1. Introduction

U&W Chartered Accountants website (the “Site”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and deliver personalised content. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we set, and your choices regarding cookies.

2. What Are Cookies? What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) by websites you visit. They help the Site remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re‑entering them when you come back to the Site or browse from one page to another.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies:

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. Examples include Session ID and Security cookies.
Performance Cookies: Collect information on how visitors use our Site to help us improve performance. Examples include Google Analytics (_ga, _gid).
Functionality Cookies: Remember choices you make to provide enhanced, more personal features. Examples include Language preference and Remembered form data.
Targeting/Marketing Cookies: Track browsing habits to deliver relevant adverts and measure campaign effectiveness. Examples include Advertising cookies and Facebook pixels.

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. You cannot opt out of these.

3.2 Performance Cookies

We use analytics cookies (for example, Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our Site, which pages are most visited, and to monitor site performance. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable data.

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, we may remember your login details or language preferences.

3.4 Targeting/Marketing Cookies

These cookies collect information about your browsing habits to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

4. Third‑Party Cookies

In addition to our cookies, we may also use third‑party cookies from trusted partners (e.g., Google and Facebook). These cookies are subject to the respective third parties’ privacy policies.

When you first visit the Site, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non‑essential cookies. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by:

Clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the website footer;
Adjusting your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies (see below for instructions);
Using opt‑out tools provided by third parties (e.g., Google Analytics Opt‑out Browser Add‑on).

5.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. To learn more about how to manage cookies in your browser, visit:

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may negatively impact your experience on the Site and limit certain features.

6. More Information

For more details about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our services. We will post the revised date at the bottom of this page and, where appropriate, notify you of significant changes.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please get in touch with us:

U&W Chartered Accountants
452 Manchester Road
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK4 5DL

Email: enquiries@uwaccountancy.com
Phone: 0161 443 2280

Last updated: 19/4/2025