Last updated: 22 August 2026
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, including browser storage, to help provide a secure and reliable service, understand how the website is used, and remember your preferences.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control your cookie preferences.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow a website to remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings.
We may also use technologies similar to cookies, such as browser storage, scripts and tags, where applicable.
The rules covering these technologies apply not only to traditional cookies but also to other technologies that store information on, or access information from, your device.
How we use cookies
We divide cookies into the following categories:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
They may be used for purposes such as:
- maintaining website sessions;
- providing security;
- remembering your cookie consent choices;
- enabling essential website functionality; and
- preventing or detecting misuse of the website.
Essential cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service that you have requested.
Our cookie consent cookie is used to remember the choices you make about cookies.
Preference Storage and Local Storage
UK Tide Times uses browser local storage to remember certain preferences you choose while using the website.
This currently includes your selected favourite location. When you choose a favourite location, the name and website address (URL) of that location are stored locally in your browser so that UK Tide Times can remember your preference and provide quicker access to that location's tide information.
Local storage is not a traditional cookie. The information is stored on your device by your web browser and is not sent to UK Tide Times or stored on our servers.
You can change or remove your favourite location using the controls provided on the website. You can also remove locally stored information by clearing the stored website data in your browser.
Favourite location preferences are stored separately for each browser and device. If you use a different browser or device, your previously selected favourite location may not be available.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.
Where used, they may help us understand things such as:
- which pages are visited;
- how visitors navigate the website;
- how many visitors the website receives; and
- whether there are technical or usability problems.
Analytics technologies are only activated where you have given consent, unless a particular technology falls within an applicable legal exception.
Managing your cookie preferences
You can choose which categories of non-essential cookies you allow when you first visit the website.
You can:
- Accept All cookies;
- allow Essential Cookies only; or
- choose individual categories through Cookie Settings.
You can change your choices at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings button in the bottom-left corner of the website.
Changing your preferences will affect the use of technologies on subsequent page loads and where technically possible will prevent the relevant technologies from being activated.
Your consent
Where consent is required, we will not activate non-essential cookies or similar technologies before you have given your consent.
Consent must be a clear and affirmative choice. Simply continuing to browse the website does not constitute consent.
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the Cookie Settings button.
The website stores your cookie preferences so that we can remember the choices you have made. The cookie used for this purpose is necessary for the operation of the consent mechanism.
How long do cookies and similar technologies last?
The length of time that cookies and similar technologies remain available on your device varies depending on their purpose.
Some cookies are temporary and are removed when you close your browser. Others may remain for longer periods where this is necessary for their purpose.
Your cookie consent preference is stored so that the website does not need to ask you for the same choice every time you visit.
Your favourite location preference remains in your browser's local storage until you change or remove it, or until the relevant website data is cleared from your browser.
We review cookie and similar technology usage periodically and will update this policy when our use of these technologies changes.
Third-party services
Some features or services on this website may be provided by third parties.
Where third-party services use cookies or similar technologies, those technologies may allow the third party to collect or access information from your device.
We will identify relevant third-party technologies and their purposes where they are used on this website.
Where consent is required, third-party technologies will only be activated after you have provided the appropriate consent.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the technologies used on this website or changes to legal or regulatory requirements.
The Last updated date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies and similar technologies, please contact us using the contact details provided on this website.
