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What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that can be
placed on your device when you visit a website.
They can allow a website to remember information
about your visit or help certain features work.
Similar technologies may also be used for
purposes such as remembering preferences or
understanding how a website is being used.
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How we may use cookies
Cookies and similar technologies may be used
on the SHOFT website for purposes such as:
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Supporting essential website functionality.
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Remembering certain website preferences.
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Understanding how visitors interact with
the website, where applicable.
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Helping us improve the performance,
usability and content of the website.
We will only use non-essential cookies where
the applicable legal requirements for doing
so have been met.
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Types of cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies may be necessary for certain
parts of the website to function. They are
generally used to provide functionality that
you have requested or to enable essential
website features.
Preference cookies
These cookies may allow a website to remember
choices or preferences made during a visit.
Analytics cookies
Where used, analytics technologies can help
us understand how visitors use the website,
such as which pages are visited and how the
website performs.
Marketing cookies
Marketing or advertising cookies may be used
to track activity across websites or provide
targeted advertising. We will not describe
a specific marketing technology as being used
by SHOFT unless it is actually implemented
on the website.
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Third-party services
Some features or services available through
our website may be provided by third parties.
Those services may use cookies or similar
technologies in accordance with their own
privacy and cookie practices.
We will only identify specific third-party
cookie providers where they are actually
being used on the live website.
External websites linked from SHOFT are
responsible for their own cookie and privacy
practices.
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Managing cookies
You can control or restrict cookies through
your browser settings. Most modern browsers
allow you to view, delete or block cookies.
Blocking or deleting certain cookies may
affect the functionality or appearance of
some websites.
Where a cookie consent mechanism is provided
on the SHOFT website, you can use it to manage
applicable non-essential cookies.
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Cookie consent
Where applicable, we will ask for your consent
before placing non-essential cookies on your
device.
You can change your choices where the website
provides an appropriate cookie preference
mechanism.
Consent is separate from your general use of
the website and should not be assumed simply
because you visit or browse the site.
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Browser controls
Most browsers provide controls that allow you
to manage cookies. Depending on the browser,
you may be able to:
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View cookies stored on your device.
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Delete existing cookies.
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Block some or all cookies.
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Receive warnings before cookies are stored.
Please refer to your browser's own help or
settings documentation for instructions.
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Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our
website, technologies, services or legal
requirements change.
Any updated version will be published on
this page.
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Questions about cookies?
If you have questions about this Cookie
Policy or how cookies are used on the SHOFT
website, please contact us.
Last updated:
11 August 2026