Cookies Policy

Last updated: 2024

This Cookies Policy explains how Xizuho ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies on our website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy. This policy is written to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), as enforced in the United Kingdom by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Xizuho provides social media management services for local businesses. Our website is intended to be as lightweight and privacy-respecting as possible, and this is reflected in the very limited use of cookies described below.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow a site to remember your actions or preferences over a period of time, or to enable certain functionality. Cookies can be "session" cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device for a set period.

2. The Only Cookie We Set

Xizuho sets exactly one cookie on this website. We do not use any analytics, tracking, session, or security cookies beyond the one listed below.

We do not deploy Google Analytics, Yandex Metrica, VK Pixel, or any similar analytics service. We do not set any session cookies, CSRF tokens, or other tracking identifiers as part of normal browsing on this site.

3. Essential vs. Optional Cookies

Under PECR, cookies are generally divided into two categories:

• Essential (strictly necessary) cookies — these are required for the website to function as intended and do not require your consent. The cookie_pref cookie falls into this category, as it exists solely to record and respect your cookie preferences.
• Optional (non-essential) cookies — these include analytics, personalisation, and advertising cookies, and require your informed consent before being set. Xizuho does not currently deploy any optional cookies on general pages of this website.

The single exception is described in Section 4 below, relating to advertising measurement on our confirmation page.

4. Advertising Measurement on the Confirmation Page

Xizuho may run advertising campaigns to promote its social media management services. In order to measure the effectiveness of these campaigns, a third-party advertising measurement cookie may be set, but only under the following strict conditions:

• It is triggered only on the confirmation page (for example, after a form submission or enquiry is completed);
• It is set only after you have given consent via our cookie banner;
• It does not run anywhere else on the website, and it does not run at all if you decline or have not yet given consent.

If you decline cookies, or do not interact with the consent banner, no advertising measurement cookie will be placed on your device, and only the essential cookie_pref cookie will be used to remember your choice.

5. Managing and Withdrawing Your Consent

You have full control over cookies on this website:

• At first visit: a cookie banner allows you to accept or decline optional cookies (including advertising measurement).
• To change your choice later: you can clear the cookie_pref cookie through your browser settings, which will cause the consent banner to appear again on your next visit, allowing you to make a new choice.
• Through your browser: most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies via their settings menu. Please note that blocking the essential cookie_pref cookie may mean the site cannot remember your preference and may ask for consent on every visit.

You may also contact us directly at any time to ask questions about how cookies are used, using the details in Section 7 below.

6. Your Rights Under UK Data Protection Law

Because the cookie_pref cookie may constitute personal data under the UK GDPR (to the extent it can be linked to your device or browsing session), you have the right to:

• Request access to information we hold about your cookie consent;
• Request correction or deletion of that information;
• Withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time, with future effect;
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent supervisory authority for data protection matters, if you believe your rights have been infringed.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, or wish to exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us:

• Xizuho
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +44 141 863 6311
• Address: 92 Paisley Road West, Glasgow, G75 8AQ, United Kingdom

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.