Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 07, 2026

Introduction

Wickes Bishops Stortford ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and customers. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our local website or interact with us online. By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect certain types of information from you when you interact with our website. This information helps us understand how our website is used and allows us to improve your experience.

IP Address: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical label assigned to your device by your Internet service provider. We may collect IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our servers, administer our website, track user movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Browser Type: We collect information about the type of web browser you are using (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari). This helps us ensure our website displays correctly across different browsers and allows us to optimize for common browser types.
Operating System: We may collect information about the operating system your device uses (e.g., Windows, macOS, Android, iOS). This data helps us understand the technical environment of our users and optimize our website for compatibility.
Pages Visited: We track which pages you visit on our website, the order in which you visit them, and the time spent on each page. This information helps us understand user behavior, identify popular content, and improve our website's structure and content.

Cookies

Our website uses "cookies" to enhance your experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use cookies to remember your preferences, track website usage, and for other analytical purposes. You have the option to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Third-Party Services

We may engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website, provide services on our behalf, perform website-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our website is used. These third parties may have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Examples include web analytics services or embedded content from other platforms.

Advertising

We may partner with third-party advertising networks to display advertisements on our website or manage our advertising on other sites. Our third-party partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies to gather information about your activities on our website and other sites to provide you with targeted advertising based upon your interests. If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you interest-based ads, you may be able to opt-out through industry-specific opt-out pages or your browser settings.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children under 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By visiting this page on our website: Contact Us