Last Updated: [Date – March 27, 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Xbots Ltd (“Xbots,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website https://xbots.uk (the “Site”). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
By using our Site after being presented with our cookie banner and consent options, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy, subject to the preferences you have set.
2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.
Cookies can be:
- Session cookies: These expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
- First-party cookies: These are set by the website you are visiting (in this case, Xbots Ltd).
- Third-party cookies: These are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting, typically by partners providing services like analytics or advertising.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Essential Operations: To enable basic site functionality, security, and network management.
- Performance and Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our Site, which pages are popular, how users navigate, and to measure the effectiveness of our content. This helps us improve the Site.
- Functionality: To remember choices you make (like language preference or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Marketing and Advertising (If Applicable): To track browsing habits across websites to deliver more relevant advertising or measure advertising campaign effectiveness.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies used on our Site as follows:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services like login or form submission cannot be provided.
- Consent: These cookies do not usually require your consent under applicable law, but we inform you about them.
- Examples: Session management cookies, security cookies, load balancing cookies.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, like which pages you visit most often, and if you get error messages. This data is typically aggregated and anonymous and helps us improve how the Site works.
- Consent: We require your consent to place these cookies.
- Examples: Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid), Hotjar cookies (if used), [Other analytics platform cookies].
- Functionality Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they might remember your login details (if you opt-in) or customization preferences.
- Consent: We require your consent to place these cookies.
- Examples: Language preference cookies, user interface customization cookies.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They track your browsing habits across different websites. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.
- Consent: We require your explicit consent to place these cookies.
- Examples: Google Ads cookies, LinkedIn Insight Tag cookies, Facebook Pixel cookies, [Other ad network cookies].
5. Specific Cookies Used
[Option 1: Detailed Table (Recommended but needs maintenance)]
Below is a list of some of the main cookies we use. Please note that this list may not be exhaustive and can change over time. Our cookie consent tool provides the most up-to-date information.
| Cookie Name(s) | Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration |
| [e.g., _ga, _gid] | Performance / Analytics | Distinguishes users for analytics tracking. | [e.g., 2 years / 24h] | |
| [e.g., cookie_consent] | Xbots.uk | Strictly Necessary | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | [e.g., 1 year] |
| [e.g., sessionid] | Xbots.uk | Strictly Necessary | Maintains your user session while logged in. | Session |
| [e.g., lang] | Xbots.uk | Functionality | Remembers your language preference. | [e.g., 6 months] |
| [e.g., _fbp] | Targeting / Advertising | Used by Facebook to deliver targeted ads (if Facebook Pixel used). | [e.g., 3 months] | |
| [e.g., lidc] | Targeting / Advertising | Used by LinkedIn for ad tracking/routing (if Insight Tag used). | [e.g., 24 hours] | |
| [… Add others …] | […] | […] | […] | […] |
[Option 2: General Statement + CMP Reference (More practical)]
Our Site uses first-party and third-party cookies for the purposes described above (Strictly Necessary, Performance/Analytics, Functionality, [and Targeting/Advertising if applicable]). A detailed and up-to-date list of the specific cookies currently active on our Site, their providers, purpose, and duration can be found within our Cookie Consent Management tool, which is presented to you when you first visit our Site and can be accessed again at any time via [Describe how users can access the tool again – e.g., a persistent link/icon in the footer].
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our Site may be placed by third-party service providers, such as analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics) or advertising networks [if applicable]. These third parties may use the information they collect via cookies for their own purposes, in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not have direct control over the information collected by these third-party cookies.
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary ones). You can exercise your preferences in the following ways:
- Our Cookie Consent Tool: When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences for specific cookie categories. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the tool via [Describe how users can access the tool again – e.g., clicking the ‘Cookie Settings’ link in the website footer].
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control over cookies through the browser settings. You can usually find these settings in the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser. You can set your browser to block cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of our Site may not function properly.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers: - Opt-Out Tools: For third-party advertising cookies, you may be able to opt-out via industry opt-out programs like the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out tool or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out tool.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data use practices. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- By email: privacy@xbots.uk