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Cookie Policy
Last updated: February 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.
This Cookie Policy explains how Haus of Estate ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies in compliance with the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) 2003 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential functionality: To enable core website features such as navigation, form submissions, and secure areas
- Performance: To understand how visitors use our website and identify areas for improvement
- Analytics: To collect anonymous data about page visits, time spent, and user journeys
- Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and track campaign performance (where consent has been given)
- Preference storage: To remember your settings and preferences across visits
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as security, accessibility, and session management. These cookies do not require your consent under PECR because they are necessary for the service explicitly requested by the user.
Examples: Authentication tokens, security cookies, cookies required to maintain your session when filling in forms.
Performance Cookies
With your permission, Google Analytics uses pseudonymous identifiers to measure visits and clicks on public pages. We exclude search text, form answers, email addresses, query strings, and full referrers from the analytics events we send.
Legal basis: Consent required under PECR and UK GDPR.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and settings — such as your language, region, or currency — so you don't have to re-enter them on each visit. They may also remember choices you've made (such as your name or email address) to provide a more personalised experience.
Legal basis: Consent required.
Marketing Cookies
Advertising tracking is disabled in our analytics setup. Accepting analytics does not enable advertising cookies or personalised advertising.
Legal basis: Explicit consent required. We will not use marketing cookies without your permission.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. These include:
- Google Analytics: When configured, this loads only after you accept analytics. You can reject it or withdraw consent using Cookie Settings in the footer. Withdrawal removes accessible Google Analytics cookies and reloads the page to stop loaded analytics scripts. We remember your choice in this browser for 180 days. You can also install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Google Fonts: To display fonts consistently across our website
- Calendly: If you book a call through our site, Calendly may set cookies to manage the scheduling session
- YouTube / Vimeo: Embedded videos may set cookies to track video playback and engagement
- Social media platforms: If you share content from our website via social media (e.g. WhatsApp, LinkedIn), those platforms may set cookies on your device
Third-party cookies are governed by the respective third party's privacy and cookie policies.
5. Cookies We Use — Detailed List
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration | Consent Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users | 2 years | Yes |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users | 24 hours | Yes |
| _gat | Performance | Google Analytics — rate limiting | 1 minute | Yes |
| NEXT_LOCALE | Functionality | Remembers your language preference | 1 year | Yes |
| Intercom-id | Functionality | Live chat session management | 9 months | Yes |
6. Your Consent Choices
When analytics is available, the cookie banner lets you accept or reject it before it loads. You can change your analytics choice at any time by:
- Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website
- Contacting us at privacy@hausofestate.com
Rejecting analytics does not disable essential website features. Strictly necessary storage remains available. We save your analytics choice in local storage under haus.analytics-consent.v1 for up to 180 days so we can respect it on later visits.
7. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- See what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block cookies from all or specific websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Clear all cookies when you close your browser
Instructions for popular browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
Note: Blocking cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or legal requirements. The latest version will always be available on our website with the date of the last update displayed at the top.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: privacy@hausofestate.com
Post: Haus of Estate Ltd, [Registered Address], England
Want to manage your cookie preferences?
Adjust your consent settings or request deletion of any data we have collected about you.