What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you use the site to improve your experience.

How We Use Cookies

Bertvita uses cookies to:

  • Remember your cookie consent preferences
  • Understand how visitors use our website
  • Improve website functionality and user experience
  • Analyse website traffic and performance

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include:

  • Cookie Consent: Remembers your cookie preferences
  • Session Cookies: Enable basic website functionality

Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the website to work.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information. This includes:

  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Traffic sources and navigation paths
  • Device and browser information

We use this data to improve website performance and user experience.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance website functionality and personalisation, such as:

  • Remembering your preferences and settings
  • Providing enhanced features and functionality

Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2 to ensure compliance with privacy regulations. This technology:

  • Respects your cookie consent choices
  • Adjusts how analytics tools function based on your preferences
  • Provides privacy-first measurement when full consent is not given
  • Allows anonymised data collection for essential website operations

When you decline non-essential cookies, Google Consent Mode ensures that analytics tools respect your choice while still providing basic, anonymised insights to help us improve the website.

Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set their own cookies, including:

  • Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis

These services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We recommend reviewing their policies:

Managing Cookies

Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner allowing you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Decline non-essential cookies

Your choice is stored and respected throughout your browsing session.

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View and delete cookies
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block all cookies (may affect website functionality)
  • Receive notifications when cookies are set

Each browser has different procedures for managing cookies. Check your browser's help section for instructions.

Opt-Out Options

You can opt out of specific third-party cookies:

Cookie Duration

Different cookies have different lifespans:

  • Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted

Most of our cookies are persistent and expire after 12 months.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Bertvita
21 Westgate Road
Newcastle NE1 1SE
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 191 728 46 95