1. Introduction

Sorbus Finance Ltd, through our website sorbusfinance.co.uk, uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you browse our website and additionally allows us to improve our website.

Non-essential analytics are off until you choose to accept them using our cookie banner. Continuing to browse is not treated as consent. You can accept or decline analytics and change your choice using Cookie Preferences. Necessary storage supports essential features and remembers your choice.

OpenAI advertising tracking is separately optional. It loads only if you select the advertising checkbox and choose Accept selected. Previous analytics acceptance does not authorise advertising tracking. Decline all turns off both categories; you can change your choices using Cookie Preferences in the footer.

2. What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you consent. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

Most web browsers will allow some control of most cookies using the browser settings. Cookies can be deleted via your browser so that they are not stored. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and/or delete them, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Sorbus Finance Ltd website. They include cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use services, or access your account. These cookies cannot be switched off in our systems as they are essential for the site to function.

Analytical and Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors that come to the Sorbus Finance Ltd website and see how our visitors move around the website when they are using it. This helps Sorbus Finance Ltd make continuous improvements to the website — for example, ensuring the website is easy to navigate and that pages load efficiently.

Advertising Tracking

With your separate permission, the OpenAI ads pixel measures the effectiveness of our advertising. It may process online identifiers, device information and browsing activity and share these with OpenAI. The pixel is not loaded on private CRM, referral or finance-profile pages.

Preference Storage

Browser-local storage remembers your cookie choice. Analytics acceptance is not assumed and this preference is not used as consent to advertising.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

The website uses cookies and browser-local storage for the following purposes. Exact cookie names can vary by service and configuration:

Cookie	Purpose
Cookie preference (local storage: cookie-consent)	Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics. No acceptance is assumed on arrival. This browser-local preference remains until you change it or clear site storage.
Advertising preference (local storage: advertising-consent)	Remembers your separate advertising choice until changed or site storage is cleared. Off by default, including for visitors who previously accepted analytics.
OpenAI ads pixel (bzrcdn.openai.com)	Loads only after advertising consent to measure ad effectiveness. The SDK may use cookies or similar technologies; identifiers and retention depend on the provider. Withdrawal reloads the page to stop the running pixel; you can also clear existing cookies using your browser.
Google Analytics 4 (_ga and _ga_* cookies)	Analytics cookies are enabled only after acceptance. They help measure site usage and may include online identifiers. These are not described as fully anonymous data. Their lifetime depends on the Google Analytics configuration and your browser settings.
Necessary session and security cookies	Support signed-in services and protection against unauthorised requests. They are not used as consent to analytics or marketing. Session duration depends on the service and sign-in mode.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Use Cookie Preferences on our site to withdraw or change your analytics choice. Declining turns off analytics consent for subsequent tracking. You can also clear previously stored cookies and site data using your browser. Most web browsers allow you to:

Block all cookies;
Delete cookies that have already been set; or
Allow cookies from specific websites only.

Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of our website may not function correctly. The experience of using our site may be affected.

To find out how to manage cookies in your browser, visit the help documentation for your browser, or visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

6. Third-Party Cookies

When you accept analytics, Google Analytics may set cookies and process usage information under its own privacy terms. Acceptance of analytics is not consent to advertising or remarketing. Any additional non-essential use requiring consent must be explained before it is enabled:

Google Privacy Policy
OpenAI Privacy Policy — applies to the separately optional advertising pixel.

You can decline analytics using our Cookie Preferences. You can also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Our use of third-party analytics remains subject to your cookie choice.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: hello@sorbusfinance.co.uk
Telephone: 01246 383500
Post: Sorbus Finance Ltd, Sunny Bank, 12 Albion Road, Chesterfield, S40 1LJ

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