Cookie policy

Effective date 8 November 2026

1. About this policy

1.1 Scope. This Cookie Policy explains how Headland Yachting Limited (“Headland Yachting”, “we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://www.headlandyachting.com (the “Website”), and how you can control them.

1.2 Related documents. This policy forms part of, and should be read with, our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use the personal data collected through these technologies and your rights.

2. What cookies and similar technologies are

2.1 Cookies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website, or a third party, to recognise your device on later visits.

2.2 Similar technologies. This policy also covers local storage, which keeps information in your browser, and pixels or tags, which are small pieces of code that send information about your visit to an analytics or advertising provider. We refer to all of these as “cookies”.

2.3 First-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are set by us. Third-party cookies are set by another provider, such as Google or Meta, and are governed by that provider’s privacy policy.

3. Your consent

3.1 Consent before use. When you first visit the Website, our cookie banner asks for your choices. Except for strictly necessary cookies, we do not set any cookie until you have given your consent.

3.2 Equal choice. You can accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or choose by category. Rejecting cookies does not affect your ability to browse the Website or make an enquiry.

3.3 Changing your mind. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the “Cookie settings” link at the foot of every page. Withdrawing consent stops further use but does not delete cookies already set, which you can remove through your browser settings (see Section 10).

3.4 Global Privacy Control. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we will treat it as a refusal of any advertising cookies for that browser.

4. Strictly necessary cookies

4.1 What they do. These are needed for the Website to work and to remember your cookie choices. They do not require consent and cannot be switched off in our cookie banner.

4.2 Examples. Our consent tool sets a cookie to record your choices, so that we do not ask you again on every page. Our website host may set security cookies to protect the Website against attack.

5. Preference storage

5.1 Appearance setting. If you choose light, dark or automatic appearance, the Website remembers your choice in your browser’s local storage. This stays on your device, is not sent to us or anyone else, and is used only because you asked for it.

5.2 Site search. Site search runs entirely in your browser. What you type is not sent to us or to a search provider.

6. Analytics cookies

6.1 Google Analytics. With your consent, we use Google Analytics, provided by Google, to understand how many people visit the Website, how they arrived, which pages they view and how long they stay. This helps us improve the Website. We have set Google Analytics to keep user-level data for 14 months.

6.2 Cookieless measurement. We may also use Umami, which counts page visits without using cookies, without storing anything on your device and without keeping your full IP address. It cannot recognise you across websites.

7. Advertising cookies

7.1 Not currently used. We do not currently use advertising cookies or pixels on the Website. We may in future use advertising pixels and cookies from Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google Ads and TikTok. If we do, they will allow these platforms to recognise that you have visited the Website, so that we can show our adverts to you on their platforms, reach people with similar interests, and measure whether our adverts lead to enquiries. Before introducing them, we will add an advertising choice to our cookie banner and update this policy.

7.2 Platforms’ use of data. If introduced, these platforms may link information from the Website with your account on their platform and use it for their own purposes, as explained in their privacy policies. Our Privacy Policy explains the position under UK and US privacy law.

7.3 If you decline. If you do not consent to advertising cookies, these technologies will not load. You may still see our adverts, but they will not be based on your visit to the Website.

8. Third-party content and chat

8.1 Instagram and Google reviews. If we display our Instagram feed or our Google reviews on the Website, the embedded content is loaded from Meta or Google. Because these providers may set cookies when their content loads, we display it only after you consent to third-party content. Until then you will see a placeholder.

8.2 WhatsApp. The WhatsApp button on the Website is a link. No WhatsApp cookie is set by the Website unless you click it, at which point WhatsApp’s own terms and privacy policy apply.

8.3 Live chat. If we offer live chat on the Website, the chat provider may use cookies or local storage to keep your conversation open as you move between pages. These are treated as strictly necessary to provide the chat you have chosen to start, and any other use requires your consent.

8.4 Links to maps and social media. Links to Google Maps, Instagram and Facebook take you to those sites, which use their own cookies.

9. Cookies we use

9.1 Cookie list. The main cookies that may be used on the Website are listed below. Names and durations are set by the providers and may change. This table shows the current list. If we introduce advertising cookies (Section 7), we will add them to this list before they are used.

10. Managing cookies in your browser

10.1 Browser settings. Most browsers let you view, block and delete cookies. Blocking all cookies may affect how some websites work. Guidance is available from your browser’s help pages.

10.2 Platform settings. You can also manage how advertising platforms use your data through your account settings with those platforms, and opt out of Google Analytics across websites using Google’s browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

11. Changes to this policy

11.1 Updates. We will update this policy if we change the technologies we use. If we add a new category of non-essential cookie, we will ask for your consent again. The Effective Date at the top shows when this policy was last revised.

12. Contact

12.1 Questions. If you have any questions about this policy, email hello@headlandyachting.com or write to Headland Yachting Limited, 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom.