What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
Slate Heath uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to understand how visitors interact with our website. We use cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Cookie Consent: Stores your cookie preference settings
- Session: Maintains your session state during your visit
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website structure and content.
- Page Views: Records which pages are visited and how long users spend on each page
- Traffic Sources: Identifies how visitors reached our website
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Form Data: Remembers information you enter into forms during a session
- Preferences: Stores your preferences for future visits
Third-Party Cookies
In some cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site:
- Analytics services may set cookies to help us understand visitor behaviour and improve our services
- Font services may set cookies to deliver optimised typography
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through browser settings. You can:
- Delete all cookies from your browser
- Block all cookies from being set
- Allow all cookies to be set
- Block third-party cookies
- Clear all cookies when you close your browser
- Open a private browsing session
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit certain functionality.
Cookie Settings on This Website
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored in local storage and will be remembered for future visits.
If you wish to change your cookie preferences, you can clear your browser's local storage or use your browser's cookie management features.
Data Retention
Cookie data is retained for varying periods depending on the type of cookie:
- Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies may remain on your device for up to 12 months
- Analytics data is typically aggregated and anonymised within 26 months
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Address: 42 Greenway Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa