Cookie Policy

Last Updated: August 25, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us improve our website and deliver a better, more personalized service.

2. How We Use Cookies

Opal Drift uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your browsing experience:

  • Essential Website Functionality: To ensure our website works properly
  • User Preferences: To remember your cookie preferences and settings
  • Website Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website (only with your consent)
  • Marketing and Advertising: To provide relevant content and advertisements (only with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
opal_drift_cookie_preferences Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
opal_drift_session Maintains session state and security Session

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are most popular and how users navigate through the site. This information helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
opal_drift_analytics Tracks website usage and performance 14 months

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
opal_drift_marketing Enables targeted marketing and advertising 1 year

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We use reputable third-party services to help us analyze website traffic and improve user experience. These services may set their own cookies:

  • Google Analytics: Used to analyze website traffic and user behavior (only with your consent)
  • Social Media Platforms: May set cookies when you interact with social media content
  • Marketing Platforms: May set cookies for targeted advertising (only with your consent)

Please note that we do not control these third-party cookies. For more information about third-party cookies, please refer to the respective third party's privacy policy.

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either:

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

The duration of each cookie depends on its purpose:

  • Necessary cookies: Session to 1 year
  • Analytics cookies: Up to 14 months
  • Marketing cookies: Up to 1 year

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

6.1 Our Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Accept only necessary cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences

Update Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button below:

6.2 Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Delete individual cookies or all cookies
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies
  • Get notified when a cookie is set

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit.

7. Browser-Specific Instructions

Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome

  1. Click the three dots menu → Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  2. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click the menu button → Options → Privacy & Security
  2. Under Cookies and Site Data, choose your preferred settings

Safari

  1. Click Safari → Preferences → Privacy
  2. Choose your cookie and website tracking preferences

Microsoft Edge

  1. Click the three dots menu → Settings → Cookies and site permissions
  2. Click Cookies and site data and choose your preferences

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain types of cookies may impact your experience on our website:

  • Necessary Cookies: Disabling these may cause the website to not function properly
  • Analytics Cookies: Disabling these won't affect functionality but will prevent us from improving the website based on usage data
  • Marketing Cookies: Disabling these may result in less relevant advertisements but won't affect website functionality

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and notify you through our website or other appropriate means.

10. Contact Us

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

Opal Drift
9 Conduit St
London W1S 2XG
United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +442076594500