Cookie Notice
Version 1.1 — 2026-04-27 · Last updated 27 April 2026.
This Cookie Notice explains the cookies and similar storage technologies used on bayswatertransflow.com, what they do, and how to control them. It is issued under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR Regulation 6) and the UK GDPR. It forms part of our Privacy Notice.
1. What cookies and similar technologies are
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. Cookies are how a site remembers things between page loads — for example, that you've already dismissed a banner. Some sites also use other browser-storage mechanisms (localStorage, sessionStorage) for the same purpose without strictly using a "cookie." This notice covers all of them, plus any third-party scripts we load that may set their own.
PECR requires that we obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar storage. Strictly necessary items — required for basic site functionality — are exempt from consent but still disclosed below.
2. The full inventory
The table below lists every cookie or similar storage mechanism this website uses. We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, chat widgets, advertising trackers, or any tracker beyond what appears here.
| Name / item | Category | Storage | Purpose | Duration | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bw-cookie-consent | Strictly necessary | localStorage | Records your cookie preferences so we don't show the banner on every visit, and tracks which version of this notice you consented to. | Until cleared by you | First-party |
bw-legal-disclaimer | Strictly necessary | localStorage | Records that you have acknowledged the legal disclaimer notice that appears on first visit. | Until cleared by you | First-party |
| Plausible Analytics | Optional — analytics | None (cookieless) | Aggregate page-view counts and bounce rates. Plausible does not set cookies. Unique visitors are counted via a daily-rotating, hashed signature derived from IP address and user-agent; the hash is not stored, is regenerated each day, and is treated by Plausible as personal data under UK GDPR even though it is engineered to minimise re-identifiability. | Aggregate visit counts are retained for trend analysis. The daily hashes themselves are not retained. | Third-party — Plausible Insights OÜ, Estonia |
3. How to manage your preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time:
- On this site: click Manage cookie preferences in the footer of any page. The consent banner will reopen with your current settings, and you can toggle Analytics on or off.
- In your browser: all modern browsers let you clear or block cookies and storage. Search your browser's help pages for "clear cookies" for step-by-step instructions.
Withdrawing analytics consent stops the analytics script from loading on future page views. Aggregate data already counted does not identify you and is retained per Section 2 above.
4. About strictly-necessary storage
The two functional localStorage entries above (bw-cookie-consent
and bw-legal-disclaimer) record your consent choices and the
dismissal of the legal-disclaimer banner respectively. They are essential for
the consent and disclosure mechanisms themselves to function — without them,
the banners would re-appear on every page load. They are exempt from the PECR
consent requirement under Regulation 6(4)(a) (storage strictly necessary for
the provision of an information society service explicitly requested by the
user). You can clear them through your browser's storage controls if you wish;
the banners will simply reappear on your next visit.
5. About Plausible Analytics
We chose Plausible Analytics specifically because it is engineered to minimise personal-data processing:
- It does not set any cookies.
- Visitor counting uses a salted hash of IP address and user-agent that rotates daily; the hash itself is not retained, only the aggregate counts are.
- It does not share data with any third party.
- Data is processed and stored exclusively within the EU (Estonia).
Plausible's script reads from and writes to your browser's storage area to generate the daily hashed signature, which engages PECR Regulation 6 — we therefore obtain your consent before the script loads. Aggregate counting also constitutes processing personal data under UK GDPR, for which our lawful basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a)). You can refuse and the site continues to work normally.
6. Changes to this notice
We bump the version string at the top of this page whenever we add, change, or remove a cookie or tracker. Significant updates trigger the cookie banner to reappear so you can review and re-consent.
7. Contact
For questions about cookies or this notice, contact our Compliance Officer at compliance@bayswatertransflow.com.