Cookie Policy

(Last Updated: July 26, 2025)

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how PlumbSolutions.UK (a trading name of R Brookes, "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at PlumbSolutions.UK (the "Site"), and your choices regarding cookies.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They're widely used to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Site. They enable you to navigate the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas and using shopping carts. Without these cookies, services you've asked for cannot be provided.

• Performance Cookies (Analytics): These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Site, compiling reports on Site activity for us, and providing other services relating to Site activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you're in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they may be used to remember changes you've made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.

• Advertising and Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They're also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you've visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on PlumbSolutions.UK. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to PlumbSolutions.UK and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

• Affiliate Cookies: When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, a cookie may be placed on your device by the affiliate network or merchant. This cookie helps track that you originated from our Site, allowing us to earn a commission if you make a purchase. These cookies typically have a limited lifespan and do not store personally identifiable information.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties' cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third parties include, but are not limited to, Google (for Google Analytics and Google AdSense) and [list any other third-party services that use cookies, e.g., payment processors, social media widgets if applicable].

4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, please be aware that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not function properly.

• Browser Settings: You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help," "Tools," or "Edit" menu).

• Google Ad Settings: You can opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

• Your Online Choices: You can also opt-out of some third-party advertising cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) opt-out page: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ (for users in the EU).

5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We'll notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us: