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Cookie Policy
A plain-language explanation of every cookie and storage technology used on acroniq.co.uk.
Effective date: 9 April 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, to remember your preferences, and to give site operators basic information about how their site is being used.
Cookies can be session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a fixed period or until you delete them. They can be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services operating on that website (third-party cookies).
In addition to cookies, some websites use localStorage — a browser storage mechanism that works similarly but stores data locally without transmitting it to a server. We use localStorage for one specific purpose, described in Section 3.
This policy covers acroniq.co.uk only, operated by AcronIQ Limited (Company No. SC882057), 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN. It does not cover cookies or storage set by AcronIQ product subdomains (such as prism.acroniq.co.uk), which have their own separate disclosures.
2. Cookies We Use
We keep our cookie usage minimal and purposeful. The tables below describe every cookie set on this website, grouped by category. We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing cookies, or cross-site tracking technologies of any kind.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality. Under PECR (the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations), strictly necessary cookies do not require your prior consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Keeps you authenticated during your session so you do not need to log in again on each page load. Contains a random session token with no personally identifiable content. | Session (expires on browser close) |
| cf_clearance | Set by Cloudflare after a visitor passes a security challenge (such as a CAPTCHA or browser verification). Prevents the same challenge appearing repeatedly from legitimate users. Required for the website to remain accessible. | 1 year |
| __cf_bm | Set by Cloudflare's Bot Management system to distinguish human visitors from automated bots, protecting the website against credential stuffing, scraping, and denial-of-service attacks. | 30 minutes |
Analytics Cookies
We use one analytics technology to understand overall traffic patterns and improve the website. It does not use cookies and does not personally identify you.
| Cookie / Technology | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics beacon) | Cookieless, privacy-first analytics that records aggregated page views, referrer domains, and approximate geographic region. No IP address is stored. No cross-site tracking. Data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual visitors. Used solely to understand which pages are popular and how visitors find the site. | 12 months (aggregated data retained) |
Cloudflare Web Analytics is operated under Cloudflare's privacy policy at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
No advertising or tracking cookies
We do not use Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, or any other advertising, remarketing, interest-based targeting, or cross-site tracking technology. We do not sell, share, or rent browsing data with any advertising network or data broker.
3. LocalStorage
We use your browser's localStorage to store your cookie-consent preference. This key is called cookie_consent and contains only the string “accepted” or “dismissed”. It is never transmitted to our servers and does not contain any personally identifiable information.
The purpose of this key is simply to prevent the cookie notice from reappearing on every visit once you have made a choice. It has no other function.
You can remove it at any time: in Chrome or Edge, open DevTools (F12) → Application → Local Storage → acroniq.co.uk → right-click cookie_consent → Delete. The consent notice will reappear on your next visit.
4. Your Cookie Choices
You have several ways to control cookies on this website. Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent the website from functioning correctly.
Cookie notice
When you first visit acroniq.co.uk, a cookie notice is displayed. You may accept or dismiss it. Your choice is stored in localStorage (as described in Section 3) and remembered for future visits on the same browser. You can change your preference by clearing the localStorage key described above, which will cause the notice to reappear.
Browser settings
All modern browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies through their settings menus. You can also set your browser to alert you each time a cookie is placed. Instructions for the most common browsers:
Disabling essential cookies
If you block or delete essential cookies (such as session_id or Cloudflare's security cookies), certain features of the website — including authentication and security protections — will not function correctly. We do not recommend blocking essential cookies.
5. Third-Party Cookies
The only third-party cookies present on this website are those set by Cloudflare as part of its security and network infrastructure services. These are:
cf_clearance— security challenge clearance token (1 year)__cf_bm— bot management token (30 minutes)
These cookies are necessary for Cloudflare to protect the website from automated abuse. They do not track you across other websites and are not used for advertising. Cloudflare's full privacy policy is available at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change the cookies or storage technologies we use, or when legal or regulatory requirements change. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated whenever material changes are made.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. If you continue to use acroniq.co.uk after an update, you are accepting the updated policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, or wish to exercise any rights under UK GDPR in relation to data collected through cookies, please contact:
- AcronIQ Limited (Company No. SC882057)
- 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN
- hello@acroniq.co.uk
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk. For our full Privacy Policy including your UK GDPR rights, visit acroniq.co.uk/legal/privacy.