This Cookie & Similar Technologies Policy explains how Happy Business Global Ltd uses cookies and other technologies that store information on, or access information from, your device when you use our websites and online services.

Company name: Happy Business Global Ltd

Company number: SC518154

Registered office: 1 Waterloo Bank, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 8NS

Email: julie@thehappybusinessco.com

We trade under brands including The Happy Business Company and The Happy AI Company.

In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Happy Business Global Ltd.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains more generally how we use personal data.

A cookie is a small piece of information that a website stores on your browser or device.

Cookies can help a website:

Some cookies last only for the browsing session and are deleted when you close your browser. Others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

The law also covers technologies other than traditional cookies where information is stored on or accessed from a person’s device.

These may include, for example:

In this policy, we use the word “cookies” to include these similar technologies where appropriate.

Our use of cookies and similar technologies is governed principally by:

The basic PECR rule is that we must provide clear information about relevant storage or access technologies and, unless an exception applies, obtain consent before using them.

The law includes certain exceptions where consent is not required if the legal conditions are met.

When you first visit our website, our cookie controls may ask you to choose whether to allow non-essential cookies.

Where consent is required:

Rejecting non-essential cookies should not prevent you from using the basic parts of our website, although some optional features may work differently.

We do not treat continued browsing, silence or failure to change browser settings as consent where the law requires active consent.

The exact technologies used can change as our website and service providers change.

Our website may use the following categories.

These are used where necessary to provide a service you have requested or to operate essential website functions.

They may be used for purposes such as:

Where the strictly necessary PECR exception applies, we do not need consent to use these technologies.

They cannot normally be switched off through our cookie consent controls where they are genuinely necessary for the service requested.

These help us understand how people use our website, for example:

Some analytics technologies require consent.

Following changes introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, certain storage or access technologies used solely to collect statistical information with a view to improving the service may qualify for an exception from consent if the statutory requirements are met.

Where we rely on that exception:

If those conditions are not met, we will obtain consent before using the analytics technology.

These can help the website remember choices or adapt how it looks or works for you.

Examples may include:

Some preference technologies require consent.

Certain technologies used solely to improve or adapt the appearance or functionality of a service to your preference may qualify for an exception from consent if the statutory conditions are met.

Where we rely on this exception, we will provide clear information and an easy way to object.

These may be used to:

These technologies can involve tracking across websites or services.

We will obtain consent before using marketing or advertising cookies where consent is required by PECR.

We do not rely on the statistical or preference exceptions to justify behavioural advertising or cross-site tracking.

Our website may contain content or functionality supplied by third parties, such as:

These third parties may set or access cookies when their content is loaded.

Where those technologies are non-essential and require consent, we aim to prevent them from being activated until the appropriate choice has been made.

Third-party providers may also process information under their own privacy and cookie policies.

These are set by our website or domain.

These are set by another organisation whose technology or content is used on our website.

Depending on the services currently installed, third-party technologies may be supplied by providers of services such as:

The actual providers and cookies in use should be shown in our cookie preference centre or current cookie list where available.

Because website technologies change, the most accurate list of cookies and similar technologies should be generated from the current website configuration rather than relying on an old static list.

Where our website provides a cookie preference centre, it should show current information including, where available:

If there is any inconsistency between an old printed copy of this policy and the live cookie information shown through our website’s cookie settings, please contact us so that we can investigate and correct it.

Cookie duration depends on the particular technology.

A cookie may be:

Deleted when you close your browser.

Stored for a defined period or until you delete it.

Where information about the duration of a particular cookie is available through our cookie preference centre or cookie list, that information forms part of this policy.

We aim not to retain cookies for longer than is reasonably necessary for their stated purpose.

Where consent is the basis for a cookie, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

You should be able to do this through the Cookie Settings or similar control provided on our website.

Where we rely on a statistical-purpose or appearance/functionality exception that requires an easy way to object, the relevant website control should allow you to exercise that objection.

Changing your choice does not retrospectively make earlier lawful use unlawful.

After a choice is changed, some technologies may remain stored on your device until they expire or are deleted, but they should not continue to be used for a purpose that you have withdrawn consent from where consent is required.

Most browsers also allow you to:

Browser controls operate separately from our website cookie controls.

Blocking all cookies may affect the operation of some website functions, including features that rely on strictly necessary storage.

For instructions, use the privacy or cookie settings in your browser.

Browsers and devices may provide privacy preference signals.

The legal and technical treatment of these signals continues to develop.

Where we are legally required to recognise a particular signal, or choose to support one, we will take reasonable steps to configure our website accordingly.

The cookie controls provided on our website remain the main way to manage choices relating to the technologies we use.

Some cookies and similar technologies may involve the processing of personal data, for example:

Where personal data is processed, our Privacy Notice also applies.

It explains matters such as:

Some third-party technology providers operate internationally.

Information collected through cookies or similar technologies may therefore be processed outside the United Kingdom.

Where a restricted international transfer of personal data takes place, we use or rely on an appropriate transfer mechanism where required by UK data-protection law.

More information is provided in our Privacy Notice.

We may update this policy when:

The current version will be published on our website with the date it was last updated.

Material changes to cookies requiring consent may require us to ask for a fresh choice.

If you have questions about cookies, tracking technologies or this policy, contact:

Company number: SC518154

1 Waterloo Bank

Penicuik

Midlothian

EH26 8NS

Email: julie@thehappybusinessco.com

For information about how we handle personal data more generally, please see our Privacy Notice.