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Cookie policy

This cookie policy explains how Alvyn uses cookies and similar technologies on alvyn.uk and related Alvyn web services. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

  • OperatorAlvyn Tech Limited
  • Optional cookiesOff until you choose
  • Last updated14 September 2026
Privacy policy

1About this policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Alvyn uses cookies and similar technologies on alvyn.uk and related Alvyn web services. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

Alvyn Tech Limited trading as Alvyn, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 17415021. Registered office: Plaza 668, 668 Hitchin Road, Luton, England, LU2 7XH.

2What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website. They can help a website work, keep it secure, remember choices and provide information about how it is used.

We may also use related technologies, such as local storage, software development kits, pixels, tags and device identifiers. In this policy, we refer to these technologies collectively as "cookies".

Cookies may be session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain until they expire or you delete them.

They may also be first-party cookies, set by Alvyn, or third-party cookies, set by another organisation whose service appears on our website.

3How we use cookies

We use the following categories of cookies.

Always on

Strictly necessary

Supports essential functions such as page navigation, security, fraud prevention, network management, authentication, load balancing and recording your privacy choices.

These cookies cannot be switched off through our consent tool because the service cannot operate properly without them. You can block them in your browser, but parts of the service may stop working.

Consent

Preferences and functionality

Remembers choices such as language, region, display settings or other features you request.

We use these only with consent unless a legal exception applies. You can change your choice at any time.

Consent

Analytics and performance

Helps us understand how visitors reach and use our website, identify errors, measure performance and improve our services. We aim to use this information in aggregated form where possible.

We use these only with consent unless a specific legal exception applies and its conditions are met. You can change your choice at any time.

Not in use

Advertising and marketing

Measures campaigns, limits repeated advertising and may help us show more relevant content on our website or elsewhere.

These cookies are off unless you consent. You can withdraw consent at any time. They are not used on this website today.

4The cookies currently in use

Our Cookie Settings panel, together with the inventory on this page, provides the current list of cookies and similar technologies used on this website. It identifies, where applicable:

  • the cookie or technology name;
  • the organisation that provides it;
  • its purpose;
  • its category;
  • whether it is first-party or third-party; and
  • how long it remains on your device.

Cookie use can differ between our public website, dashboard and other services. Please open Cookie Settings from the website footer to see the list that applies to the service you are using.

We review this list when we add, remove or change website technologies. Optional analytics cookies are loaded only after you consent, and only when analytics is configured.

Current inventory

Cookies and similar technologies on this website

NameProviderPartyPurposeCategoryDuration
alvyn-consentalvyn.ukFirst-partyStores your cookie preference choices and policy version so the banner does not reappear unnecessarily.essential12 months (browser until cleared)
alvyn-static-v1 (Cache API)alvyn.uk service workerFirst-partyCaches static assets (fonts, images, videos) for faster repeat visits. No personal data.essentialUntil cache version changes or you clear site data
_ga / _ga_*Google (loaded only after consent)Third-partyGoogle Analytics distinguishes users and sessions when you accept analytics.analyticsUp to 2 years (Google)
_gidGoogle (loaded only after consent)Third-partyGoogle Analytics distinguishes users for 24 hours when you accept analytics.analytics24 hours (Google)

5Your cookie choices

When you first visit, our cookie banner allows you to:

  • Accept all optional cookies;
  • Reject all optional cookies; or
  • Manage preferences by category.

We do not set optional cookies before you make a choice, except where the law permits a specific exception and we meet the conditions for using it.

You can change or withdraw your choice at any time by opening Cookie Settings in the website footer. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of cookie use before withdrawal.

We may store a strictly necessary cookie to remember your choices. We may ask you to confirm them again after a reasonable period or when our cookie use changes significantly.

6Browser and device controls

Most browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies. Browser controls vary, so consult your browser's help pages for instructions.

Blocking all cookies may affect the operation of our website, dashboard or services. Browser settings may also not control every similar technology, such as local storage or identifiers used within an application.

Our Cookie Settings panel is the best way to control optional technologies used by Alvyn.

7Third-party services

Some website features may be provided by third parties, such as analytics, video, mapping, chat, security or advertising providers. These organisations may set or access cookies when you allow the relevant category or use the feature.

Where a third party uses information for its own purposes, its privacy and cookie policies also apply. The current providers are identified in Cookie Settings and in the inventory on this page.

Links from our website may take you to third-party websites. Their cookie practices are outside our control, so please review their policies separately.

8Personal information collected through cookies

Information collected through cookies may include IP address, device and browser information, approximate location, identifiers, referral source, pages viewed, actions taken, timestamps and error or performance data. Where this information identifies or can reasonably be linked to a person, we treat it as personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

9Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, technologies or legal obligations change. We will publish the updated version on this page and change the "Last updated" date. Where appropriate, we will ask you to make your cookie choices again.

10Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact Data Protection at the address, email and telephone number shown on this page.