COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: October 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Harris Rentals (?we?, ?us?, ?our?) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It forms part of our legal obligations under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR, as well as good practice required for UK websites.

By law, we must:

We take our website compliance seriously as part of our broader website governance obligations, which include security, privacy, and mandatory legal disclosures.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember your settings, improve performance, and in some cases provide anonymous analytics or marketing insights. We also use technologies similar to cookies, including tracking pixels, tags, local storage, and analytics scripts.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (No consent required)

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website e.g., enabling security, navigation, load?balancing, cookie?banner functionality, or session management.

Examples include:

B. Performance & Analytics Cookies (Consent required)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, for example:

They help improve our online services. Analytics cookies will not run unless you consent through the cookie banner. Under PECR, analytics cookies are treated as non?essential unless falling under a narrow exemption, and our organisation follows the strict?consent model referenced in our website compliance documents.

C. Functional Cookies (Consent required)

Functional cookies enhance your experience, such as:

They are optional and disabled by default unless you choose otherwise.

D. Advertising & Targeting Cookies (Consent required)

We may partner with third?party platforms to deliver relevant adverts or measure campaign effectiveness.

These cookies:

We will never set these cookies without your explicit consent.

4. Third?Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties such as analytics providers or embedded services.

Examples may include:

Where third?party cookies are used, you will see them listed in the cookie banner before you consent.

5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Our use of cookies is governed by:

Our internal website compliance requirements identify cookie policies and consent banners as mandatory components of our websites.

6. How We Obtain Your Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that:

We do not:

7. How You Can Manage or Withdraw Consent

You may change your cookie preferences at any time by:

Removing or blocking cookies may affect some site features.

8. Data Collected via Cookies

Depending on your consent choices, cookies may collect:

Any personal data collected via cookies is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice and the data protection principles we apply internally.

9. Retention of Cookie Data

Cookie lifetimes vary depending on their function:

Retention periods for each cookie type can be found in the full cookie list displayed in the cookie banner.

10. Website Security and Cookies

As part of our internal website governance, we maintain strong website security controls including HTTPS encryption, access controls, and monitoring.

Some security cookies may be strictly necessary to:

These do not require consent.

11. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We review our cookie practices regularly to ensure ongoing compliance with:

We recommend checking this policy periodically for updates.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, you may contact info@harrisrentals.co.uk.