Colloids Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on May 1, 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction
   Our website, https://www.colloids.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
   A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
   A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
   A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Categories of Cookies
   5.1 Technical or functional cookies
   Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known and are known as “strictly necessary” or “essential” cookies. By placing these cookies, this makes the website function for you. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these “essential” cookies without your consent.

   5.2 Statistics cookies
   We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

   5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
   Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes

6. Types of cookies
   6.1 Session/persistent cookies
   Session cookies – are stored for the time you use the website and are deleted when you close your browser.
   Persistent cookies – are stored on your device for a certain period or until you manually remove them.
   6.2 First/third party cookies
   First party cookies – are set by the website you are visiting. These cookies are primarily used to ensure the technical functionality and security of the website.

   Third party cookies – are set by someone other than the website you are visiting, such as by our partners and service providers. We use external platforms to monitor and evaluate the use of the website, e.g. by way of Google Analytics.

7. Placed cookies
   WordPress Functional […] Retention timeframe: [ ]. First party cookie/third party cookie
   Wordfence Functional […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
   WooCommerce Statistics […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
   Google Fonts Marketing/Tracking […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
   Google reCAPTCHA Marketing/Tracking […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
   Google Maps Marketing/Tracking […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
   Complianz Functional […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
   Miscellaneous Purpose pending investigation […] Retention timeframe: [ ] First party cookie/third party cookie
8. Consent
   When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy.

   You can amend your consent preferences for different categories of cookies at any time using the buttons, below.

   You can disable the use of all cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

   8.1 Manage your consent settings
   Functional Always active
   Statistics On/off
   Marketing On/off

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
   You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet
   browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

   Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the
   cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

10. More information
    You can find more information about how cookies work and your options by visiting https://allaboutcookies.org/.
    To the extent that our use of cookies involves the processing of personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice for further information on the processing we undertake and your rights.
11. Contact details
    For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
    
    Colloids Ltd
    Kirkby Bank Road
    Knowsley Industrial Estate
    Liverpool
    L33 7SY
    Website: www.colloids.com
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone number: 0151 546 9222