Cookies Policy

Last updated: 9 April 2026

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They serve various purposes, from remembering your preferences to helping us understand how visitors use our website.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

How We Use Cookies

Frosty Pine uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website, understand how visitors interact with our content, and improve our services. We use different types of cookies for different purposes, as outlined below.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

Examples of essential cookies we use:

Cookie consent: Remembers your cookie preferences so we don't ask repeatedly
Session management: Keeps you signed in during your visit if you've accessed any secure areas
Security: Helps detect and prevent security risks

Duration: Most essential cookies are session cookies that expire when you close your browser. Some, like cookie consent preferences, persist for up to one year.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve how our website works and provide better content.

Information collected includes:

Pages visited and time spent on each page
How you arrived at our website
What links you clicked
General geographic location (country or city level, not precise)
Device type and browser information

Duration: Analytics cookies typically expire after two years.

Your choice: You can opt out of analytics cookies through our cookie preference centre without affecting your ability to use the website.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences or choices you've made.

Examples include:

Remembering your preferred language or region
Storing preferences for how content is displayed
Remembering whether you've seen certain notifications

Duration: Functionality cookies typically expire after one year.

Cookies We Do NOT Use

To be transparent about our practices, here's what we don't do:

No advertising cookies: We don't use cookies to track you across other websites for advertising purposes
No social media tracking: We don't embed social media tracking pixels or cookies
No third-party marketing: We don't allow third-party advertising networks to place cookies on our site
No selling of data: We never sell cookie data or any personal information to third parties

Specific Cookies Used

Below is a detailed list of the cookies our website uses:

Essential Cookies

Analytics Cookies

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Through Our Website

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button in the footer of any page. This allows you to:

Accept all cookies
Accept only essential cookies
Customise which categories of cookies you accept

Your choices will be saved and applied across your future visits.

Through Your Browser

All modern browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Block all cookies
Accept cookies only from sites you trust
Delete existing cookies
Receive notifications before cookies are placed

Browser-Specific Instructions

Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data

Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data

Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

For detailed instructions, search for "cookies" in your browser's help section.

Impact of Blocking Cookies

If you choose to block all cookies or only allow essential cookies:

The website will still function for basic browsing
You may need to reset preferences each time you visit
Some functionality may be limited
We won't be able to remember your cookie preferences, so the banner may appear each time

Blocking essential cookies may prevent certain parts of the website from working properly.

Third-Party Cookies

We minimise the use of third-party cookies. Any third-party services we use are carefully selected and configured to respect your privacy.

Analytics Providers

We use privacy-focused analytics tools that:

Don't track you across other websites
Don't create detailed user profiles
Anonymise IP addresses
Don't share data with advertising networks

Data collected through analytics is used solely to improve our website and services.

Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as:

Local Storage

HTML5 local storage allows us to store small amounts of data locally on your device. We use this for:

Remembering your cookie preferences as a backup to cookies
Storing temporary data to improve performance

Local storage data remains until explicitly cleared through your browser settings.

Session Storage

Similar to local storage but automatically cleared when you close your browser tab. Used for temporary session data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookies policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us About Cookies

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

Email: [email protected]
Post: Frosty Pine, 42 Woodland Avenue, Birmingham, B15 3QR, United Kingdom

Further Information

For more information about cookies and how they work, you can visit:

All About Cookies: allaboutcookies.org
Information Commissioner's Office: ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies

For information about how we handle your personal data more broadly, please see our Privacy Policy and GDPR information.