Cookie Policy

Last updated: 17/06/26

This Cookie Policy explains how Authentic Ventures Ltd ("Authentic", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

Cookies and similar technologies may include small text files, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage and other technologies that store or access information on your device.

1. Who we are

Authentic Ventures Ltd
Company number: 16833527
Registered in: England and Wales
Registered office / business address: Glen Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 2BB
Email: hello@theauthentic.uk
Website: www.authenticos.co.uk

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website.

They help websites work properly, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site, improve performance, personalise content and support marketing activity.

Some cookies are essential. Others are optional and require your consent.

3. How we use cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

make the website work properly;
keep the website secure;
remember your preferences;
understand how visitors use the website;
improve website performance;
measure marketing campaign effectiveness;
personalise content;
support advertising and retargeting;
manage forms, bookings and website interactions;
connect website activity with our CRM or marketing systems.

4. Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are needed for the website to function.

They may be used for security, page navigation, form submission, cookie preference management, load balancing or access to secure areas of the website.

You cannot usually disable these through our website because the site may not work properly without them.

Analytics and performance cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

They may tell us which pages are visited, how long visitors spend on the site, what content is useful, whether errors occur, and how people arrive at the website.

We use this information to improve the website and our marketing.

Examples may include tools such as Google Analytics or similar analytics platforms.

Functionality cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as preferences, form progress or settings.

They may help provide a more personalised experience.

Marketing and advertising cookies

These cookies may be used to understand your interests, measure advertising performance, build audiences, show relevant advertising, or retarget website visitors on other platforms.

Examples may include platforms such as Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn or similar advertising tools.

CRM, automation and customer journey tracking

Because Authentic provides technology-enabled growth systems, our website may use CRM, automation, analytics and customer journey tracking technologies.

These technologies may help us understand:

which pages visitors view;
which forms visitors submit;
which resources visitors download;
which campaigns generated an enquiry;
whether emails have been opened or clicked;
whether a visitor booked a call;
how enquiries move through our sales pipeline;
how we can improve follow-up, onboarding and customer experience.

These technologies may connect website activity with information held in our CRM or marketing systems.

Where these technologies are not strictly necessary for the website to function, we will seek consent where required before using them.

5. Consent

We will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar technologies on your device, unless the law allows us to use them without consent.

You can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through our cookie banner or cookie settings tool.

You can withdraw or change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings tool on our website, where available.

6. How to manage cookies

You can manage cookies in the following ways:

through our cookie banner or cookie settings tool;
by changing your browser settings;
by deleting cookies from your device;
by blocking some or all cookies in your browser.

Please note that blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.

7. Third-party cookies, pixels and platform tracking

Some cookies, pixels, tags or tracking technologies may be set by third-party services we use.

These may include analytics providers, advertising platforms, social media platforms, CRM systems, automation platforms, scheduling tools, video platforms, payment providers and customer communication tools.

Depending on the tool and context, these third parties may process data as our processors, sub-processors, independent controllers or joint controllers.

We do not control all third-party tracking technologies once they are placed by external providers. You should review the privacy and cookie information provided by those third parties where relevant.

8. Cookies we use

The cookies currently identified on this website are listed below.

Cookie	Domain	Provider	Purpose	Type	Duration
__cf_bm	.authenticos.co.uk	Cloudflare	Used to support Cloudflare Bot Management and help protect the website from automated traffic and security threats.	Strictly necessary	1 hour
__cf_bm	.filesafe.space	Cloudflare	Used to support Cloudflare Bot Management and help protect embedded or connected website resources from automated traffic and security threats.	Strictly necessary	1 hour

At the time of our most recent cookie scan, no analytics, advertising, retargeting or CRM tracking cookies were identified.

The cookies used on this website may change if we add new tools, integrations or features, such as analytics, advertising pixels, CRM tracking, embedded media, booking tools or automation platforms. If we add non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we will update this policy and seek consent where required.

9. CRM, automation and platform account structures

Some CRM and automation platforms operate through agency, reseller, sub-account or client-account structures.

Where Authentic uses such platforms, cookie, tracking and customer journey data may be connected to CRM records, form submissions, marketing activity or customer communications.

Where the website visitor is interacting with Authentic directly, Authentic will usually be the controller for that website and marketing activity.

Where similar technologies are used as part of a client project, the relevant client may be the controller, Authentic may be a processor, or Authentic and the client may have different or shared responsibilities depending on the nature of the processing.

This will usually be addressed in the relevant customer agreement, data processing terms or other applicable terms.

10. Similar technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, scripts, tracking links, local storage and email tracking technologies.

These may be used to understand website behaviour, email engagement, advertising performance, customer journey activity and campaign effectiveness.

Where required, we will seek consent before using non-essential similar technologies.

11. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be posted on this page with the updated date shown at the top.

12. Important note about service agreements

This Cookie Policy explains how this website and Authentic's general business activities operate.

It does not replace any specific proposal, service agreement, subscription agreement, data processing agreement, controller-to-controller agreement, joint controller arrangement, platform agreement or other contract agreed between Authentic and a customer, partner or supplier.

Where Authentic processes client customer data, additional data protection terms may be required.

13. Contact us

For questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact: