Cookie Policy

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Localmere ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully. By continuing to browse or use our website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

1. 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, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember if you've been to the website before. They can be used to store your preferences, remember what's in your shopping basket, help you navigate between pages efficiently, and generally improve your browsing experience.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies for various reasons. These include:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
Localmere_session Maintains your session state across page requests Session
Localmere_csrf Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks Session
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They help us improve our website and services.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website 2 years
_ga_[ID] Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website 2 years
_gid Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website 24 hours

Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. These cookies can share that information with other organizations or advertisers.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_fbp Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements when users are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising 3 months
_gcl_au Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency 3 months

Preference Cookies

These cookies enable the website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
Localmere_preferences Stores your preferences such as language, currency, etc. 1 year
Localmere_recently_viewed Stores information about services you've recently viewed 30 days

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements on and through the website.

Some of the third parties we may use include:

  • Google Analytics (for website analytics)
  • Google Ads (for advertising)
  • Facebook Pixel (for advertising and analytics)
  • Hotjar (for website analytics and user experience improvement)

Each of these third parties has their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

4. How to Control Cookies

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject cookies. You can also customize your cookie preferences by selecting which categories of cookies you allow.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.

Additionally, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website. For example, if you reject essential cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

5. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.

6. Cookie Consent

The UK law on cookies is derived from the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Under these regulations, we are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies.

When you first visit our website, we will ask for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences for different categories of cookies.

Your consent preferences are stored in a cookie called "cookie_consent" so that we don't have to ask you for consent every time you visit our website.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

8. Contact Us

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

  • By email: privacy@localmere.com
  • By phone: +44 113 242 5100
  • By mail: 118 North St, Leeds LS2 7PN, United Kingdom