Cookies Policy

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Last updated: 10 August 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how D + J Lettings & Property Management Ltd ("D + J Lettings", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website:

https://www.djlettings.co.uk/

Our website is operated by D + J Lettings & Property Management Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 06070499, with its registered/contact address at:

30 Sun Street
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1AH

You can contact us at info@djlettings.co.uk or on 01462 455434.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use personal information.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and can be used for a number of purposes, including:

enabling essential website functionality;
remembering your preferences;
improving website performance;
understanding how visitors use our website;
measuring website traffic and usage; and
supporting marketing or other third-party functionality where applicable.

Cookies may be "session" cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

3. How we use cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes.

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot normally be disabled through our cookie consent controls.

They may be used to:

provide essential website functionality;
maintain website security;
remember your cookie preferences;
enable forms and other requested functionality; and
support the reliable operation of the website.

Where a cookie is strictly necessary to provide a service that you have requested, applicable data protection law may permit it to be used without obtaining consent.

4. Analytics and performance cookies

Where enabled, we may use analytics and performance technologies to understand how visitors use our website.

These technologies may collect information such as:

pages visited;
approximate location;
browser and device type;
how visitors arrived at our website;
time spent on pages;
interactions with pages and website features; and
information about website performance.

We use this information to understand website usage and improve the content, functionality and performance of our website.

Analytics cookies are not considered strictly necessary simply because they help us operate or improve the website. Where consent is required, we will obtain your consent before using these technologies.

5. Third-party cookies and technologies

Some functionality on our website may be provided by third parties. These third parties may use cookies or similar technologies when their services are loaded or used.

Examples may include:

website analytics providers;
search engine and website optimisation services;
embedded content or media providers;
mapping services;
property-related services;
security and fraud-prevention services; and
other service providers that support our website.

The use of third-party technologies may result in information being sent to the relevant third party.

Where third-party cookies or similar technologies are not strictly necessary, we will seek your consent before allowing them to be used.

The third parties involved may change from time to time as we update our website and services.

6. Cookie consent

When you first visit our website, where applicable, you may be presented with a cookie consent mechanism allowing you to choose whether to accept non-essential cookies.

You can choose to:

accept non-essential cookies;
reject non-essential cookies; or
manage your cookie preferences.

Non-essential cookies will not be placed on your device before the required consent has been obtained.

Your continued use of the website does not, by itself, constitute consent to non-essential cookies.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings provided on our website.

7. Managing cookies through your browser

You can also control and delete cookies through your web browser.

Most browsers allow you to:

view the cookies stored on your device;
delete individual or all cookies;
block cookies from particular websites;
block third-party cookies; or
block all cookies.

Please be aware that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Information about managing cookies is available through the help section of your chosen browser.

8. Similar technologies

Our use of technologies is not necessarily limited to traditional cookies.

Depending on the functionality used on our website, similar technologies may include tracking pixels, scripts, tags, web storage or other technologies that store information on, or access information from, your device.

Where applicable, these technologies will be treated in accordance with the same applicable privacy and consent requirements as cookies.

9. Personal information

Some cookies or similar technologies may involve the processing of information that constitutes personal data.

Where this occurs, we will process that information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), as applicable.

For more information about how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

10. How long cookies remain on your device

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose.

Some cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Other cookies may remain for a longer period until they expire or are deleted by you.

We aim to ensure that cookies and similar technologies are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for their intended purpose.

11. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

changes to the cookies or technologies used on our website;
changes to our services;
changes to applicable legislation or regulatory guidance; or
changes to how we process information.

The latest version will always be published on this page, together with the date on which it was last updated.

12. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact us:

D + J Lettings & Property Management Ltd
30 Sun Street
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1AH

Telephone: 01462 455434
Email: info@djlettings.co.uk

You can also refer to our Privacy Policy for further information about how we collect, use and protect personal information.

13. Further information

Further information about cookies and online privacy is available from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

The ICO's guidance explains that organisations must provide clear information about storage and access technologies and, unless an exception applies, obtain consent before using them.

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