Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They help the website remember information about your visit — things like whether you have accepted our cookie notice, or which pages you have looked at. Cookies do not give us access to your device or any information beyond what you have shared with us.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to work properly. Others help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. You can control which optional cookies are active using the controls on this page.

Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (always active)

• These are required for the website to function. They include our cookie consent preference store and basic session management.
• They cannot be disabled as the site would not work correctly without them.
• Duration: Session or up to 12 months for preference storage.

Analytics Cookies (optional)

• These collect anonymised information about how visitors use our website — such as which pages are visited most often.
• We may use Google Analytics for this purpose. Data is anonymised before processing.
• Duration: Up to 14 months.

Marketing Cookies (optional)

• These may be used to measure the effectiveness of any online communications Hearthline runs.
• Duration: Up to 90 days.

Preference Cookies (optional)

• These remember settings you have chosen, such as language preferences or display options.
• Duration: Up to 12 months.

Third-Party Cookies

Where analytics or marketing cookies are active, third-party services may set their own cookies. These may include:

• Google Analytics (analytics cookies)
• Google Ads (marketing cookies, if any campaigns are active)

Each third party operates under its own privacy and cookie policy. We recommend reviewing those policies if you have questions about the data they collect.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can also manage cookies directly in your browser. Disabling essential cookies may affect how this website works.

Google Chrome

Go to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. You can block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or clear existing cookies. To delete cookies for a specific site, use the search bar in cookie settings to find and remove them.

Mozilla Firefox

Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. You can choose standard, strict, or custom protection. To clear cookies, click "Clear Data" in that section. Firefox also allows cookie exceptions per site.

Apple Safari

Go to Preferences → Privacy. You can block all cookies or prevent cross-site tracking. To remove cookies, click "Manage Website Data" and search for specific sites. On iPhone or iPad, go to Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data.

Microsoft Edge

Go to Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions. You can manage tracking prevention levels (Basic, Balanced, Strict) and block or clear cookies by site. Edge also shows which trackers have been blocked on each page.

Your Rights

You have the right to withdraw cookie consent at any time by using the controls on this page or by clearing cookies in your browser. Withdrawing consent to optional cookies does not affect your ability to use this website's core functions.

Disabling analytics cookies means we cannot track anonymised usage data. Disabling marketing cookies means we cannot measure the effectiveness of any communications we run. Neither affects your ability to access information about our services or to contact us.

For questions about how we use cookies or personal data, contact us at [email protected].