Our Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use or visit Devon Tree Works ("devontreeworks.co.uk", "website", "we", "us" or "our"). The information collected through cookies is the responsibility of:
- Website name: Devon Tree Works
- Website URL: https://www.devontreeworks.co.uk
- Contact: info@devontreeworks.co.uk
By using the website, you accept the use of cookies by Devon Tree Works, on the terms contained in this policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and remember if you have been to the website before. Cookies are a very common web technology, and most websites use them. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to improve the user experience, to measure which parts of the website users visit, to personalise that experience, and to help us monitor and improve the performance of the website.
2. Refusing or Withdrawing Consent to the Use of Cookies
If you do not want cookies to be dropped on your device, you can adjust the settings of your internet browser to reject the setting of all or some cookies, and to alert you when a cookie is placed on your device. For further information about how to do so, please refer to your browser's "help", "tools" or "edit" section. Please note that if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to access or use all or parts of the functionality of our website. If you want to remove previously-stored cookies, you can manually delete them at any time. However, this will not prevent Devon Tree Works from placing further cookies on your device unless and until you adjust your browser settings as described above. Links for managing and blocking cookies, depending on the browser you use, are provided below:
- Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org
- Chrome: support.google.com
- Safari: support.apple.com
- Opera: help.opera.com
- Vivaldi: help.vivaldi.com
- Brave: support.brave.com
3. First-Party Cookies
We use cookies to enhance the performance of our website and personalise your online experience. Cookies allow us to collect information on how people use our website and which pages they visit, letting us monitor visitor numbers and analyse usage patterns and trends. We collect this information anonymously, so it does not identify anyone as an individual and no personal information is stored in our cookies. We always use cookie data responsibly.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies may come from partners or third-party companies that provide functional web services or tools for our website and the optimal functioning and operation of our services. We use third-party cookies responsibly, and solely for the purpose of providing optimal functioning of the platform and services. You may opt out of these cookies by following the cookie removal information in this document, or the technical information of the browser from which you access our website and services.
5. Persistent Cookies
We use persistent cookies to improve your experience of using Devon Tree Works. This includes recording your acceptance of our Cookie Policy to remove the cookie message that first appears when you visit our website. Persistent cookies remain on your device until deleted manually or automatically.
6. Session Cookies
Session cookies are used to log in to the website with your credentials and password, and to keep you logged in. They are temporary and are deleted from your device or browser when the session, and the browser, are closed. We use session cookies to keep your session open while using our services and to identify you on our system each time you log on to the website.
7. Social Cookies
These cookies allow you to share our website and interact with content on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube. The way these cookies are used, and the information gathered, is governed by the privacy policy of each social platform.
8. Use of Cookies
We use the following cookies on our website:
| Cookie | Domain | Type | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga_* | .devontreeworks.co.uk | Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. | 1 year, 1 month |
| _ga | .devontreeworks.co.uk | Analytics | Associated with Google Universal Analytics. Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | 1 year, 1 month |
| cookieyes-consent | devontreeworks.co.uk | Necessary | Set by CookieYes to remember visitors' cookie consent preferences so they're respected on later visits. | 1 year |
| elementor | www.devontreeworks.co.uk | Necessary | Used by the website's WordPress theme, allowing the website owner to implement or change content in real time. | Never |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | devontreeworks.co.uk | Necessary | Set by WordPress when a visitor interacts with emoji on the site, to help determine whether the browser can display them properly. | Session |
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com | Necessary | Set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | 6 months |
| rc::a | google.com | Necessary | Set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never |
| rc::f | google.com | Necessary | Set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never |
| rc::c | google.com | Necessary | Set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never |
| rc::b | google.com | Necessary | Set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Never |
9. Purposes of Use
Our cookies are used for the following purposes:
- Necessary: essential for our website to perform its basic functions.
- Analytics and Performance: these cookies collect information on how visitors interact with our website, including which pages are visited most, along with other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our website functions and to understand how visitors use it.
Google Analytics: we use Google Analytics, provided by Google, Inc., USA ("Google"). This tool collects and analyses certain types of information, including IP addresses, device and software identifiers, referring and exit URLs, feature-use metrics and statistics, usage history, and other similar information via the use of cookies. The information generated by Google Analytics, including your IP address, may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. We use this data to enhance the website and improve our service.
CookieYes: in accessing our site, you further consent to the use of the CookieYes service. This gives you, as a visitor to our site, control over which cookies are stored on your device, and the ability to revoke consent to their collection. You will be asked whether you consent to or reject cookies, and must answer this before you are given access to the site. By continuing to access our site, you are indicating your consent to CookieYes managing your cookie preferences in this way.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy and the handling and security of your data, please contact us:
- Website name: Devon Tree Works
- Website URL: https://www.devontreeworks.co.uk
- Contact: info@devontreeworks.co.uk
Last updated 10 October 2025.