Matthews Painters
Effective date: 26 October 2026

1. Introduction

Matthews Painters respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information when you visit our website.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how they may be used on our website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

Our website is hosted by Squarespace, which provides the platform and technical services used to operate our website.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal information.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

They help websites function correctly, remember your preferences and, where enabled, provide information about how visitors use the website.

Some cookies are essential for a website to operate securely, while others are used to analyse website traffic or support additional features.

3. How We Use Cookies

Our website is hosted on Squarespace. Depending on the website features enabled and your cookie preferences, cookies or similar technologies may be used for the following purposes.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, maintain security and provide essential technical features.

They may help the website operate reliably and remember certain settings, including your cookie preferences.

Essential cookies do not require consent where they meet the legal exemption for strictly necessary cookies.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

If enabled and permitted by your cookie preferences, analytics cookies may collect information about how visitors use our website.

This may include:

• The number of visitors to our website.

• Which pages visitors view.

• How visitors arrive at our website.

• How visitors interact with website content.

• General information about website performance.

We may use Squarespace Analytics to help us understand website traffic and improve the information and services we provide.

These cookies will only be used where the necessary consent has been obtained.

Functional Cookies

Some cookies may support additional website features or remember choices you make when visiting our website.

The availability and purpose of these cookies depend on the features and integrations enabled on our website.

Where consent is legally required, these cookies will only be used after you have given your permission.

Third-Party Cookies

Certain website features or services provided by third parties may use their own cookies or similar technologies.

The cookies used will depend on which third-party services, if any, are active on our website.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own use of cookies and personal information, subject to applicable law.

We do not claim that all third-party cookies are controlled by Matthews Painters or that every third-party service is blocked by the Squarespace cookie banner.

4. Your Cookie Choices

When you visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to manage your preferences.

Where available, you can choose to:

• Accept non-essential cookies.

• Reject non-essential cookies.

• Manage your cookie preferences.

Strictly necessary cookies may still operate because they are required for the website to function.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie preference controls provided on our website, where available.

Rejecting non-essential cookies will not prevent you from viewing our website, although certain optional features may not work as intended.

5. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

You can also manage cookies through your internet browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies. You may also be able to configure your browser to notify you when cookies are being stored.

Please be aware that blocking all cookies may affect the operation of some websites, including certain features of ours.

Changing your browser settings does not necessarily withdraw consent previously given through our website's cookie banner. Where possible, please use the website's cookie preference controls to change your consent.

6. How Long Do Cookies Last?

Cookies may be temporary or persistent.

• Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser.

• Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

The duration of individual cookies depends on their purpose and the service placing them.

We do not provide a fixed list of cookie names or expiry periods in this policy because these can vary depending on Squarespace's services, website settings and any third-party integrations in use.

7. Personal Information and Privacy

Some cookies and similar technologies may collect information that relates to your device or your use of our website.

Where such information constitutes personal data, we will handle it in accordance with applicable UK data protection law.

For further information about how we process personal information, including information submitted through our website's contact forms, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the cookies and technologies we use, or applicable legal requirements.

Any changes will be published on this page, together with an updated effective date where appropriate.

We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

9. Contact Matthews Painters

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact Matthews Painters using the contact details provided on our website.

Matthews Painters
Scotland, United Kingdom