Cookie Policy
How Monterra Group uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can control them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and remember certain information about your preferences or actions.
Similar technologies — such as local storage, session storage, web beacons and pixel tags — may also be used for comparable purposes. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as "cookies".
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our website:
| Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Necessary for the website to function. These cannot be disabled as they ensure basic security and navigation. | Session / up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors interact with the site (pages visited, time spent, referral sources). Data is aggregated and anonymised. | Up to 26 months |
| Preference | Remember your choices and settings (e.g. cookie consent preference) to improve your experience. | Up to 12 months |
| Marketing | Used to deliver relevant content and track campaign effectiveness. Only activated with your explicit consent. | Up to 12 months |
3. Specific Cookies Used
| Cookie name | Provider | Category | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _mtg_consent | monterragroup.net | Essential | Stores your cookie consent preference. |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes unique users. Data anonymised via IP masking. |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Analytics | Persists session state across page requests. |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes users for 24-hour session tracking. |
4. Your Choices & Controls
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can choose to accept all cookies or only necessary cookies.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site. You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings:
- Google Chrome — Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox — Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari — Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services (such as Google Analytics). These third parties may collect information about your online activity across different websites. We do not control these third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the relevant third-party privacy and cookie policies for more information.
For Google Analytics, you can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our practices change or new technologies are introduced. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect the date of the most recent update.
7. Contact
For questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at privacy@monterragroup.net or via our contact page.
For broader privacy information, please see our Privacy Policy.