What Are Cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
Legal Framework and Basis
The use of cookies on this website is governed by applicable data protection and electronic communications legislation. As an organisation established in the United Kingdom, our primary legal framework is as follows.
Applicable Legislation
If you are accessing this website from the United Kingdom, the following legislation applies:
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), as amended — the UK implementation of the EU ePrivacy Directive, which requires us to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device, or accessing information already stored on it.
- UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), as retained in domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 — which governs the lawful processing of any personal data collected via cookies or similar technologies.
- Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) — which supplements the UK GDPR with additional domestic provisions.
- Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUAA 2025) — which introduced further amendments to PECR, including significantly enhanced enforcement powers aligned with UK GDPR penalty levels.
If you are accessing this website from within the European Union or European Economic Area, the following legislation also applies:
- Directive 2009/136/EC (ePrivacy Directive), as implemented into national law in your country of residence.
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) — governing the lawful processing of personal data of EU residents, regardless of where the processing organisation is established.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data via Cookies
Some cookies used on this website involve the processing of personal data. Where this is the case, we rely on the following legal bases under Article 6 of the UK GDPR (and, where applicable, the EU GDPR):
Strictly Necessary cookies are processed on the basis of legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR / EU GDPR), specifically our legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website, and where applicable on the basis of contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) where a cookie is required to deliver a service you have explicitly requested. These cookies are also exempt from the PECR consent requirement as they are technically essential to provide the service.
Functional cookies are processed on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR / EU GDPR), provided through our Cookie Consent Manager when you first visit this website.
How Do We Use Cookies?
Our website uses first-party cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly. These do not collect any personally identifiable data about website visitors.
We also use a limited number of third-party functional cookies provided by Google’s reCAPTCHA service, which help us protect interactive elements of the website (such as contact forms) against automated spam and abuse. These cookies are only placed with your prior consent.
We do not currently use analytics or marketing cookies.
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as managing your consent preferences and supporting the secure operation of the website administration. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data about regular website visitors.
Important note on WordPress admin cookies: The cookies marked wordpress_*, wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpressuser_*, wordpresspass_*, wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-*, and wp-postpass_* are only ever set for authenticated administrators or editors accessing the WordPress backend. They are not set for regular website visitors.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help protect the website against automated spam and abuse through Google’s reCAPTCHA service. These cookies are only placed with your explicit prior consent, which you may provide, refuse, or withdraw at any time.
Third-party data controller: Google acts as an independent data controller for data processed via reCAPTCHA. Data collected through these cookies may be transferred outside the UK/EEA. Google relies on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and, for UK transfers, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) as the applicable transfer mechanism. For full details, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Note on rc::a duration: This cookie never expires. This is determined by Google’s reCAPTCHA service and cannot be altered by us. You may delete it at any time via your browser settings or by withdrawing your consent through our Cookie Consent Manager.
Consent Preferences
Users may withdraw or modify their consent preferences at any time by clicking the ‘Consent Preferences’ button available on this website. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Please note that withdrawing consent for functional cookies (reCAPTCHA) may affect the availability of certain features such as contact forms.
Browser Settings
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers:
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Reelev&C International Ltd
19 Queen Elizabeth Street (The Circle), London, SE1 2JE, United Kingdom
Email: legal@reelev.com
For full details of how we process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.