Cookie Policy (UK)

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This Cookie Policy was last updated on 12 March 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.machins.co.uk (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. 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. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. 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 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.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Instagram are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

WordPress

Functional

Consent to service wordpress

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name

WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*

Expiration

persistent

Function

Store user preferences

Name

wpEmojiSettingsSupports

Expiration

session

Function

Store browser details

Name

wp-settings-*

Expiration

persistent

Function

Store user preferences

Name

wp-settings-time-*

Expiration

1 year

Function

Store user preferences

Name

wordpress_test_cookie

Expiration

session

Function

Read if cookies can be placed

Name

wordpress_logged_in_*

Expiration

persistent

Function

Store logged in users

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional, Marketing

Consent to service google-recaptcha

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more about Google reCAPTCHA

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name

_grecaptcha

Expiration

6 months

Function

Provide spam protection

Marketing

Name

rc::c

Expiration

session

Function

Read and filter requests from bots

Name

rc::b

Expiration

session

Function

Read and filter requests from bots

Name

rc::a

Expiration

persistent

Function

Read and filter requests from bots

Google Analytics

Statistics

Consent to service google-analytics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name

_ga

Expiration

2 years

Function

Store and count pageviews

Name

_ga_*

Expiration

1 year

Function

Store and count pageviews

MailChimp

Functional

Consent to service mailchimp

Usage

We use MailChimp for mailing list subscriptions. Read more about MailChimp

Sharing data

For more information, please read the MailChimp Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name

MCPopupClosed

Expiration

1 year

Function

Store if a message has been dismissed

Purpose pending investigation

Name

mailchimp.cart.*

Expiration

Function

Google Fonts

Marketing

Consent to service google-fonts

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name

Google Fonts API

Expiration

expires immediately

Function

Read user IP address

Google Maps

Marketing

Consent to service google-maps

Usage

We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more about Google Maps

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name

Google Maps API

Expiration

expires immediately

Function

Read user IP address

YouTube

Marketing

Consent to service youtube

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more about YouTube

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name

GPS

Expiration

session

Function

Store location data

Name

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

Expiration

6 months

Function

Provide ad delivery or retargeting

Name

YSC

Expiration

session

Function

Store and track interaction

Name

PREF

Expiration

8 months

Function

Store user preferences

Complianz

Functional

Consent to service complianz

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more about Complianz

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name

cmplz_functional

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_statistics

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_preferences

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_marketing

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Active Campaign

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service active-campaign

Usage

We use Active Campaign for marketing automation (automated email marketing). Read more about Active Campaign

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Active Campaign Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

prism_*

Expiration

Function

Adobe Fonts

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service adobe-fonts

Usage

We use Adobe Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Adobe Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Adobe Fonts Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

Adobe Fonts API

Expiration

Function

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service miscellaneous

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name

times_to_show

Expiration

Function

Name

debug

Expiration

Function

Name

MoneypennyHistory

Expiration

Function

Name

MoneypennyUserAlias

Expiration

Function

Name

WP_DATA_USER_7

Expiration

Function

Name

qm-container-width

Expiration

Function

Name

cmplz_consented_services

Expiration

365 days

Function

Name

cmplz_policy_id

Expiration

365 days

Function

Name

cmplz_banner-status

Expiration

365 days

Function

Name

WP_DATA_USER_8

Expiration

Function

Name

_gcl_aw

Expiration

Function

Name

_gcl_au

Expiration

Function

Name

_clck

Expiration

Function

Name

wp_lang

Expiration

Function

Name

_cltk

Expiration

Function

Name

_clsk

Expiration

Function

Name

__cf_bm

Expiration

Function

Name

wpe-auth

Expiration

Function

Name

cf_clearance

Expiration

Function

Name

WP_DATA_USER_12

Expiration

Function

Name

wpseoFrontendInspectorOpen

Expiration

Function

Name

wp-autosave-1

Expiration

Function

Name

wp-autosave-block-editor-post-auto-draft

Expiration

Function

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

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. 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.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Machins Solicitors LLP
28 Dunstable Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 1DY
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.machins.co.uk
Email: dataprivacy@ex.commachins.co.uk
Phone number: 01582