Cookies Policy
Last updated: 13 November 2025
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners.
2. How we use cookies
At AWC Hosting (“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company”) we use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies – These cookies are strictly necessary to enable you to navigate our website and use its features (for example, accessing secure areas).
- Performance cookies – These help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting information in an anonymous form, such as which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages.
- Functionality cookies – These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.
- Targeting or advertising cookies – These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
3. Third-party cookies
We may also allow third-party service providers to set cookies when you visit our website. These third parties may include analytics providers (such as Google Analytics), advertising networks, and other service providers. They may collect information about your online activity over time and across different websites.
| Third-party provider | Purpose | Cookies set |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | To gather anonymous usage statistics, e.g. how many visitors our site receives and what pages they visit. | _ga, _gid, _gat |
4. Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit our site, we display a cookie banner providing information and asking for your consent (if required). You can always change or withdraw your consent by adjusting your browser settings as described below.
Browser settings
You can enable or disable cookies using your browser settings. The method for doing this varies depending on your browser:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data…
Please note that if you block essential cookies, you may not be able to use all features of our site.
Opt-out links
If you wish to opt out of tracking by Google Analytics, you can do so here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
5. How long cookies last
Cookies placed by this website may remain on your device for various durations, depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies – These expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies – These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.
6. Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use and for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed. The “Last updated” date at the top will indicate when this policy was last changed.
