Cookies Policy
Capricorn Financial Mortgages
Last updated: June 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookies Policy explains how Capricorn Financial Mortgages Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website at capricornfinancialmortgages.co.uk.
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You may accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. You can update your preferences at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They enable the website to recognise your device and remember information about your preferences or activity.
Cookies do not by themselves contain personally identifiable information, but information they collect may be combined with other data to identify you.
This policy also covers similar technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, local storage objects, and session storage, which function in comparable ways.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for our website to operate and cannot be switched off. They support core functionality such as page navigation, secure sessions, and your cookie consent preferences. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.
- Session management (e.g. PHPSESSID)
- Security and anti-fraud tokens
- Cookie consent preference storage
These cookies do not require your consent as they are strictly necessary for the delivery of our service.
3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website — for example, which pages are visited most frequently and whether users encounter error messages. All data collected is aggregated and used to improve how our website works. Individual users are not identified.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat): tracks unique visitors, sessions, page views, and user journeys
- WordPress platform monitoring: tracks uptime and performance metrics
These cookies require your consent. You can accept or decline them through our cookie banner or settings.
3.3 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced or personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services appear on our pages.
- Remembering form field entries to assist with re-submission
- Storing slider or content display preferences (e.g. Slider Revolution)
- Retaining regional or language settings
These cookies require your consent.
3.4 Marketing and Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertising and content relevant to your interests. They track activity across our website and may share data with third-party advertising platforms. They allow us to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns and to retarget users who have previously visited our website.
- LinkedIn Insight Tag: enables audience retargeting and campaign measurement for LinkedIn advertising
- Google Ads: supports conversion tracking and remarketing
- Facebook/Meta Pixel: used for audience targeting and measuring ad performance
These cookies require your explicit consent before being set.
3.5 Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third parties whose content or functionality appears on our pages, such as embedded maps or social media widgets.
We do not control these cookies and recommend that you review the cookie and privacy policies of the relevant third parties for further information.
4. Cookies in Use on This Website
The following are examples of cookies currently in use on our website:
- _ga (Google Analytics) – Analytics. Distinguishes unique users and tracks sessions. Duration: 2 years.
- _gid (Google Analytics) – Analytics. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Duration: 24 hours.
- _gat (Google Analytics) – Performance. Throttles the request rate to Google Analytics. Duration: 1 minute.
- cookielawinfo-* – Strictly necessary. Records the user’s cookie consent preferences. Duration: 1 year.
- PHPSESSID – Strictly necessary. Maintains your session across page requests. Duration: Session.
- viewed_cookie_policy – Strictly necessary. Stores whether the user has accepted the cookie policy. Duration: 11 months.
- LinkedIn bcookie / lidc / AnalyticsSyncHistory – Marketing. Browser identification and routing for LinkedIn advertising services. Duration: Up to 2 years.
This list may not be exhaustive. Additional cookies may be set by third-party tools and integrations. We review our cookie usage periodically and update this policy accordingly.
5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Via Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category.
You can update these choices at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website.
5.2 Via Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View and delete cookies stored on your device
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Block all cookies (note: this may affect website functionality)
Browser-specific guidance:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
5.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools
For analytics cookies, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For interest-based advertising, you can manage your preferences through the Your Online Choices platform at youronlinechoices.eu.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers can transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to websites. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals.
We recommend using the cookie management tools described in Section 5 above to control how cookies are used on our website.
7. Cookies and Your Personal Data
Some cookies may process personal data or enable us to link cookie data to information you have provided to us.
Where this is the case, the processing of your personal data is described in our Privacy Notice, which sets out the legal bases we rely on, your rights, and how to contact us.
8. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in applicable law, regulatory guidance, or the technologies we use.
The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last reviewed. We encourage you to check this page periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:
- Email: advice@capricornfinancialmortgages.co.uk
- Telephone: +44 203 111 0900
- Post: 1 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9YN