Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Herbert R Thomas uses them on this website, and what choices you have regarding them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you browse a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas, remembering your preferred property search filters, or enabling a virtual viewing session. These cookies do not require your consent.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited, how visitors move around the site, and whether any errors occur. This information is used to monitor website performance and improve the user experience. Analytics cookies, including Google Analytics cookies, will only be used where a Google Tag Manager ID or other analytics tool has been configured on the website and where you have given your consent. If no analytics tool is configured, only essential cookies will be used.
Below is a list the cookies that may be used on this website. Essential cookies are required for the website to work properly. Analytics cookies will only be used where analytics services, such as Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager, are configured on the website and where you have given consent.
Cookies used on this website
Essential cookies
[sitename]_session — Provider: Spectre. Purpose: Used to maintain the visitor’s session and support core website functionality. Type: Essential. Duration: Session.
CSRF Token — Provider: Spectre. Purpose: Helps protect the website from cross-site request forgery and supports secure form submissions. Type: Essential. Duration: Session.
cookie_consent — Provider: Spectre. Purpose: Stores the visitor’s cookie consent preferences so the website can remember their choices. Type: Essential. Duration: Typically up to 12 months.
Analytics cookies — these only apply where analytics services, such as Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager, are configured on the website and where the visitor has given consent.
ga, gid, _gat — Provider: Google Analytics. Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to persist session state and support website usage reporting. Type: Analytics. Duration: Typically up to 2 years.
Your Choices and Consent
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept non-essential cookies. You can manage your preferences through the following methods:
Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, you are presented with a cookie banner giving you the choice to “Accept All”, choose “Essentials Only” for non-essential cookies, or manage your individual preferences. Choosing “Essentials Only” is just as quick and straightforward as accepting all cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the footer of the website, which reopens the cookie preferences panel.
Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Blocking all cookies, however, may negatively impact the functionality of many websites, including ours.
