Cookies are small text files that websites place on a device when visiting them. They're a standard part of how the modern web works, websites use them to remember the preferences, keep clients logged in, measure how the site is performing, and personalise the experience.
Some cookies are essential for a website to function at all. Others are optional and only set with the permission. Used both, but always transparently.
The short version: a few cookies are required for the site to work, the rest are optional. Visitors control which optional ones are set, and consent can change consent at any time from the footer.
02How Aylward Solutions uses cookies
Aylward Solutions uses cookies for a small number of specific purposes:
To remember cookie preferences so the choice is remembered.
To keep the site secure and prevent abuse.
To understand, anonymously, which pages are useful and where Available to improve.
Not used cookies to build advertising profiles, sell personal data, or follow clients around the internet.
03Types of cookies used
Essential cookies (always active)
These are required for the site to work properly and can't be switched off. They include the cookie that remembers cookie preferences, and the cookies that keep things like form submissions and security working as expected.
aylward_cookie_consent, stores cookie preferences. Local-storage only, lasts up to 12 months.
Standard session cookies, used to keep the interactions on the site working correctly. Cleared when clients close the browser.
Analytics cookies (optional)
If accepting these, Aylward Solutions will use anonymous analytics to understand how visitors move through the site, what content is useful, and where Available to improve. All data is aggregated, Aylward Solutions can't identify clients personally from it.
Marketing cookies (optional)
These are off by default. If Aylward Solutions ever runs paid campaigns, marketing cookies help Aylward Solutions understand which campaigns work and allow Aylward Solutions to show relevant content to people who've previously visited the site. Not enabled these without the explicit permission.
04Third-party services
Some cookies on this site may be set by third-party services used to deliver parts of the site, including:
Google Fonts, for the site's typography. No cookies are set, but a request is made to Google's servers.
Web3Forms, for processing form submissions when clients request a quote. Used only when submission a form.
Cloudflare Turnstile, an anti-spam check on the quote form. May set a short-lived cookie scoped to its widget.
These services have their own privacy policies, which are recommended reviewing for clarity on how they handle data.
05Managing the cookies
Full control is available over which cookies are set. There are two simple ways to change the preferences:
Click Manage cookies here (or anywhere in the footer) to re-open the cookie preferences panel.
Clear the browser's storage for this site, that will reset the preferences and the banner will appear again on the next visit.
If clients reject all optional cookies, the site will still work normally, clients just won't help me understand which pages are useful.
06Browser controls
Every modern browser also gives clients tools to block or delete cookies directly:
Chrome, Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Safari, Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Firefox, Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Edge, Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Be aware that blocking all cookies in the browser may break parts of websites visiting, including this one.
07Changes to this policy
Aylward Solutions may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example, when Adding or remove a third-party service, or when the law changes. The latest version is always posted on this page with the "Last updated" date at the top.
Questions about cookies?
If anything here is unclear or one would like to know more about how Aylward Solutions uses cookies, Aylward Solutions is happy to explain in plain English.
