Cookie policy

The short version

This website does not install advertising, analytics or social media tracking cookies. Nothing is used to follow you around other websites or to build a profile of you.

There is one optional technology: the Google map on the contact page. It is not loaded unless you accept optional content, and you can refuse it without losing access to anything else on the site.

What is stored, and why

• Cookie choice — stored in your browser’s local storage under the name southrend-cookie-choice. It remembers whether you accepted or refused optional embedded content so that we do not ask you on every page. It is set by this website (first party), is strictly necessary for that purpose, contains no personal information, and stays in your browser until you clear it or change your choice.
• Website platform — the platform that serves and secures this site may use strictly necessary technical storage to deliver pages and protect the site from abuse. It is not used for advertising or tracking across other websites.
• Enquiry form — the form does not use cookies. Details you submit are stored in our enquiry records as described in the privacy policy.

Optional embedded content

Google Maps — the contact page includes a map so you can find the address. The map is loaded from Google only after you allow optional content, either through the cookie banner or by pressing the button in the map area. Once loaded, Google may set cookies on its own domains and receives your IP address and information about your browser. Google controls those cookies and how long they last; its own privacy and cookie notices explain them.

Category: optional. Off until you accept. Refusing it does not affect anything else on the site — the address and a “load the map” button remain available.

Third-party requests that are not cookies

The typefaces on this site are loaded from Google Fonts, which means your browser contacts Google’s servers to fetch them and Google receives your IP address. This does not set cookies and cannot be switched off without changing how the site looks.

How to accept, refuse or change your choice

The first time you visit, a banner explains the choices and lets you accept or refuse optional content. Both options are equally easy, and nothing optional loads until you accept.

You can change your mind at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page, which reopens the choice. You can also clear or block storage in your browser settings; blocking the choice record means we will ask you again on your next visit.

Changes to this page

This page was last updated in November 2026. If the technologies used on the site change, this page will be updated to match.