Cookies, in plain English.
This site keeps things light on tracking. Here’s exactly which cookies may touch your device, what each one is for, and how to switch the optional ones off.
The short of it
- Essential cookies keep the site running and don’t need your permission; optional ones only run if you allow them.
- Analytics (for example, Google Analytics) may be used to see how the site performs — never to identify you.
- Some cookies come from third parties (hosting, forms, maps, video) and follow their own rules.
- You can accept, reject, or delete cookies any time via the consent prompt or your browser settings.
- We don’t use cookies to track you across the web for advertising.
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies may be used when you visit the VectorLayout website.
Cookies are small text files that a website can place on your device (such as your computer, phone, or tablet). They help the website work properly, remember certain settings, and (in some cases) provide information about how the site is being used.
Some cookies last only while your browser is open. Others may stay on your device for longer, depending on what they are used for.
As a rule, the cookies the site genuinely needs in order to work are placed without asking — the site simply can’t run without them. Any optional cookies, such as those used for analytics, are only placed once you’ve agreed to them, and you can change your mind at any time.
For how any personal information gathered through cookies is handled, see the Privacy Policy.
Types of cookies we may use
Essential cookies
Essential cookies help the website run correctly. They may be used for basic functions like loading pages, keeping the site secure, and enabling core features such as contact forms.
Without these cookies, parts of the website may not work as intended.
Performance and analytics cookies
Performance and analytics cookies may be used to understand how visitors use the website. For example, they can help show which pages are visited most often, how people move around the site, or whether certain pages are loading slowly.
This information is used to improve the website and the way it performs. These cookies are not meant to identify you personally.
VectorLayout may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics, or similar services, from time to time.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies may remember choices you make, such as preferences that affect how the website looks or behaves.
Not every visitor will see the same functional cookies, because they depend on what features are being used on the site at the time.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third parties when you interact with services that are not run by VectorLayout.
This can happen, for example, if the website includes embedded content or tools provided by others. These third parties may set their own cookies and use them according to their own policies.
Why we use cookies
Cookies may be used for a few practical reasons, including to help:
- Improve website performance and reliability
- Understand general visitor behaviour, so the site can be improved over time
- Remember preferences where this feature is available
- Enhance security and reduce abuse (such as malicious traffic)
- Provide a smoother browsing experience, especially when using embedded content
VectorLayout does not use cookies to “follow you around the internet” for advertising purposes as a core aim of this website. If any third-party tools used on the site include advertising-related cookies, those cookies are controlled by the third party and depend on how you interact with their content.
Managing cookies
You are in control of cookies, and you can manage them in a few different ways.
Depending on the options available on the website at the time you visit, you may be able to accept cookies or reject optional cookies.
You can also:
- Delete cookies that are already stored on your device
- Change your browser settings to block cookies or limit them
- Choose to receive a prompt before cookies are stored
If you block or delete cookies, the website should still be viewable, but some features may not work properly (for example, embedded tools or certain site preferences).
The exact cookies you see in any consent prompt reflect the tools active on the site at that moment — for example, an analytics cookie only appears while analytics is enabled. If a tool is switched off, its cookie is no longer set.
Third-party services
VectorLayout may use or include third-party services that can set cookies when you use them or view embedded content. These services may include providers such as a web hosting provider, Cloudflare, Google Analytics, a contact form provider, embedded Google Maps, embedded YouTube or Vimeo videos, and WordPress plugins.
Because these services are operated by third parties, they may handle cookies and related data in their own way. If you want more detail about what they collect and how they use it, you should review their cookie and privacy policies directly.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website or to the tools and services it uses.
The most recent version will always be available on the VectorLayout website. Any changes will apply from the date the updated policy is posted.
Contact
If you have any questions about cookies or this Cookie Policy, you can contact VectorLayout using the contact details below or on the website’s contact page. I read every message myself and reply within a day.
Talk to a human, not a legal department.
Cookie policies are written to be read by lawyers. If a line above left you unsure, just ask — plain questions get plain answers, usually the same day.