Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owner.

Similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, local storage, and session storage may also be used and are referred to collectively as "cookies" in this policy.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorise our cookies into four types:

• Essential cookies — necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Functional cookies — enable enhanced functionality and personalisation
• Third-party cookies — set by external services we use on our site

3. Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include:

• Session cookies — maintain your session as you navigate between pages
• Security cookies — detect and prevent security threats such as CSRF attacks
• Cookie consent cookies — remember your cookie preferences

These cookies do not require your consent under PECR as they are strictly necessary for service delivery.

4. Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use analytics cookies to understand how our website is used and to improve the user experience. These cookies collect anonymous data about:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• How you arrived at our website (search engine, direct link, etc.)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• General geographic location (country/region level only)

We use Google Analytics (GA4) for this purpose. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics using the browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. Functional Cookies

With your consent, functional cookies enable personalised features such as:

• Remembering your language or region preferences
• Storing your display preferences (e.g., font size)
• Enabling embedded content and media to function correctly

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some content or functionality on our site is provided by third parties who may set their own cookies. These include:

• Apple App Store — used when linking to the Nextdoor app download page
• Google Fonts — used to load web fonts from Google's CDN
• Font Awesome CDN — used for icon delivery

We have no control over these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of these providers for more information.

7. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options to control or limit how cookies are used:

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies via their settings menu. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy
• Firefox: Options → Privacy and Security
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, Search, and Services

Opt-Out Tools

• Google Analytics opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Your Online Choices (EU/UK ad opt-out): youronlinechoices.eu
• ICO guidance on cookies: ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. We will notify you of significant changes by displaying a prominent notice on our website or by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected].