Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

Ice Club uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems.

• Session Management: To maintain your browsing session
• Security: To protect against cross-site request forgery and other security threats
• Form Data: To remember information you've entered in contact and enquiry forms
• Cookie Consent (Cookiebot): To remember your cookie consent preferences and choices

Cookie Consent Management (Cookiebot)

We use Cookiebot to manage cookie consent on our website. Cookiebot sets the following essential cookies:

• CookieConsent: Stores your cookie consent preferences
• CookieConsentBulkSetting: Enables cookie consent across multiple domains (if applicable)

These cookies are necessary to comply with data protection regulations and cannot be disabled. They do not track or store any personal information beyond your consent choices.

For more information about Cookiebot's privacy practices, please visit Cookiebot's Privacy Policy.

Geo-Location Cookies

We use cookies to detect your general location to help us provide relevant contact information and handle enquiries appropriately.

• Location Detection: To identify your country/region
• Contact Preferences: To direct enquiries to the appropriate team
• Service Availability: To provide information relevant to your location

Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website.

• Usage Statistics: To analyse website traffic and user behaviour
• Performance Monitoring: To identify and fix technical issues
• Website Improvement: To understand which content is most useful

Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.

Types of Cookies We Use

First-Party Cookies

Cookies set directly by Ice Club for essential functionality and to remember your preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

Cookies set by external services we use:

• Cookiebot: For managing cookie consent preferences
• Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring

Cookie Duration

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
• Analytics Cookies: Typically last up to 24 months

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner powered by Cookiebot. This banner allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customise your cookie preferences by category
• View detailed information about each cookie

You can change your cookie 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 also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Opt-Out Options

For Analytics Cookies:

• Install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on

International Users

For EU/UK Users:
We comply with GDPR and UK GDPR requirements for cookie consent and data protection.

Google Analytics Specific Information

Data Collection

Google Analytics may collect:

• Information about your device and browser
• Your IP address (anonymised)
• Pages you visit on our site
• Time spent on pages
• Referring website information

Data Usage

This information is used to:

• Understand how visitors use our website
• Improve website performance and user experience
• Identify technical issues

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please visit Google's Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. When we do, we will:

• Post the updated policy on this page
• Update the "Last Updated" date

Additional Resources

• Privacy Policy
• Cookiebot Privacy Policy
• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Cookies Policy