Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly, work more efficiently, and to provide information to website operators.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies — temporary files that exist only for the duration of your browser session and are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies — files that remain on your device for a defined period of time, or until you delete them manually, even after you close your browser.
• First-party cookies — set directly by Robotic Vision Engineering on our domain.
• Third-party cookies — set by external services we use (such as analytics providers).

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• to enable core website functionality (security, session management, form protection);
• to prevent unauthorised access and detect abuse;
• to understand how visitors interact with our Website so we can improve it.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are required for the Website to function. They cannot be disabled. Without these cookies, core features such as submitting the contact form would not work.

Legal basis: These cookies are strictly necessary for the delivery of the Website. No consent is required under EU GDPR for strictly necessary cookies.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website — which pages are visited most, how long visitors spend on each page, and where visitors come from. This information is used in aggregate to improve the Website.

We have enabled IP anonymisation in our analytics service. This means the last octet of your IP address is masked before any data is stored, reducing the personally identifiable nature of the data collected.

Legal basis: Consent — analytics cookies are only placed on your device if you have accepted them through our cookie consent banner. You may opt out at any time.

4. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies — particularly analytics cookies that use unique identifiers — may constitute personal data under EU GDPR. Where this is the case, our processing of that data is governed by our Privacy Policy.

We do not use cookies to:

• build individual behavioural profiles for advertising purposes;
• sell or share your data with third-party advertisers;
• track your activity across unrelated third-party websites.

5. Managing and Withdrawing Cookie Consent

You have the right to withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time.

5.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that blocking all cookies — including essential cookies — may prevent some features of the Website from functioning correctly.

Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

5.2 Analytics Opt-Out

To opt out of analytics tracking across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable regulations. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us: