Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how ClearFiscal ("ClearFiscal", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at https://clearfiscal.com (the "Website"). ClearFiscal is the data controller for the personal data processed through these technologies. Our registered address is 14 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2AE, United Kingdom, and you can contact us at [email protected] for any questions or requests relating to this policy.

We use cookies in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Where cookies are not strictly necessary for the operation of the Website, we will ask for your consent before placing them on your device.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow a website to recognise your device, remember your preferences and understand how you interact with the site over time.

2. Types of cookies we use

2.1 Strictly necessary (essential) cookies

These cookies are required for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms. Because these cookies are strictly necessary, PECR does not require us to obtain your consent to use them. Our essential cookies include:

• cf_con_8x — stores your cookie consent choices (essential, analytics, marketing) so that we do not ask you again on every visit. Duration: 180 days.

2.2 Analytics cookies

These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Website. This helps us understand which pages are most useful and improve the structure and content of our services. Analytics cookies are only set if you give your consent through our cookie banner. They may collect information such as the pages you visit, the time you spend on each page, and how you arrived at the Website. This information is aggregated and does not directly identify you.

2.3 Marketing cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and display advertisements that are relevant and engaging. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our campaigns and limit how often you see the same advertisement. Marketing cookies are only set if you give your consent through our cookie banner.

3. Summary table

Category	Purpose	Consent required	Duration
Essential	Storing your cookie consent preferences and keeping the Website secure and functional	No	Up to 180 days
Analytics	Understanding how visitors use the Website so we can improve content and navigation	Yes	Up to 24 months
Marketing	Measuring campaign performance and delivering relevant advertising	Yes	Up to 13 months

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies on the Website may be set by third parties that provide services to us, such as analytics providers or advertising partners. These third parties may process data collected through their cookies outside the United Kingdom. Where such transfers occur, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or adequacy regulations, to ensure your data remains protected. We do not control third-party cookies, and we encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of those providers.

5. How we obtain and manage your consent

When you first visit the Website, a cookie banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or save your individual preferences for the analytics and marketing categories. Your choices are recorded in the essential consent cookie described above so that we can honour them on subsequent visits.

You may change or withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and reloading the Website, which will display the cookie banner again, or by contacting us at [email protected]. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before your withdrawal.

6. How to control cookies in your browser

In addition to our cookie banner, most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can usually block all cookies, delete existing cookies, or set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed. Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the Website — including your ability to save consent preferences — may not function correctly. The method for managing cookies differs by browser; please consult the help menu of your browser for instructions.

7. Similar technologies

We may also use similar technologies such as local storage, session storage and pixels (web beacons). These technologies perform functions comparable to cookies, such as storing preferences or measuring campaign performance, and they are subject to the same consent requirements and categories described in this policy.

8. Your rights under the UK GDPR

In relation to personal data processed through cookies and similar technologies, you have the following rights:

• the right to be informed about how your data is used (this policy);
• the right of access to the personal data we hold about you;
• the right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• the right to erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances;
• the right to restrict or object to processing;
• the right to data portability; and
• the right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or write to ClearFiscal, 14 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2AE, United Kingdom. We will respond to your request within one month of receipt. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters.

9. Data retention

Cookies remain on your device only for the duration set out in the summary table above, or until you delete them through your browser settings. Data collected through analytics cookies is retained in aggregated form for no longer than 24 months, after which it is deleted or anonymised.

10. Changes to this Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, applicable law or our services. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Material changes will be highlighted on the Website, and where required, we will ask for your consent again before using non-essential cookies.

11. How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

• by email: [email protected]
• by post: ClearFiscal, 14 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2AE, United Kingdom