Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This cookie policy explains how Argyll Coastal Gems("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

2. What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or device if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

3. The Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on our website:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or use a shopping cart.
2. Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works.
3. Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.
4. Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site:

1. Google Analytics: Used to help us understand how you use the site and ways we can improve your experience.

5. Managing and Disabling Cookies

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a Cookie Banner asking for your explicit consent to use non-essential cookies. You can choose to accept, decline, or adjust your settings at any time.

Alternatively, you can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.