Cookies Policy
Last updated: 4 November 2026
This Cookies Policy explains how communyze uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. The site provides an informative resource dedicated to audiovisual production excellence, covering broadcast studio design, camera control systems, professional lighting arrangements, sound engineering, and streamlined workflows for television networks and live events. As a commercial website based in the United Kingdom, we comply with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage. These tools can store or access information such as your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, and interaction data. They do not contain personal information like your name unless you provide it voluntarily through forms.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to ensure the website functions correctly, improve your experience, understand usage patterns, and deliver relevant content. Without them, features like navigation, form submissions on our Contacts page, and session continuity would not work properly. Cookies help us maintain security, analyse performance, and comply with legal obligations in the United Kingdom.
Categories of Cookies We Use
Our cookies fall into five main categories. Strictly necessary cookies enable core functions such as page loading and form handling. Functional cookies remember your preferences like language settings. Analytics or performance cookies collect aggregated data on visitor behaviour. Advertising or targeting cookies would track activity for personalised content, though we do not currently deploy them. Social-media cookies facilitate sharing but are not active on this site.
First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by communyze and relate only to our domain. They handle essential tasks like maintaining your session during a visit. Third-party cookies come from external providers such as analytics services. These may be used for performance measurement but always operate under our control and contractual safeguards aligned with UK data protection rules.
Session Versus Persistent Cookies
Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. They support temporary functions like keeping you logged into a form session. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period, ranging from a few days to two years, depending on their purpose. For example, a functional cookie might expire after twelve months to retain layout preferences, while analytics cookies typically last up to twenty-four months to track long-term trends.
Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category
Strictly necessary cookies process minimal data such as session IDs to enable basic navigation and security. Functional cookies store preference data to enhance usability. Analytics cookies handle aggregated statistics like page views and referral sources to improve content quality. No advertising cookies are active, so no profiling data is collected for targeted ads. All processing respects the principles of data minimisation under UK GDPR.
Consent or Exemption Basis for Each Category
Strictly necessary cookies rely on the strict necessity exemption under PECR and do not require consent. Functional, analytics, and any future categories require your prior consent, which you can provide or withdraw through our site-wide cookie banner. Consent is recorded and can be changed at any time. We maintain records of consent choices to demonstrate compliance with UK GDPR transparency requirements.
Cookie Table
The following table summarises the cookies currently in use. Names, providers, categories, and durations are listed for transparency. Strictly necessary: session identifier from communyze, duration session only. Functional: preference storage from communyze, duration twelve months. Analytics: performance measurement from a third-party provider, duration twenty-four months. No advertising or social cookies are deployed at present.
How the Consent Manager Works
Our cookie banner appears on first visit and allows you to accept all, reject non-essential, or customise choices. Selections are stored for twelve months. You can reopen the banner via a link in the footer to review or alter preferences. Withdrawing consent stops further collection from that point but does not delete previously gathered aggregated data where lawful retention applies.
Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through settings. Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent the site from functioning, such as blocking access to the contact form. Blocking analytics cookies limits our ability to improve services but does not affect core usability. Instructions vary by browser; consult your browser help section for steps. These controls operate independently of our consent banner.
International Transfers
Some third-party analytics providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. Where transfers occur, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses approved under UK GDPR. A full explanation of data handling practices appears in our Privacy Policy, which you can access via the Contacts page.
Policy Changes and Contact Information
We review this policy periodically and update it when practices or regulations change. The current version is dated 4 November 2026. For questions about cookies or to exercise your rights, please use the contact form on our Contacts page or email [email protected]. Our address is 1 Fairview Cottages, Beehive Road, Binfield, RG12 8TS, United Kingdom and telephone number is +44 (0)1344 649400. We aim to respond within one month as required by UK data protection law.