Cookie Policy Virtual Assistant Engeland

This Cookie Policy explains how Virtual Assistant Engeland uses cookies and similar technologies on https://virtualassistantengland.uk.

We use cookies and similar technologies to ensure https://virtualassistantengland.uk functions properly, to understand how visitors use the website, and to improve our content and services.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, settings, or how you interact with the website.

Similar technologies, such as local storage, pixels, and device identifiers, may also be used for similar purposes.

2. Which cookies do we use?

Virtual Assistant Engeland only uses a limited number of cookies and tracking technologies.

We use:

  • Essential cookies, where necessary for the website to function properly

  • Analytics cookies through Google Analytics 4

  • Google Search Console for search performance insights

We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing cookies, social media tracking pixels, or behavioural profiling tools unless this is clearly stated elsewhere on https://virtualassistantengland.uk.

3. Essential cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for the basic operation of https://virtualassistantengland.uk. These cookies may be used for security, page loading, form handling, cookie preference storage, or other technical functions.

These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary for the website to function.

4. Google Analytics 4

Virtual Assistant Engeland uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use https://virtualassistantengland.uk.

Google Analytics 4 may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on the website

  • Device type

  • Browser type

  • General location based on IP address

  • Referring website or source

  • Interactions with pages and forms

  • Technical website performance data

This information helps us understand which pages are useful, how visitors find https://virtualassistantengland.uk, and how we can improve the website.

Google may use cookies and similar technologies for analytics purposes. Google explains that cookies are small pieces of text used to remember information about a visit and to make services more useful.

Where required by law, Google Analytics cookies are only placed after you have given consent through the cookie banner or cookie settings on https://virtualassistantengland.uk.

5. Google Search Console

Virtual Assistant Engeland uses Google Search Console to understand how https://virtualassistantengland.uk performs in Google Search.

Google Search Console helps us view information such as:

  • Search queries that lead users to https://virtualassistantengland.uk

  • Clicks from Google Search

  • Impressions in Google Search

  • Average search positions

  • Indexing status

  • Technical search issues

Google Search Console does not normally place cookies on https://virtualassistantengland.uk and does not track visitors in the same way as Google Analytics. It provides website owners with search performance data from Google Search.

6. Why we use cookies and analytics

We use cookies and analytics tools for the following purposes:

  • To ensure https://virtualassistantengland.uk functions properly

  • To understand how visitors use the website

  • To improve website content and structure

  • To measure website performance

  • To detect technical issues

  • To improve visibility in search engines

  • To make our services and information more relevant to visitors

Where required, https://virtualassistantengland.uk will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies, such as analytics cookies.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie banner or cookie settings on https://virtualassistantengland.uk, where available.

You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect how https://virtualassistantengland.uk functions.

8. Third-party cookies

Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed by third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics.

These third parties may process data in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing Google's own privacy and cookie information for further details about how Google uses cookies and similar technologies.

Virtual Assistant Engeland may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be published on https://virtualassistantengland.uk.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy regularly.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about how Virtual Assistant Engeland uses cookies, you may contact us through the contact options provided on https://virtualassistantengland.uk.