Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences, analysing how you use our website, and enabling certain functionality.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on the apexlumen website, what types of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons:

• To ensure our website functions properly and securely
• To remember your preferences and settings
• To analyse website traffic and user behaviour
• To improve our services and user experience
• To deliver relevant advertising and measure its effectiveness
• To comply with legal requirements and user consent preferences

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable basic functionality such as page navigation, form submission, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. They remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Specific Cookies We Use

The following table provides details about the specific cookies used on our website:

Third-Party Cookies

Our website may contain content and services provided by third parties, which may set their own cookies. These third-party services include:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse how users interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website, which is then used to compile reports and help us improve our website.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads may use cookies to show you relevant advertisements based on your interests and previous interactions with our website.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display fonts on our website. Google Fonts may set cookies to optimise font delivery and performance.

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2 to respect your privacy choices and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. This technology allows us to adjust how Google services behave based on your consent preferences:

• When you consent to analytics cookies, Google Analytics functions normally
• When you consent to marketing cookies, Google Ads can use your data for personalisation
• When you decline consent, these services operate in a limited mode that respects your privacy
• Your consent preferences are automatically communicated to Google services

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-necessary cookies
• Customise your preferences for different types of cookies

Changing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clearing your browser's stored data for our website
• Using your browser's cookie management settings
• Contacting us to reset your preferences

Browser Cookie Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View which cookies are stored on your device
• Delete cookies individually or all at once
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies (though this may affect website functionality)
• Set your browser to notify you when cookies are being used

For specific instructions on managing cookies in your browser, please refer to your browser's help documentation:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Internet Explorer

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling certain types of cookies may impact your experience on our website:

• Necessary cookies: Disabling these may prevent the website from functioning properly
• Functional cookies: You may lose personalised features and preferences
• Analytics cookies: We won't be able to improve our website based on usage data
• Marketing cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

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