Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide useful information to website owners.

Cookies help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your overall experience. They can be set by the website you're visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services used by the website.

How We Use Cookies

Astra Shadow uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, understand how visitors use our website, and improve our services. We use different types of cookies for specific purposes, as detailed below.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or navigating through the site.

Examples of essential cookies we use:

• Cookie consent: Remembers your cookie preference choices
• Session management: Keeps you logged in during your visit
• Security: Helps protect against malicious activity

These cookies do not collect information that can be used for marketing or tracking where you've been on the internet.

Analytics Cookies

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

Information collected includes:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• How you arrived at our site
• Which links you click
• General geographic location (city or region level only)
• Device type and browser information

All data collected through analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual users from this information.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to help deliver more relevant advertising or limit how many times you see an advertisement. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.

These cookies may:

• Remember that you've visited our website
• Share this information with advertisers to show you relevant ads
• Help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns

Marketing cookies require your explicit consent and can be disabled through our cookie preference settings.

Cookie Duration

Cookies can be classified based on how long they remain on your device:

Session Cookies

These temporary cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They help with basic website functionality and navigation during a single browsing session.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. They remember your preferences across multiple visits and help provide a more personalized experience.

The specific duration of persistent cookies varies by type:

• Cookie consent preferences: 12 months
• Analytics cookies: Up to 24 months
• Marketing cookies: Varies by third-party provider, typically 6-12 months

Specific Cookies We Use

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

Essential Cookies

Analytics Cookies

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Cookie Preference Centre

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or customize your cookie preferences. You can access these settings at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button in the footer of our website.

Browser Settings

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

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

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Important Note About Blocking Cookies

If you choose to block all cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Essential cookies are necessary for basic website functionality, and disabling them may prevent you from using certain parts of the site.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we use. We do not control these cookies directly. The third parties may use information collected through their cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Third-party services we use:

• Google Analytics: For website usage analysis. Privacy Policy

We carefully select third-party providers and require them to handle data responsibly. However, we recommend reviewing their privacy policies for detailed information about their data practices.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no industry standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted, and our website does not specifically respond to DNT signals.

However, you can control cookies through our cookie preference centre and your browser settings as described above.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or for legal and regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when the policy was most recently revised.

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

More Information

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy and GDPR page.

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

Email: [email protected]
Post: Astra Shadow, 42 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2NH, United Kingdom

Useful Resources

To learn more about cookies in general, you may find these resources helpful:

• AllAboutCookies.org: Comprehensive information about cookies and how to manage them
• ICO Cookie Guidance: The UK Information Commissioner's Office provides guidance on cookies and similar technologies
• Your Online Choices: Industry-based opt-out mechanism for advertising cookies