Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They allow our website to remember your preferences and actions over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to our site or browse from one page to another.

Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide a better user experience. They help us understand how visitors use our website and enable us to improve our services.

2. How We Use Cookies

Dynalumen uses cookies for various purposes, including:

• Essential functionality: To ensure our website works properly and securely
• Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
• Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure their effectiveness
• Personalisation: To remember your preferences and provide a customised experience

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas of the website, and remembering your cookie preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to track website usage and performance.

3.3 Functional Cookies

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. These cookies remember your preferences and settings.

3.4 Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads for advertising purposes.

4. Cookie Details Table

5. Third-Party Cookies

We use several third-party services that may set cookies on your device:

5.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse how visitors use our website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies. The information about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google.

5.2 Google Ads

We use Google Ads to display advertisements and track conversions. Google may use cookies to show you personalised advertisements based on your interests and previous visits to our website.

5.3 Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display fonts on our website. When you visit our site, Google may collect usage information to improve their font services.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-essential cookies
• Customise your cookie preferences

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Allow only first-party cookies
• Delete cookies when you close your browser
• Delete specific cookies

6.3 Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of specific tracking services:

• Google Analytics: Use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads: Visit Google Ad Settings to control personalised advertising

7. Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google Analytics and Google Ads behave based on your consent choices. When you consent to analytics or marketing cookies, we enable the corresponding Google services. When you decline, we ensure that your preferences are respected whilst still allowing basic measurement for compliance and security purposes.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not work properly. Specifically:

• Your preferences may not be remembered between visits
• We won't be able to provide personalised content
• Some interactive features may not function correctly
• We won't be able to track website performance and improvements

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

11. Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and online privacy, you may find these resources helpful:

• All About Cookies
• ICO Guide to Cookies
• GDPR Information