Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device on subsequent visits and remember certain information about your preferences or actions.

Cookies are widely used across the internet. Some are essential for a website to work; others help owners understand how their site is being used. This policy explains exactly which cookies we use and why.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on the Vesterly website for three purposes:

• Essential operation — to make the site function correctly for all visitors
• Preference memory — to remember choices you have made, such as your cookie consent decision
• Usage understanding — to help us see which pages are visited and how the site is navigated, so we can improve it over time (only with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be disabled. No personal data is shared with third parties as a result of these cookies.

3.2 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you have made so you do not need to re-enter them on each visit. They require your consent before being set.

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website — for example, which pages are most visited and whether visitors encounter any errors. They are only set if you consent to analytics cookies. The data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our website embeds a Google Maps frame on the homepage to help visitors locate our office. Google may set its own cookies when the map is loaded. These are governed by Google's own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to read at policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not sell data collected via cookies to any third party, and we do not use cookies to serve advertising.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Our cookie notice

When you first visit the Vesterly website, a cookie notice will appear. You can choose to accept all cookies or essential cookies only. Your choice is stored in the vesterly_cookie_consent preference cookie for 12 months.

5.2 Browser settings

You can also manage or block cookies through your browser settings at any time. The method varies by browser:

• Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari — Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect how the website functions.

5.3 Opting out of Google Analytics

If you wish to opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, Google provides a browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, our website uses browser local storage to remember your cookie consent choice. Local storage is similar to a cookie but is stored differently on your device. You can clear local storage through your browser's developer tools or site settings. Clearing it will cause the cookie notice to reappear on your next visit.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our practices. The updated date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. We encourage you to check back occasionally.