What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the site's owners. Cookies do not contain executable code and cannot access other information on your device.
How we use cookies
Westlakes Trophies uses cookies to keep our website running smoothly and to understand how visitors interact with our content. We do not use cookies to serve advertising or to track you across third-party websites. The cookies we use fall into two categories: essential cookies and analytics cookies.
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website. Without them, certain features may not work correctly. Essential cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information and cannot be switched off without affecting your ability to use the site.
- Session management: keeps your session stable as you navigate between pages.
- Security: helps protect the site against fraudulent activity and ensures requests are legitimate.
Analytics cookies
We use analytics cookies to collect aggregated, anonymised information about how visitors use our site. This data helps our editors understand which articles and categories, such as Trophy Trends or Business Recognition, are most useful to readers, so we can continue to improve our content.
- Pages visited and time spent on each page.
- The source of your visit (for example, a search engine or a referring website).
- General device and browser information.
Analytics data is processed in a way that does not identify you personally. We do not combine analytics data with other information that could be used to identify you.
How to control cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View the cookies that have been set and delete them individually or all at once.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from specific sites.
- Block all cookies from being set.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please be aware that blocking or deleting essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website. For guidance on managing cookies, consult your browser's help documentation. Common browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge and Opera.
Third-party cookies
Our analytics provider may set its own cookies as part of the analytics service we use. These cookies are subject to the provider's own privacy and cookies policies. We have configured our analytics setup to minimise data collection and to anonymise IP addresses where possible.
Changes to this policy
We may update this cookies policy from time to time as our site or technology changes. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to check back periodically.
Last updated: June 25, 2026