Cookie Policy

Last updated: 10 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how TIDE Consultancy (“TIDE”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

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

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can be used for a number of purposes, including enabling websites to function correctly, remembering your preferences and helping website owners understand how visitors use their websites.

Some cookies are necessary for a website to operate, while others are optional and will only be used with your consent.

How we use cookies

We use cookies on our website to:

• Ensure the website functions correctly and securely.
• Remember your cookie preferences.
• Understand how visitors use and interact with our website.
• Monitor website performance and help us improve the experience for visitors.

Where cookies are not strictly necessary for the operation of the website, we will ask for your consent before they are used.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies are required for the basic operation of our website and cannot generally be disabled through our cookie settings.

These cookies may be used for purposes such as website security, maintaining essential functionality and remembering the cookie choices you have made.

Our website uses the GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin by Moove Agency to manage cookie preferences. This allows us to remember whether you have accepted or rejected different categories of cookies.

These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary for providing the website or remembering the privacy choices you have requested.

Analytics cookies

With your consent, we may use analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use our website.

We use Google Analytics to collect information about website usage, such as:

• The number of visitors to the website.
• Which pages are visited.
• How visitors navigate through the website.
• How long visitors spend on particular pages.
• The type of device and browser being used.
• The general source through which visitors arrived at the website.

This information helps us understand how our website is performing and identify areas that could be improved.

Analytics cookies are considered non-essential and will only be used where you have provided the appropriate consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings available on our website.

Third-party cookies

Some services used by our website may be provided by third parties. Where these services use cookies or similar technologies, they may place cookies on your device when the relevant service is enabled.

This may include services used for website analytics or embedded third-party content.

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be enabled after you have provided consent.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own cookies and the information they process. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy and cookie policies for further information.

How long do cookies last?

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type of cookie being used.

Session cookies are temporary and are generally removed when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them manually.

The duration of individual cookies may vary depending on the service responsible for setting them.

Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie notice allowing you to manage your preferences.

You can choose whether to allow optional cookies and can change your preferences at any time by reopening the cookie settings on our website.

You can also control or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please be aware that blocking certain necessary cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website and to improve its content, structure and performance.

Google Analytics may process information about your use of our website. Analytics tracking will only be enabled where the appropriate consent has been provided.

Further information about how Google handles information can be found within Google’s Privacy Policy.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

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

Any updated version will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be amended accordingly.

Contact us

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

TIDE Consultancy
Email: office@tideconsultancy.com

For further information about how we collect, use and protect personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.