How Dastute Technologies Limited uses cookies and similar technologies on dastute.co.uk, and how you can control your preferences.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, to improve their efficiency, and to provide information to the site owners. Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
This policy applies to dastute.co.uk and is operated by Dastute Technologies Limited, registered in England and Wales. It explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage or delete them.
By continuing to use our website after seeing our cookie notice, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using the opt-out mechanisms described below.
Our use of cookies is governed by the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (UK PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as retained in UK law by the Data Protection Act 2018. We only place non-essential cookies on your device with your prior consent. Strictly necessary cookies are placed on the basis of our legitimate interests to provide the website service you have requested.
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are set in response to actions you take, such as filling in forms or setting your privacy preferences. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your session state while browsing the site | Session (deleted when browser closes) |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 12 months |
| csrf_token | Protects contact forms against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us understand which pages are most and least popular and how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Used to calculate visits, sessions, and campaign data. | 2 years |
| _ga_[ID] | Google Analytics 4 | Used to persist session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 | Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics 4 | Used to throttle request rate (limits data collection on high-traffic sites) | 1 minute |
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management — distinguishes between humans and bots to protect the site from automated abuse | 30 minutes |
| font preferences | Google Fonts | Loads web fonts efficiently by caching font files in the browser | 1 year |
At present, dastute.co.uk does not use third-party advertising or remarketing cookies. If this changes in the future, this policy will be updated and your prior consent will be sought before any marketing cookies are placed on your device.
In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and to deliver services on or through the website. These third parties include:
You can control and/or delete cookies at any time using the following methods:
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, which prevents your data from being used by Google Analytics across all websites.
We are in the process of implementing a cookie preference centre on this website that will allow you to granularly control which non-essential cookie categories you consent to. Until this is available, please use the browser settings method described above to manage your preferences.
Where cookies collect personal data — such as IP addresses captured by analytics tools — that data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Analytics data collected by Google Analytics is anonymised or pseudonymised where possible. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses before they are stored.
The legal bases for processing any personal data collected via cookies are:
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly use cookies to collect data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately at privacy@dastute.co.uk.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, our data practices, or other developments. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we handle cookies on dastute.co.uk, please contact us:
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection: ico.org.uk — Tel: 0303 123 1113.
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