1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, to improve performance, and to provide information to the website owner.
This policy explains what cookies the YEW Technologies website (yewtechnologies.co.uk) uses, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
2. Legal Basis
Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we are required to obtain your consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device. We will ask for your consent when you first visit this website via our cookie consent banner.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent as they are essential for the website to function.
3. Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on this website:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Always active — these cannot be disabled.
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They include session management, security tokens, and load balancing cookies. Without these cookies, parts of the website would not work correctly.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| __yew_consent | Stores your cookie consent preference | 1 year |
Analytics Cookies
Require consent — can be disabled.
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and where visitors come from. This information is used in aggregate and does not identify individual users. We currently do not use any third-party analytics on this website. If we introduce analytics tools in the future, this policy will be updated and your consent will be requested again.
Advertising & Tracking Cookies
We do not use advertising or tracking cookies on this website. We do not use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads remarketing tags, or any similar third-party tracking technology.
4. Third-Party Services
We have minimised third-party data transfers at the technical level:
- Inter typeface — the font used on this website is self-hostedvia Next.js font optimisation. The font files are downloaded at build time and served directly from our own domain. No request is made to Google’s servers when you visit this site, and no IP address or personal data is transmitted to Google.
- Microsoft Azure (hosting) — this website is hosted on Microsoft Azure Static Web Apps (UK South region). Azure may collect standard server access logs (IP address, request path, timestamp) for security and operational purposes. No cookies are set by Azure. See Microsoft’s Privacy Statement.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie consent banner displayed when you first visit the site.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored on your device and delete specific ones.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block all cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies from being set.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of this website. Browser cookie settings vary — check your browser’s help documentation for instructions.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. If significant changes are made, we will re-display the consent banner so you can review your preferences.
7. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.