Cookies Policy
Last Updated: May 2026
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the owners of the site.
We only set strictly necessary cookies without your consent. All other cookies, including analytics, functionality and marketing cookies, are set only after you give consent through our cookie banner. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie preferences” link in the footer of cflglobal.com.
For more information about cookies generally, including how to view and delete the cookies set on your device, see the ICO’s cookies guidance at ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies.
Cookies used on cflglobal.com
| Cookie | Provider / type | Purpose | Duration |
| Session / load-balancing | First-party / strictly necessary | Maintains your session and distributes load across our web servers so the site performs well. | Session |
| Cookie consent | First-party / strictly necessary | Records your cookie preferences so we do not ask again on every page. | 12 months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 / analytics | Distinguishes users so we can understand how the website is used in aggregate. | 14 months |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 / analytics | Distinguishes users for short-term analytics aggregation. | 24 hours |
| YouTube cookies (PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC) | Third-party / functional | Set by embedded YouTube videos to remember preferences and measure bandwidth. We use the youtube-nocookie.com embed by default and only switch to standard embed after consent. | Up to 24 months |
| User preference | First-party / functional | Remembers settings such as layout, default views and search filters. | 12 months |
A live, fully up-to-date list of the cookies set on cflglobal.com is available in the cookie preference centre accessible from the footer of every page.
