Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, which ones our website uses, and how you can manage them.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They’re used for many purposes, including making sites work properly, remembering your preferences, and helping site owners understand how visitors use their sites.

Cookies we use

We group our cookies into three categories. You can accept or reject each category in our cookie banner.

Strictly necessary cookies

These are required for the website to function. They cannot be turned off.

• Session cookies — keep the site working as you navigate
• Cookie consent cookie — remembers your cookie preferences
• Security cookies — help protect against attacks

Analytics cookies (optional, opt-in)

These help us understand how visitors use the site. If you decline, we won’t collect this data.

• Google Analytics 4 (cookie names start with _ga) — anonymised, aggregated visitor analytics

Marketing cookies (optional, opt-in)

Currently the VCM website does not set marketing cookies. If we add tools that do (e.g. Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag), we’ll update this policy and request your consent first.

Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our site, a banner asks for your cookie preferences. You can change these at any time by clicking ‘Cookie Settings’ in the footer.

Most web browsers also let you block or delete cookies through your browser settings. If you do this, parts of the site may not work as expected.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties (such as Google Analytics). We don’t control these directly. The third parties have their own cookie and privacy policies, which we recommend reading.

Updates to this policy

We’ll update this policy if our cookie usage changes. The date above shows when it was last reviewed.