Introduction
This Cookies Policy explains how Taxworld ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on www.taxworld.co.uk and related landing pages. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
On the UK site we use strictly necessary cookies and, if you choose to accept them, analytics cookies to understand how people use the site.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They enable website functionality and security.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: required for site security, performance and account/session functionality.
- Analytics cookies: to understand how visitors use the site, where they came from, and which pages or features are most useful.
- Preference cookies: to remember your cookie choice.
3. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and remain secure.
- Cloudflare security cookies – help protect against bots, abuse and DDoS attacks.
- Session cookies – where needed to allow users to sign in to and use customer account areas.
4. Analytics and Preference Cookies
If you click Accept in our cookie banner, we may set analytics cookies from Google Analytics and StatCounter. These tools help us measure traffic, usage patterns, page performance and site improvement opportunities.
We also set a first-party cookie_consent cookie so we can remember your choice for 365 days.
5. Managing Your Cookie Choice
You can change your choice at any time by clicking Cookie Settings in the footer of the site. You can also use your browser settings to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect essential site functions.
Rejecting analytics cookies will stop them loading on future page views.
6. Cookie Retention
- Session cookies: deleted when the browser is closed.
- Cloudflare cookies: vary from a few seconds or minutes up to 30 days depending on the security function involved.
- cookie_consent: 365 days.
- Google Analytics cookies: up to 2 years.
- StatCounter cookies: up to 5 years.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. The current version will always be posted on this page.
8. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us via our online contact form.