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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 3 December 2025

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how StoneofScot.land (“we”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.stoneofscot.land.

It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use personal data.

By clicking “Accept” on our cookie banner, or adjusting your preferences there, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy, to the extent required by law.


2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions.

Similar technologies include pixels, tags, local storage and scripts. In this policy, we refer to all of these as “cookies”.


3. Why we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • make our website work properly and keep it secure;

  • remember certain choices you make;

  • understand how visitors use our website (in order to improve it);

  • support payment and booking functionality.

Some cookies are placed directly by us (“first-party cookies”). Others may be placed by third parties (for example, payment providers), subject to their own privacy and cookie policies. Cookies are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current activity on our website (the pages you have visited), your language and country, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.


4. Cookies used on our website

Here is an overview of the cookies that may be stored on your device when you visit our website:

Category of Cookie Purpose Examples

Session & Security
(essential)

Authenticate users, protect user data and allow the website to deliver the services users expects, such as maintaining the content of their cart, or allowing file uploads.

The website will not work properly if you reject or discard those cookies.

 session_id (Odoo)

Preferences
(essential)

Remember information about the preferred look or behavior of the website, such as your preferred language or region.

Your experience may be degraded if you discard those cookies, but the website will still work.

 frontend_lang (Odoo)
Interaction History
(optional)

Used to collect information about your interactions with the website, the pages you've seen, and any specific marketing campaign that brought you to the website.

We may not be able to provide the best service to you if you reject those cookies, but the website will work.

 im_livechat_previous_operator (Odoo)
utm_campaign (Odoo)
utm_source (Odoo)
utm_medium (Odoo)

Advertising & Marketing
(optional)

Used to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers, such as providing more relevant ads when you visit other websites that display ads or to improve reporting on ad campaign performance.

Note that some third-party services may install additional cookies on your browser in order to identify you.

You may opt-out of a third-party's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. The website will still work if you reject or discard those cookies.

__gads (Google)
__gac (Google)

Analytics
(optional)

Understand how visitors engage with our website, via Google Analytics. Learn more about Analytics cookies and privacy information.

The website will still work if you reject or discard those cookies.

 _ga (Google)
_gat (Google)
_gid (Google)
_gac_* (Google)


5. Managing your cookies

5.1 Through our cookie banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner. Through this banner you can:

  • accept all cookies;

  • reject non-essential cookies;

  • customise your preferences by cookie category.

You can change your preferences at any time by revisiting the cookie banner or settings link (if available on the site).

5.2 Through your browser settings

Most web browsers allow you to:

  • view which cookies are stored on your device;

  • delete cookies;

  • block cookies from specific sites;

  • block all cookies.

How you do this depends on the browser you use (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.). Please refer to your browser’s help pages for more information.

Be aware that blocking all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may cause parts of our website to stop working properly. 

We do not currently support Do Not Track signals, as there is no industry standard for compliance.


6. Relationship with the Privacy Policy

Cookies may involve the processing of personal data (such as IP addresses or online identifiers). For more information about how we process personal data, including your rights as a data subject, please see our Privacy Policy.


7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we add new cookies or change how we use them. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.

Significant changes may be highlighted on our website or communicated through the cookie banner.


8. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, you can contact us at: