Cookie Policy

Anderson Scottish Tours is a trading name of Anderson Scottish Travel Ltd (“the Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on our website, why they are used and how you can manage your choices.

Please read this alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information.

For questions about cookies or your privacy, email info@andersonscottishtours.com.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website.

They can help a website function, remember your choices and collect information about how visitors use it.

Similar technologies, such as local storage, can also store or access information on your device. References to cookies in this policy include these technologies where relevant.

Cookies may be:

  • Session cookies: Normally removed when you close your browser.

  • Persistent cookies: Stored until they expire or you delete them.

  • First-party cookies: Set under the website domain you are visiting.

  • Third-party cookies: Set under another provider’s domain.

2. How Our Website Uses Cookies

Our website is hosted by a third-party provider and uses Google Analytics.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for the following purposes, depending on the website’s configuration and your choices:

  • To support essential website functions and security.

  • To remember your cookie preferences.

  • To understand how visitors find and use the website.

  • To identify opportunities to improve website content, navigation and performance.

3. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies support functions needed to operate the website or provide a service you request. These may include security functions and remembering your cookie choices.

Where a cookie is strictly necessary for these purposes, it does not require consent.

You can block cookies through your browser, but doing so may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

4. Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google. Depending on the settings and your choices, information collected may include:

  • Pages visited and interactions with the website.

  • How visitors arrive at the website.

  • Browser and device information.

  • Approximate location.

  • Information used to distinguish visits and sessions.

We use this information to assess website performance and improve the visitor experience.

Where consent is required, analytics cookies must not be stored or accessed before you give consent. Continuing to browse the website does not, by itself, constitute consent.

5. Google Analytics Cookie Details

Google Analytics 4 commonly uses the following first-party cookies:

  • _ga: Used to distinguish visitors. Google’s default expiry is two years.

  • ga<container-id>: Used to maintain session information. Google’s default expiry is two years.

These are provider defaults. Actual duration can vary because of website settings, browser restrictions and whether you delete cookies.

Cookie expiry is separate from how long associated analytics information is retained.

Further information is available in Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and its cookie information at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.

6. Managing Your Cookie Choices

Our website displays a cookie banner. Use the available controls to accept or reject optional cookies and manage your preferences.

Where a cookie settings control is available on the website, you can use it to change your choices.

You can also use your browser settings to:

  • View cookies stored on your device.

  • Delete existing cookies.

  • Block some or all future cookies.

  • Set preferences for particular websites.

Deleting cookies may remove your saved preferences, so you may be asked to choose again when you next visit.

Rejecting optional cookies does not prevent you from viewing the main website content. Blocking essential cookies may affect functionality.

Browser settings apply to that browser and device. You may need to make separate choices on other devices or browsers.

7. Booking Services and External Websites

Our website provides access to our booking system and may contain links to other websites.

When you open an external booking or payment page, that provider may use its own cookies and similar technologies. Its cookie and privacy information will apply.

Your choices on our website may not carry over to an external website. Please review the controls and policies provided there.

8. Personal Information and International Processing

Some information collected through cookies may be personal information under data protection law.

Technology providers may process information outside the UK. Our Privacy Policy explains our approach to sharing information, international processing and your data protection rights.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this policy when our website technologies, providers or legal requirements change.

The current version will be published on our website with the date of the latest update.

10. Contact Us

For questions about this Cookie Policy, email info@andersonscottishtours.com.

Last updated: November 2026.