platform places the following essential cookies on our website for core functionality, security, and performance. These are generally necessary for the site to operate:

  • XSRF-TOKEN: Security (prevents cross-site request forgery). Duration: Session.

  • hs: Security. Duration: Session.

  • svSession: Connects with user login (if applicable); identifies unique visitors across Browse sessions. Duration: Persistent (Typically 12 months or as set by Wix).

  • SSR-caching: Indicates the system rendering the site (performance). Duration: 1 minute.

  • _wixCIDX: System monitoring/debugging. Duration: 3 months.

  • _wix_browser_sess: System monitoring/debugging. Duration: Session.

  • consent-policy: Stores cookie banner parameters. Duration: 12 months.

  • smSession: Identifies logged-in site members (Not currently applicable). Duration: Session.

  • TS* (e.g., TSxxxxxxxx): Security and anti-fraud. Duration: Session.

  • bSession: Measures system effectiveness. Duration: 30 minutes.

  • fedops.logger.sessionId: Measures stability/effectiveness. Duration: 12 months.

(Note: This list reflects common essential Wix cookies. Wix may update these; the core functions remain similar.)

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5. Third-Party Cookies & Integrations

Our site may utilize services or integrations that place additional cookies:

  • Google Analytics: We do not currently use Google Analytics. If implemented in the future, Google Analytics would set cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat, etc.) to gather statistical data. Google's Privacy Policy would apply. You can typically opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

  • Wix Studio Platform: As our site is built on Wix Studio, the platform itself sets essential cookies (listed above) and potentially functional/performance cookies depending on the specific features implemented. Refer to Wix's privacy and cookie information for full platform details.

  • Other Third Parties: Based on the information provided, we do not currently use other significant third-party apps, widgets, or integrations known to place non-essential cookies (beyond standard Wix platform functions).

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How to Check: You can typically check which cookies are actively being used on our site by using your browser's built-in developer tools (often by right-clicking on the page, selecting 'Inspect' or 'Inspect Element', and looking under 'Application' or 'Storage' for Cookies).

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6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to accept or reject cookies that are not strictly necessary (currently none applicable, but would include future Performance/Analytics or Advertising cookies).

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You can usually change your cookie preferences at any time via:

(Note: Browser links are current as of April 2025 but may change.)

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7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, especially if we implement analytics or advertising cookies in the future, or if Wix platform cookies change. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.  

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8. Contact Us / More Information

For more information about how we handle your personal data overall, please see our main Privacy Policy: [polarvalets.co.uk/privacy-policy].

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If you have any questions about our use of cookies on this website, please contact Polar Valets at: polarvalets@hotmail.com

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