Quillstone Get in Touch
Legal

Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 20 May 2025

This page explains what cookies are, how Quillstone uses them, and what choices you have. We keep our use of cookies minimal and purposeful. You can adjust your preferences at any time using the controls further down this page.

Questions? Write to us at [email protected].

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make sites work as expected, to remember your preferences, and to give site owners a broad understanding of how visitors use their pages.

Quillstone also uses browser localStorage to save your cookie consent choices. This works similarly to a cookie but is stored in your browser and is not sent to our server with each request.

2. Cookie types we use

Essential

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the site to function. They include your cookie consent preference stored in localStorage. They cannot be disabled.

Duration: session / persistent  ·  Always active

Analytics

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most and how people navigate. The data is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors.

Example: page view counts, session duration  ·  Duration: up to 12 months

Marketing

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to make any advertising more relevant to you. At present we run no paid advertising campaigns, so these cookies are not actively in use. Consent is recorded in case this changes.

Example: ad personalisation  ·  Duration: up to 6 months

Preferences

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember settings that affect how our site behaves for you — such as your display region or language preference. Disabling them means those settings will reset on your next visit.

Example: language, region  ·  Duration: up to 12 months

3. Third-party cookies

We may embed or link to third-party services that set their own cookies. These are outside our direct control. Current or potential third-party services include:

  • Google Analytics — used to understand site usage in aggregate. Governed by Google's privacy and cookie policies.
  • Google Maps — an embedded map on our contact section may set cookies relating to map interaction.

We do not currently use social media pixel tracking or advertising network cookies.

4. Cookie duration

  • Session cookies — exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically when you close it.
  • Persistent cookies — remain on your device for a set period (typically 6 to 12 months) or until you delete them manually.
  • localStorage entries — remain until you clear your browser's site data. We use this to remember your consent preferences.

6. Managing cookies in your browser

You can also manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings. Select your browser below for step-by-step guidance.

Google Chrome
  1. Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
  2. Go to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
  3. Choose your preferred cookie setting or click See all site data and permissions to manage specific sites.
  4. To delete existing cookies, select Clear browsing data and tick the Cookies option.
Mozilla Firefox
  1. Open Firefox and click the hamburger menu in the top right corner.
  2. Go to Settings → Privacy & Security.
  3. Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, choose your preferred protection level.
  4. To delete cookies, scroll to Cookies and Site Data and click Clear Data.
Apple Safari
  1. Open Safari and go to Safari → Preferences → Privacy (on Mac) or Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security (on iOS).
  2. Under Cookies and website data, choose your preferred setting.
  3. To remove existing cookies, click Manage Website Data and remove as needed.
Microsoft Edge
  1. Open Edge and click the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
  2. Go to Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data.
  3. Choose to block cookies, allow all, or manage exceptions per site.
  4. To clear cookies, go to Settings → Privacy, search and services → Clear browsing data.

Mobile browsers — settings are typically found under your device's main Settings app, then your browser name. Look for a Privacy or Site Data option.

7. Your rights

  • Withdraw consent — you may change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the controls on this page or by clearing your browser's site data for our domain.
  • Access information — you have the right to know what data we hold about you. See our Privacy Policy for details on how to request this.
  • Effect of disabling — disabling optional cookies will not prevent you from using our website, though some minor features (such as remembered preferences) may not function.
  • Contact us — for any questions about our use of cookies, write to [email protected].