Cookie Policy
To comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we regularly review the cookies and similar technologies used on our website. This Cookie Policy was last reviewed on 24th September 2026.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies, such as browser local storage, to store small amounts of data on your device.
The first time you visit our website, a cookie pop-up asks which categories of cookies you allow. You can change your choice at any time with the cookie icon in the bottom right corner of every page.
To find out how to control the cookies that are created on your device: How to control cookies. To find out how to delete cookies: How to delete cookies.
More information about managing cookies is available at www.aboutcookies.org.
Cookies used on this website
We group our cookies into categories so you can choose which ones we may use. Strictly Necessary Cookies are always used, because they keep our systems secure, protect your data and make the website work properly.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
| Cookie name | Provider | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-Session | Boal & Co (www.boalco.com) | Session | A secure session cookie needed for interactive parts of the website, such as contact forms. It holds a random session ID that tells your visit apart from other visitors' visits at the same time. It can only be sent over a secure connection, can't be read by scripts on the page, and is deleted when you close your browser. |
| boalco_consent | Boal & Co (www.boalco.com) | Approximately 13 months | Stores your cookie consent choices so we don't ask you again on every page or visit. It records only which cookie categories you have accepted or declined. It contains no personal data. |
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics only loads if you accept Analytics Cookies, and it then creates the following cookies:
| Cookie name | Provider | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics (boalco.com) | Up to 2 years* | Used to distinguish users. |
| _ga_1CPLLXXNKD | Google Analytics (boalco.com) | Up to 2 years* | Used to keep track of your current session. |
* Google sets these cookies to last 2 years, but some browsers set a shorter maximum. For example, Google Chrome limits cookies to 400 days.
Full details of the cookies Google Analytics uses are in Cookies & Google Analytics, part of Google's Analytics documentation. You can also read Google's Privacy Policy for Google Analytics.
We use the data Google Analytics collects to:
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report, in aggregate, how visitors find and use our website;
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understand overall visitor behaviour; and
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inform how we update and improve our website.
Video Content (Gumlet)
Some pages, including our homepage, show videos through Gumlet, a third-party video hosting service. When a Gumlet video player loads, Gumlet may set the following cookies and store information in your browser's local storage. Gumlet uses this data to measure video performance and improve playback.
| Name | Type | Provider | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gm_analytics_user_id | Cookie and local storage | Gumlet (play.gumlet.io) | 30 days | Used to distinguish viewers for video analytics. |
| gm_analytics_session_id | Cookie and local storage | Gumlet (play.gumlet.io) | 30 minutes | Used to group video views into a viewing session. |
| gumlet_embed_bandwidth_estimate | Local storage | Gumlet (play.gumlet.io) | Until cleared | Stores an estimate of your connection speed so video plays at a suitable quality. |
| playback_rate | Local storage | Gumlet (play.gumlet.io) | Until cleared | Remembers your preferred playback speed. |
| progress_time_[video ID] | Local storage | Gumlet (play.gumlet.io) | Until cleared | Remembers how far through a video you have watched. |
To find out how Gumlet handles this data, read the Gumlet Privacy Policy.
Marketing Cookies
If you accept Marketing Cookies, we allow Google Analytics to use its advertising features, including Google signals. This means Google may use information about your visit, together with data from Google accounts where the user has enabled ad personalisation, to build aggregated audience reports. Google may set its own cookies on Google domains for this purpose. You can read how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
We don't set any Marketing Cookies on the boalco.com domain. If you decline Marketing Cookies, these advertising features are disabled.
Other cookies
We may sometimes add external services to our website that create cookies on your device. When we add or change a service that uses cookies, we will update this Cookie Policy.
If you have any concerns about our cookies or how we ask for your consent, please contact us and we'll be happy to answer your questions.