Cookie Policy

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

2. How we use Cookies

Aletheia uses cookies to improve your experience on our website, to understand how our site is being used, and to remember your preferences. We categorize our cookies into the following groups:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function. Without these cookies, the website cannot perform basic functions like page navigation or secure access.
Performance/Analytics Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how they move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works (e.g., via Google Analytics).
Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website so we can personalize content for you or remember your preferences.

3. The Cookies we set

We use the following types of cookies to operate our site:

Session Cookies: These are essential for navigating the site and maintaining security. They are temporary and are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Analytics Cookies: These collect anonymous data on how users interact with our site, such as which pages are visited most often. These may remain on your device for up to 2 years to help us track long-term trends.
Preference Cookies: These remember your settings, such as whether you have already accepted our cookie banner. These typically remain on your device for 1 year.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may use services from trusted partners that set cookies on our behalf. For example:

Microsoft: If we use integrated calendars (Bookings) or forms for client inquiries.
Analytics Providers: To help us understand website traffic and improve our user experience.

5. Managing your preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time. Most web browsers allow control of cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.