Cookie Notice & Settings
This notice explains how cookies and similar technologies may be used on the Bridge Guarantor website, which categories are necessary and how optional technologies are controlled.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on a device when a website is used. Similar technologies may store a preference, keep a form secure, remember a session or help a site operator understand how the site is working.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website or a requested function. Others—such as analytics or marketing cookies—normally require a valid choice before they are used.
2. Cookie categories
| Category | Purpose | Consent position |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Security, fraud prevention, form operation, session management and remembering a privacy choice. | May operate without optional consent where genuinely necessary. |
| Preferences | Remember optional settings that are not required for the service. | Used only where permitted and, when required, after your choice. |
| Analytics | Understand visits and improve performance. | Off unless and until valid consent is obtained. |
| Marketing | Advertising, profiling or cross-site tracking. | Not enabled at the initial launch. |
3. Current launch position
The application must remain available if a visitor declines non-essential cookies. If Bridge later introduces optional analytics or marketing technology, visitors will be asked to make a clear choice before it is activated.
Logged-in WordPress administrators may see additional administration cookies that ordinary applicants do not receive. Third-party services used for secure forms, anti-fraud or hosting may also use technology that is genuinely necessary to deliver those functions.
4. Your choices
- You may reject non-essential cookies without losing access to the Initial Application.
- No optional choice should be pre-selected.
- You can remove stored cookies through your browser settings.
- Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent a form, security check or session from working correctly.
Where a cookie preference control is shown on the website, you can use it to change an earlier optional choice. If no optional categories are active, there may be nothing additional to enable or disable.
5. Third-party content and services
If Bridge later embeds third-party video, maps, analytics or other optional content, the relevant provider may set its own cookies. Optional third-party content should not load until any required consent has been obtained. Provider details and purposes will be added to this notice when introduced.
6. How long cookies last
A session cookie normally ends when the browser is closed. A persistent cookie remains until its stated expiry or until it is deleted. Bridge will keep strictly necessary cookies only for the period required for their purpose and will periodically review any preference or consent record.
| Security / form session | Session or the shortest period reasonably required. |
|---|---|
| Cookie preference record | Up to 12 months before asking again, unless an earlier change requires a renewed choice. |
| Analytics or marketing | Not enabled at initial launch; any future duration will be listed before use. |
7. Contact and changes
Questions about cookies or privacy can be sent to info@bridgeguarantor.co.uk. Please also read the Privacy Notice.
Bridge may update this notice if the website, providers or applicable rules change. The date at the top shows the current version.
