Cookie Policy

Last updated: 25 October 2026

About this policy

This policy explains cookies and similar technologies on www.smart-shine.co.uk, operated by Smartshine Cleaning Ltd. Contact info@smart-shine.co.uk or 020 3576 6385 with questions. Our Privacy Policy explains how we use personal information.

What cookies do

Cookies are small files stored on your device. Similar technologies include local storage. They can help a website work, remember your choices and measure visits. A session cookie normally expires when you close your browser; a persistent cookie remains for a specified period unless deleted sooner.

Necessary cookies and preferences

Squarespace, our website provider, uses functional and security technologies where needed to operate the site. Cookie preference records remember your decision. Squarespace documents ss_performancecookiesAllowed and ss_marketingcookiesAllowed as lasting 30 days. The precise necessary technologies depend on the features you use.

Spam protection

Our enquiry form uses Google reCAPTCHA for security and abuse prevention. Google documents _GRECAPTCHA as a necessary cookie used when reCAPTCHA performs risk analysis. Other security storage may depend on the implementation and your browser. Google explains its processing at https://policies.google.com/privacy and its reCAPTCHA cookie at https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/faq.

Optional analytics cookies

With your permission, Squarespace analytics cookies help us understand visits and improve the website. Our Squarespace settings restrict non-essential cookies until you accept the relevant category. Rejecting optional cookies does not prevent you from viewing our services or sending an enquiry.

Squarespace lists the following analytics cookies:

ss_cid — distinguishes visitors and sessions — two years.

ss_cpvisit — distinguishes visitors and sessions — two years.

ss_cvisit — distinguishes visitors and sessions — 30 minutes.

ss_cvr — distinguishes visitors and sessions — two years.

ss_cvt — distinguishes visitors and sessions — 30 minutes.

These are provider-published lifetimes; cookies may be removed earlier by your browser or your choices. A returning visit may renew a cookie’s expiry. Not every cookie is set on every visit.

Your choices

Choose “Accept all”, “Decline all” or “Manage cookies” in our banner. Decline all rejects optional cookies. Use “Cookie Preferences” on the website to review or withdraw your choice at any time. Necessary cookies remain available to support the site. You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings; doing so may affect website features. Clearing preference cookies may cause the banner to reappear.

Other websites and services

Our website links to services including Google and Instagram. Following a link takes you to another service, where its own privacy and cookie arrangements apply. A link is different from an embedded service running on our pages. Any additional tracking or embedded services must be assessed and this policy updated when the website changes.

For Squarespace’s current cookie descriptions and lifetimes, see https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507-The-cookies-Squarespace-uses.

Updates

We may update this policy when our website or cookie arrangements change. Please also read our Privacy Policy at https://www.smart-shine.co.uk/privacy-policy.