Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to website owners, and enhance your browsing experience.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted or expired) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser). They can also be "first-party" (set by the website you're visiting) or "third-party" (set by other websites).

IronHaven uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide and improve our services, understand how our website is used, and deliver personalised content and advertisements.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

• Essential functionality: To enable basic website features and security
• Performance analysis: To understand how visitors use our website and identify areas for improvement
• Personalisation: To remember your preferences and provide a customised experience
• Marketing and advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
• User experience: To enhance your browsing experience and provide relevant content

All non-essential cookies require your consent before being placed on your device, which you can provide or withdraw through our cookie consent banner.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions.

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to gather insights about website usage, popular pages, and user behaviour patterns.

3. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your language preferences, login details, and other customisations you've made to the website.

4. Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and limit the number of times you see an advertisement. We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms that may set these cookies.

Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website:

Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services from third-party providers that may set their own cookies. These include:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics sets cookies to collect information about your visit, including pages viewed, time spent on the site, and how you arrived at the site. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve the website. The information is collected anonymously and does not identify individual users.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google may set cookies to show you relevant advertisements on other websites and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies may track your browsing behaviour across multiple websites.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display custom fonts on our website. When you visit our site, Google may collect information about your visit to improve their font delivery service.

For more information about how these third parties use cookies, please refer to their respective privacy policies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site.

Browser Settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear all cookies when you close the browser
• Receive notifications when cookies are set

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your user experience.

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of specific third-party tracking:

• Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads: Google Ad Settings
• General advertising: Your Online Choices

Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences while still providing basic analytics and advertising functionality. When you decline certain types of cookies, Google's services adjust their behaviour accordingly:

• Analytics data is collected in a privacy-preserving manner without using cookies
• Advertising features are disabled or use privacy-safe alternatives
• Conversion tracking uses aggregated, anonymised data
• Remarketing features are disabled when consent is not provided

This ensures that your privacy preferences are respected while still allowing us to understand general website performance and improve our services.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can browse our website with cookies disabled, some features may not work properly:

• Your preferences and settings may not be remembered
• Some interactive features may not function correctly
• We may not be able to provide personalised content
• Analytics data will be limited, affecting our ability to improve the website
• You may see less relevant advertisements on other websites

Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for basic website functionality and security.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our use of cookies. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice on our website.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and related technologies.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: