Privacy Notice & Cookie Policy
Latest Version updated: 06 January 2026
GOLDING HOMES COOKIE POLICY
Introduction
This cookie policy is designed to tell you how we, Golding Homes, use cookies and similar technologies on our websites (Golding Homes and Golding Places).
Why We Use Cookies and What’s Changing
We use cookies to make our website work better for you. Cookies help us remember your preferences and improve your experience when you visit our site.
A new law called the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was approved in June 2025. This law updates UK data protection rules to balance innovation with privacy. One of the changes relates to cookies. Soon, you won’t need to click “Accept” for most everyday cookies – if you keep browsing, we’ll assume you’re happy for us to use them.
These changes are not in force yet. Until the law officially starts (expected Winter 2025/26), we’ll continue to follow current rules and ask for your consent where required.
For more details, see the full Cookie Policy below.
Cookies are small text files containing identifiers that are sent by web servers to web browsers and are located in browser directories. Each time a browser requests a page from the web server the identifier is sent back to the server.
Cookies are used by web developers to help users navigate their websites efficiently and perform certain functions. Cookies are created not just by the website the user is browsing but also by other websites that run ads, widgets, or other elements on the page being loaded. These cookies regulate how the ads appear or how the widgets and other elements function on the page.
Cookies are categorised into four types:
- Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for example which web page you visit and if you get error messages from web page. These cookies help us to improve the way our website works. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works. Please note that third parties (including, for example, providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may have placed performance cookies on our website.
- Functionality cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Tracking cookies
These are cookies that collect information about your browsing habits to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.
Our webserver places the following cookies on your device:
| Site | Cookie Name | What does it do |
| goldinghomes.org.uk | JSESSIONID | • Maintains a “session key” which is required in order to allow users to log in to websites and portals; • Assigns unique security keys that protect user privacy by ensuring that users’ form submissions are not hijacked by hackers; • Maintains a server key so that, in multi-server environments, users are not randomly jumped between servers such that they are forced to repeatedly login. |
Our websites also set or allow the setting of the following cookies for third parties:
| Site | Cookie Name | What does it do | |
| youtube.com | GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | |
| doubleclick.net | IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website users’ actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad to present targeted ads to the user. | |
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| doubleclick.net | test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the user’s bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | |
| youtube.com | YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
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Stores the users video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the users video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the users video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the users video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-device-id | Stores the users video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the users video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| youtube.com | yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
Managing Cookies
You can manage your cookies through your browser. The management method varies from browser to browser and if you want to block or delete cookies you should check for information about your browser.
Consent for Cookies
By law, we are obliged to inform you about the cookies on our website, explain what the cookies are doing, and obtain your consent before placing any cookie files that store information on your device with the exception of strictly necessary cookies.
Further Information
You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
For further information about how Golding Homes may process your personal information and how to exercise your rights you can find our full privacy notice here.