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This Cookie Policy explains how B. Portwood & Company Limited uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

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What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device when you visit a website. They are widely used to ensure websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide reporting information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

Necessary for our website to function. Set in response to actions like setting privacy preferences, completing forms, or navigating the site.

Analytics Cookies

Optional first-party activity insights record signed-in page visits and selected buttons or links only with your permission. These records are associated with your account and are not anonymous. Typed form values, message contents and document contents are not recorded through these insights.

Functionality Cookies

Remember the appearance and language preferences you choose on this device.

Managing Your Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • ✓ Accept or reject cookies
  • ✓ Delete existing cookies
  • ✓ Set preferences for specific websites

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of parts of our website.

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner, allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website may be set by third-party services, such as:

  • • Analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics)
  • • Website hosting or infrastructure providers

We do not control these cookies directly. Please refer to the respective third-party privacy policies for further information.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect legal, regulatory, or operational changes. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:

B. Portwood & Company Limited
145 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7EN
01388 607105
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk

Current website preferences and activity insights

This website stores your chosen night view and language on your device when you select them. Optional first-party activity insights are off until you choose Allow activity insights. If you allow them, we record signed-in page visits and selected buttons or links to help Portwood understand how the website is used. We do not record typed form values, message contents or document contents through these insights. Choose Essential only in Cookie settings to stop optional collection. Necessary account security, service searches and digital-signature audit records are retained separately as described in our privacy policy.

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