Cookie policy

1. About this policy

This policy explains how Accessible Trades uses cookies and similar browser-storage technologies when you use the service.

Accessible Trades is designed to help people discover companies that may provide accessible home adaptation services. Some browser storage is required for the website to function, while optional analytics cookies are used only when you give permission.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser when you visit a website. They can remember information between pages or visits.

Similar technologies, including local storage, can also retain information in your browser. In this policy, references to cookies include these similar technologies where appropriate.

Cookies can be set directly by Accessible Trades or by another service used by the website. They may be temporary, lasting only for a browsing session, or persistent, remaining until they expire or are removed.

3. Cookies and storage we use

Accessible Trades currently uses two categories of browser storage:

• Necessary storage supports essential website behaviour and remembers your cookie choice.
• Analytics cookies help us understand how people use the service, but are used only after you provide consent.

4. Necessary storage

Necessary storage supports functions that are required for the service to operate or to remember a choice you have made.

Accessible Trades stores your cookie preference in your browser so that the consent banner does not appear every time you move between pages.

Necessary storage does not measure your use of the service or create an advertising profile.

5. Analytics cookies

When you accept analytics, Accessible Trades uses Google Analytics 4, also called GA4, to understand how the service is used.

Analytics may help us understand:

• which pages and features are used;
• how users move through the search journey;
• whether errors or usability problems occur;
• which devices, screen sizes and browsers are commonly used;
• whether changes improve completion and engagement.

Google Analytics is not loaded until you accept analytics cookies. If you reject them, the Google Analytics script remains blocked.

6. Your cookie choices

When you first visit Accessible Trades, the cookie banner provides three options:

• Accept analytics allows Google Analytics to load and set analytics cookies.
• Reject non-essential keeps analytics disabled.
• Manage preferences lets you review the available cookie categories before saving your choice.

Necessary storage remains active because it is required to remember your preference and support essential service behaviour.

7. Managing or withdrawing consent

You can review or change your analytics preference at any time from this page.

If you withdraw analytics consent, Accessible Trades stops sending future analytics events and attempts to remove analytics cookies associated with the current website.

You can also remove cookies and local storage through your browser settings. The exact steps depend on the browser and device you use.

• Blocking all browser storage may prevent the site from remembering your cookie choice.
• Clearing browser storage may cause the cookie banner to appear again.
• Browser privacy features may limit or remove analytics cookies automatically.

8. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when Accessible Trades changes its use of cookies, introduces another service or changes how analytics is configured.

The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated. Where a change materially affects your choices, the stored consent version may be updated so that you are asked to review your preference again.