Cookies Policy

What are cookies and how do we use them?

A cookie is a piece of data from a website that is stored within a web browser that the website can retrieve at a later time.

Our cookies do not collect sensitive information such as your name, address or financial details. The cookie simply holds the "key" that, once you've signed in, is associated with this information.

H&T Pawnbrokers use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.

1. To operate and secure our website
   
2. To remember your preferences
3. To analyse website traffic and performance 
4. To deliver relevant advertising (where consent is required)

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent.

All other cookies (analytics, marketing, functional,performance) require your prior consent.

Where Cookies require the processing of personal data, we rely on:

 • Consent (article6(1)(a) UK GDPR) for non-essential cookies  

 • Legitimate interests (Article6(1)(f) for strictly necessary cookies  

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner allowing you to:

 • Accept all cookies  

 • Reject non-essential cookies  

 • Customise your preferences  

You can withdraw, change or update the cookie setting in  your browser's preferences at any time by:

 • Clicking the ‘Cookies Setting link in the footer of our website  

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.  

You may also configure your browser settings to block cookies, but this may affect website functionality.  

Cookies served by Facebook and Google are held on the H&T website. These cookies will be used to serve adverts to visitors based upon the websites they’ve been to previously.

These providers are responsible for how they process your information.  

We recommend reviewing their privacy polices:  

 • Google https://policies.google.com/privacy  

• Meta: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy  

Some third-party providers (such as Google or Meta) may process data outside the UK. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place such as:

 • UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) 
 • Adequacy regulations

Category 1: Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always active). These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be switched off in our systems: Such cookies are only set in response to actions made by you such as language, currency, login session, privacy preferences. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but this might affect the way our site is working including placing an order with us.  

Category 2: Analytics and Statistics: (Consent Required). These cookies allow us to measure visitors traffic and see traffic sources by collecting information in data sets. They also help us understand which products and actions are more popular than others.  

Category 3: Marketing and Retargeting: (Consent Required) These cookies are usually set by our marketing and advertising partners. They may be used by them to build a profile of your interest and later show you relevant ads. If you do not allow these cookies you will not experience targeted ads for your interests.  

Category 4: Functional (Consent not required if user actively selected) These cookies enable our website to offer additional functions and personal settings. They can be set by us or by third-party service providers that we have placed on our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, these or some of these services may not work properly. 

Category 5: Performance: Customer Portal Only  (Consent Required) Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. 

You can contact us at:

Email: DPO@handt.co.uk

Registered address: Harvey and Thompson Ltd, 7th Floor, Times House, Throwley Way, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4AF