Last updated: August 2026
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, provide information to the website owners, and enhance your browsing experience.
Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, font size, and other settings. This means you do not have to re-enter information every time you return to the site.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on our website for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
- Preference cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your cookie consent preferences, to provide a more personalised experience.
- Analytics cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They include cookies that enable you to navigate the website and use its features.
- Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
- Security cookies: Used to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of accounts
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Cookie consent: Remembers your cookie preferences so you are not asked repeatedly
- Form data: May temporarily store information you enter into forms
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website. This information helps us improve our services and user experience.
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- How users navigate through the website
- General geographic location based on IP address
- Device and browser information
Third-Party Cookies
We may allow third-party service providers to place cookies on our website to help us analyse traffic and improve our services. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing the use of their cookies.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular websites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to access certain features.
Browser Settings
To manage cookies in your browser, you can typically find cookie settings in the "Settings," "Options," or "Preferences" menu. The exact location varies by browser:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
Cookie Consent Preferences
Your cookie consent choice is stored locally in your browser. If you wish to change your preferences, you can clear your browser's local storage or cookies related to our website, and you will be presented with the cookie consent option again upon your next visit.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
cosmic-saga
42 Princes Street
Edinburgh EH2 2BY
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]