Cookie Policy for Highgate Skip Hire
This Cookie Policy explains how Highgate Skip Hire and related services use cookies and similar technologies when you interact with our online presence. We explain the types of cookies we set, why they are necessary, and how you can exercise control. This notice covers Highgate skip hire, Highgate skips, and variations of our skip-hire service names used across platforms.
We use a small number of cookies to ensure basic functionality and to improve the browsing experience. Essential cookies are required for core operations such as load management, secure sessions, and basic user choices. These cookies do not require consent and are crucial for safety and accessibility.
In addition to essentials, we employ performance and analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors engage with our content. Analytics cookies collect anonymised data for performance monitoring — for example, page load times, navigation paths, and error rates — so we can enhance the Highgate Skip-Hire online experience.
Types of cookies we use
We categorise cookies into three core types for transparency: essential, analytics, and marketing. Below is a concise breakdown of each category and its purpose.
Essential cookies: these are mandatory. They enable basic site functionality like secure checkout flows for booking skips, remembering language or accessibility preferences, and protecting against fraud. Without them certain features will not function.
Analytics cookies: used for performance monitoring and improvement. These cookies help us measure site speed, visitor flows, where users drop off during booking and page responsiveness. We use aggregated metrics to reduce load times and streamline the Highgate skip hire booking journey.
User control and choices
You have control over which cookies are set. You can manage cookies using your browser settings or privacy controls. Most browsers let you:
- block cookies entirely,
- delete existing cookies,
- set site-specific permissions.
For analytics cookies, you can often opt out via browser add-ons or privacy dashboards. We recommend reviewing cookie preferences and using private or incognito modes if you prefer limited tracking. Where applicable, a cookie preference banner will allow you to accept or decline non-essential cookies at first visit.
Marketing cookies: these are used to tailor promotional content and measure campaign effectiveness. They may enable targeted advertising for Highgate skip hire services across sites. These cookies are only set with your consent and you can withdraw consent at any time through your browser or preference settings.
Performance monitoring purpose: we use analytics to monitor site health, diagnose slow pages, and prioritise improvements. Metrics such as time to first byte, resource load times, and user interaction latencies are collected in aggregate to improve the Highgate skip-hire services experience without identifying individual users.
We do not combine analytics cookies with personally identifiable information unless you provide explicit consent. Where data is processed, we apply technical safeguards and limit retention to the shortest period necessary for monitoring and optimisation.
Changes to this policy will be reflected here to keep users informed. Highgate skips and related service names may be used interchangeably in this document to help you identify which service cookies apply to. If you have privacy preferences, please use your browser or device settings to manage cookies and revisit this policy periodically for updates.