Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They help us make our website work better, understand how visitors use our site, and remember your preferences.

Cookies are not viruses or spyware. They cannot access your personal files, install software, or damage your device. They simply store small amounts of data to improve your browsing experience.

First-party cookies are set by our website. Third-party cookies are set by other websites (e.g., Google Analytics

What Cookies Do We Use?
Essential CookiesAnalytics CookiesWhat Google Analytics Collects

Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function. You cannot disable these cookies through our cookie banner.

  • cookie_consent — Remembers your cookie preferences
    • Purpose: Ensures we don’t ask for consent again
    • Duration: 1 year
    • Type: First-party, persistent

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. You can reject these cookies via our cookie consent banner.

  • _ ga — Google Analytics
    • Purpose: Distinguishes unique users
    • Duration: 2 years
    • Type: First-party, persistent
  • _ gid — Google Analytics
    • Purpose: Distinguishes users (24-hour window)
    • Duration: 24 hours
    • Type: First-party, persistent

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about:

  • How many people visit our website
  • Which pages they visit
  • How long they stay on each page
  • Which websites they came from
  • Their approximate location (city/county level, not precise)

This information helps us improve our website content, user experience, and marketing efforts. All data is anonymised — we cannot identify you personally.

Do We Use Third-Party Cookies?

We use limited third-party cookies:

Google Analytics (as described above)

Stripe or PayPal (if you make a payment)

These payment processors may set cookies to process transactions securely. These are essential for payment functionality.

We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies

How Can You Control Cookies?

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or reject analytics cookies. Essential cookies will still work.

  • Click “Accept” to enable analytics cookies
  • Click “Reject” to disable analytics cookies
  • You can change your preference at any time (see below)

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data

Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data

Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

What Happens If You Disable Cookies?

  • Essential cookies disabled: The website may not function correctly (e.g., cookie banner will appear every time)
  • Analytics cookies disabled: We won’t be able to improve our website based on usage data
  • All cookies disabled: The website may still work, but some features may be limited

Disabling all cookies may affect your experience on our website and other websites across the internet.

How Long Do Cookies Stay on My Device?

Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them:

  • cookie_consent: 1 year
  • _ ga: 2 years
  • _ gid: 24 hours

You can manually delete cookies at any time through your browser settings

Do Cookies Contain Personal Data?

Essential cookies do not contain personal data. They store anonymous identifiers only.

Google Analytics cookies collect anonymised information. IP addresses are anonymised (last octet removed) before storage.

We do not use cookies to:

  • Identify you personally
  • Track you across other websites
  • Build profiles about you
  • Serve targeted advertisements

For more information about how Google uses data, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Will This Cookie Policy Change?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • Our use of cookies
  • Legal or regulatory requirements
  • Industry standards

The latest version will always be published on this page with an updated effective date.

Effective Date: [1-june-2026]

Last Updated: [1-june-2026]

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.

 

How Can You Contact Us About Cookies?

Contact us at info@compliantretrofits.co.uk for questions about our Cookie Policy.

Call us on 0161 302 1985 or use our contact form — we will advise you within 24 hours 

Do We Use Third-Party Cookies?