Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 1, 2025
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enhance user experience by remembering your preferences and enabling certain features.
How We Use Cookies
At SwiftMasters, we use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to our website and see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. They enable us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use
First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by our website when you visit. Only our website can read them.
- Session Cookies: These temporary cookies remain in your browser's cookie folder until you leave our website, at which point they are deleted.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain in your browser for a longer period (which varies depending on the lifetime of the specific cookie) or until you manually delete them.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are set by other domains than our website. These cookies may be used for analytics, marketing, or social media integration.
Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Essential |
| sessionId | Manages your session when logged in | Session | Essential |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years | Analytical |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours | Analytical |
| userPreferences | Stores your website preferences | 1 year | Functionality |
How to Manage Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can get specific information about how to manage cookies in your particular browser by consulting its help documentation.
Here are links to instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Site permissions → Cookies and site data
Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website. For example, if you block essential cookies, you might not be able to log in or use certain features.
Your Cookie Choices
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:
- Accept All Cookies: This will allow all types of cookies to be placed on your device.
- Accept Essential Cookies Only: This will allow only cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly.
You can change your consent preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us through the contact form on our website.