Cookies Policy
Cookies are created when you visit our website, the website sends information back to your browser which then creates a small text file. When you visit the website again cookies help to improve your user experience by remembering things like your settings, search preferences and personalised details.
Cookies are very useful to help us improve our website to make it convenient for you by telling us which pages you find helpful and visit more frequently and which you do not.
Cookies do not give us access to your computer or any information about you other than data you may chose to share with us. Before cookies are created, you will be asked for your consent.
Where we chose to use cookies, they will be carefully chosen to ensure your privacy and personal data is protected.
The types of the cookies we may use are:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are cookies that are essential to our website operation and functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies enable us to gather information to understand how you use our website, for example, how efficiently you can navigate around it, and what features you use.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies enable additional functions such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences.
Targeting Cookies
It helps us to know how often you visit our website, and which sections you visit, including pages and links you may use. As with analytics cookies, this helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make our website and advertising more relevant and convenient for you. Some information may also be shared with third parties.
Third Party Cookies
Third party cookies are not placed by us but instead they are placed by third parties who provide services to us and or to you. They may be used by advertising services or by third parties delivering analytics services to us and in which case these cookies will work in the same way as analytics cookies.
Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of cookie may be a persistent cookie. Persistent cookies remain on your computer or device for a predetermined set of time and are activated each time you visit our website.
Session Cookies
Any of the above types of cookie may be a session cookie. Session cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit our website until you close your browser, at which point they are deleted.
You can remove cookies from your device, and you can set your browser not to accept cookies, however in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.
If you wish to learn more about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Other websites.
Our website may contain links to other external sites, this policy applies to www.bridges.co.uk, www.orchard-online.co.uk, www.orchardbybridges.co.uk, so when you click on a link to another website you should read their own policies.
Changes to our cookies policy.
We keep our cookies policy under regular review. This policy was last updated on 27th April 2021.
How to contact us.
If you have any questions about our cookies policy, please contact us by email to jhodgson@bridges.co.uk or you can write to us at: Bridges Estate Agents, 77 High Street, Hampshire GU11 1BY and marked for the attention of Joanna Hodgson.
