Cookie Policy | Mastercopy

Last updated: 1 April 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience and give website owners information about how their site is being used.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are used on the Mastercopy website (www.mastercopy.co.uk), why we use them and how you can control them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance and analytics cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether users receive error messages. This information is used to improve the website. All data collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Marketing and targeting cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content and advertisements that are relevant to you. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

3. Cookies We Use

The following table describes the main cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
cookie_consent	Strictly Necessary	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users	2 years
_ga_*	Analytics	Google Analytics 4 — persists session state	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes users	24 hours
_gat	Analytics	Google Analytics — throttles request rate	1 minute

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. The third parties include:

Google Analytics: web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Privacy Policy.
Google Fonts: font delivery service. Google may collect usage data when fonts are loaded.

5. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser settings: Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies or alert you when a cookie is being set.
Our cookie banner: When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Google Analytics opt-out: You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to access certain features.

6. UK Regulations

Our use of cookies complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR. Under PECR, we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The date of the latest revision is shown at the top of this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: sales@mastercopy.co.uk
Phone: 01642 750404
Post: Mastercopy Limited, Randol House, Martinet Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0BA