Utility Saving Expert
Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Simply Quote Comparison Ltd (trading as Utility Saving Expert) uses them on utilitysavingexpert.com, and how you can manage them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your personal data. Cookies do not usually identify you directly, but the information they collect may be linked to other personal data we hold about you. We do not store sensitive information, such as passwords or payment details, in the cookies we use.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve your experience, and to provide information to the website owner. Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags and local storage, work in comparable ways, and we refer to all of them as “cookies” in this policy.
Cookies can be either “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which stay on your device until they expire or you delete them. They may be set by us (“first-party” cookies) or by third parties whose services we use (“third-party” cookies).
2. How we use cookies
We use cookies for the purposes set out below. Apart from strictly necessary cookies, we only place cookies on your device with your consent.
| Cookie category | What it does | Consent needed |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Make the website work and keep it secure, for example page navigation, form submission and fraud prevention. The website cannot function properly without them. | No |
| Functionality and preferences | Remember choices you make, such as your preferences, so we can give you a more personalised experience. | Yes |
| Analytics and performance | Help us understand how visitors use the website, so we can measure and improve it. This includes tools such as Google Analytics. | Yes |
| Advertising and targeting | Used by us and our partners to measure marketing and show you more relevant advertising on other websites and platforms. | Yes |
3. Your consent
When you first visit our website, our cookie banner lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or choose which categories to allow. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the website cannot work without them, and they do not require your consent. We set all other cookies only after you have given your consent.
4. Managing your preferences
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by opening the cookie settings on our website and updating your choices. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any use before you withdrew it.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including deleting cookies already stored and blocking new ones. If you block or delete cookies, some parts of the website may not work as intended. For more information, see the help pages for your browser:
- Google Chrome: support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge
- Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org
- Apple Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari
5. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties whose services appear on, or are used by, our website, such as analytics, advertising and social media providers. These third parties set cookies under their own privacy and cookie policies, and we do not control how they use them. The specific cookies in use, and the third parties that set them, can change over time. You can always see the current list and manage your choices through the cookie settings on our website.
6. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, or for legal or operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the last-updated date at the top of this page. Please check back periodically.
7. Contact us
Simply Quote Comparison Ltd (trading as Utility Saving Expert)
Sentinel House, Ancells Business Park, Harvest Crescent, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2UZ
Email: hello@utilitysavingexpert.com | Phone: 01242 32 31 31