Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help a website work properly, remember preferences, and give the owner information about how the site is used. Similar technologies include pixels, local storage and software development kits.

2. Your choice

When you first visit the site, our cookie banner asks whether you accept non-essential cookies. You can:

• Accept all: essential cookies plus analytics and advertising cookies are enabled.
• Essential only: only cookies required for the site to function and to remember your choice are enabled. Analytics and advertising remain off.

You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer. We store your preference for 12 months. Rejecting non-essential cookies does not prevent you from using the website or contacting us.

3. Cookies we may use

Name / tool	Category	Provider	Purpose	Duration
bbt_cookie_consent_v1	Essential	Black Bar (first party)	Remembers whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies.	12 months
Session and security cookies	Essential	Black Bar (first party)	Maintains security, load balancing and form submission. The site cannot work properly without them.	Session
_ga, _ga_*	Analytics	Google LLC (United States)	Google Analytics 4: aggregated statistics about pages, sessions and approximate location.	Up to 24 months
_ttp, ttclid	Advertising	TikTok Technology Ltd / TikTok Inc. (United States)	TikTok Pixel: measures advertising effectiveness and records visit or lead events.	Up to 13 months

The table lists the tools that may be used on the site. We do not use advertising cookies to build a profile of you across unrelated websites beyond the providers named above. We do not sell your personal information.

4. What happens if you reject non-essential cookies

If you choose “Essential only”, we will not load Google Analytics or the TikTok Pixel. The website, contact forms and legal pages will continue to work. We will still keep your consent choice so that we do not ask you on every page.

5. Managing cookies in your browser

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings (usually under Privacy or Security). Blocking essential cookies may break parts of the website, such as form submission. Most browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting; where technically feasible we honour it for analytics. The following links explain how to manage cookies in common browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari.

6. Third-party privacy information

Google and TikTok process data under their own privacy terms. You can learn more and exercise choices at:

• Google: policies.google.com/privacy and Google Analytics Opt-out.
• TikTok: tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy.

7. More information

For details on how we handle personal information, see our Privacy Policy. Questions? Email info@blackbartechnologies.co.za.

8. Contact