Last updated: May 2025

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website may place on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve performance, and to provide information to the site's owners. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can be used for the same purposes. This policy explains how Swanage & Dorset Scaffolding and Roofing Ltd (trading as SwanDor) uses these technologies, in line with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

How we use cookies

We keep our use of cookies to a minimum. We do not use advertising, marketing, or third-party tracking cookies, and we do not build profiles of your browsing activity. We only use cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function, or that you have specifically chosen to allow.

Types of cookies we may use

Strictly necessary cookies

These are essential for the website to operate. They include cookies that remember your preferences (such as dismissing a notice) and that keep the site secure. These do not require your consent under PECR because the site cannot function properly without them.

Functional cookies

Where used, these remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as keeping a chat or enquiry widget in the state you left it. We only set these where they help the features you have chosen to use.

Third-party services

If you choose to contact us through an embedded service such as WhatsApp, that provider may set its own cookies once you interact with it. These are governed by the relevant provider's own privacy and cookie policies, over which we have no control.

Managing your cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you refuse or remove cookies, and to be notified when one is set. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how parts of the website work. For guidance on managing cookies, visit the ICO's cookie guidance.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the technologies we use or to legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please email us at info@swandor.co.uk. You can also read our Privacy Policy to learn more about how we handle your personal data.