Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. 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 provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Blowup Cleaners uses cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Ensure our website functions properly
  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Understand how you use our website
  • Improve your experience on our site
  • Provide personalized content and services
  • Analyze website traffic and performance

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submission. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
session_idMaintains user sessionSession
csrf_tokenSecurity protectionSession

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often. This data helps us improve how our website works.

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
_gaGoogle Analytics - visitor tracking2 years
_gidGoogle Analytics - session tracking24 hours

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
preferencesStores user preferences1 year
cookie_consentRecords cookie consent choice1 year

3.4 Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show you advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

We currently do not use marketing/advertising cookies on our website.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, see the Google Privacy Policy.

4.2 Google Maps

We use Google Maps for distance calculation and service area verification. Google Maps may set cookies when you interact with map features on our site.

5. How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in several ways:

5.1 Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you can choose to accept or reject non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. However, if you block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

5.3 Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. Because there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret DNT signals, our website does not currently respond to browser DNT signals.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business operations. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

8. More Information

For more information about how we use your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

9. Contact Us

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

Blowup Cleaners
Email: privacy@methodclean.co.uk
Phone: 07405 428259
Address: Manchester, United Kingdom