Cookie Policy
Last updated: 19 August 2026
This page explains the cookies Homematas uses on this website, what each one does and how long it lasts, and how to change your mind at any time. It sits alongside ourprivacy policy, which covers personal data more generally.
The short version
We set no cookies at all unless you accept them. There is no advertising cookie, no remarketing pixel and no third-party tracker on this site. The only cookies we would like to set are two Google Analytics cookies that tell us how many people visit and which pages they find useful. If you reject them, nothing is stored on your device and the site works exactly the same.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep. Some are essential for a site to function; others, like analytics cookies, are not. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations we have to ask your permission before setting anything in the second group, which is why you saw a banner on your first visit.
Strictly necessary cookies
This site sets none. It is a static website with no login, no basket and no server-side session, so there is nothing it needs to remember in order to work.
Your cookie choice itself is stored in your browser’s local storage rather than in a cookie, under the name homematas-cookie-consent. It stays on your device, is never sent to us or anyone else, and is removed when you clear your browsing data.
Analytics cookies — only if you accept
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used in aggregate: how many people come, which pages they read, roughly where in the country they are. We do not use it to identify anyone, and IP addresses are anonymised.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another so repeat visits are not counted as new people. | 2 years |
_ga_Y7W1LNM01Y | Google Analytics | Keeps track of a single visit, so a set of page views is understood as one session. | 2 years |
Neither is set until you press “Accept analytics cookies”. Until then the analytics tag runs in a consent-denied mode in which it is not permitted to write to your device. Google processes this data as our processor; you can readGoogle’s privacy policy for how they handle it.
Changing or withdrawing your choice
You can change your mind whenever you like, and withdrawing is as easy as giving permission. Use the button below to clear your stored choice and bring the banner back.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. TheInformation Commissioner’s Office publishes plain-English guidance on doing that, and is the UK regulator you can complain to if you think we have handled this badly.
Changes to this policy
If we add anything that sets a cookie, this page and the banner change in the same update. The date at the top tells you when it was last revised.