Cookies Policy

Purpose

This Cookies Policy describes how Hort Innovation uses cookies and similar technologies on our websites and how you can manage your choices. This Policy should be read with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, web beacons and tracking links. These technologies help websites operate, remember your choices, and improve performance.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Operate and secure our websites
  • Remember your preferences and choices
  • Support forms, logins and website functions
  • Understand how visitors use our websites and improve content
  • Monitor website performance
  • Measure the effectiveness of our campaigns and communications.

Types of cookies we use

  • Essential cookies are required for our websites to work. They support security, forms, logins and consent management. You can block these through your browser, but some website features may not work properly
  • Preference cookies remember your choices such as language, region and display preferences
  • Performance and analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our websites, which pages are popular, and whether the site is working correctly. This information is used to improve user experience
  • Marketing and communications cookies measure the effectiveness of our campaigns, newsletters and communications. These may be set by third-party platforms and are subject to your consent where required. Email communications may contain tracking pixels or links to measure whether emails are opened and whether links are clicked.

Cookie consent and management

We use Cookiebot, a consent management platform, to manage cookie consent on our websites. When you visit our website, a cookie banner will appear. Essential cookies are set automatically. Other categories of cookies (preference, performance and marketing) are only used where you have allowed them or where otherwise permitted by law.

You can change or withdraw your cookie choices at any time through the cookie settings link on our website. Your choices apply to the browser and device you are using. A detailed cookie declaration is available through the cookie banner. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block, delete or limit cookies, though some website features may not work correctly if you disable them.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party service providers (such as analytics platforms, video providers, and social media). These third parties may process information for us or for their own purposes under their own privacy policies. We maintain a cookie declaration that lists current cookies and providers.

How long cookies remain on your device

Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain for a set period or until you delete them. Details are available in our cookie declaration. You can access the cookie declaration through the cookie banner, cookie settings link or cookie settings icon on our website.

Linked websites

Our websites may link to third-party websites, platforms or services that use their own cookies. We are not responsible for their cookie or privacy practices.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us using the details in our Privacy Policy.