Cookies Policy

Last updated: August 2025

At Vale Farm Cottages, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under UK data protection law.

This Cookies Policy explains how Vale Farm, Wales ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined below.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They help us improve your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and providing anonymised tracking data.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies – Required for the basic functioning of our website (e.g. navigation, security).
Performance & Analytics Cookies – We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website, improve user experience, and track general website performance. These cookies collect anonymised information such as pages visited, time on site, and referring websites.
Future Marketing Cookies – At present, we do not use cookies for marketing or email campaigns. However, if we introduce mailing lists or email marketing in the future, additional cookies may be used to tailor content and measure engagement.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be set by third-party providers (such as Google Analytics). These are governed by the privacy policies of those providers.
You can learn more about Google’s use of cookies here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View cookies stored on your device,
Delete cookies,
Block cookies from specific websites,
Block all cookies.

Please note: blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

5. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our business practices. Updates will be published on this page with a revised “last updated” date.

6. Contact us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at:

Vale Farm Cottages
staying@valefarmcottages.co.uk
Vale Farm Cottages, Lower Chapel, Brecon, Powys,  LD3 9RE