Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide reporting information.

2. Our Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears at the bottom of the screen. You can choose to Accept or Reject analytics cookies. Your choice is stored in your browser's localStorage so we remember it on your next visit. No analytics cookies are set until you click Accept. If you Reject, no analytics cookies are placed on your device and Google Analytics does not collect any data about your visit.

You can change your mind at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage for this site, which will cause the banner to reappear on your next visit.

3. Cookies We Use

Essential cookies

These are necessary for the website to function. They cannot be switched off in our systems. We use localStorage to store your cookie consent preference (whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies). This is set only after you interact with the consent banner.

Analytics cookies (only after consent)

If you accept analytics cookies via our consent banner, the following Google Analytics 4 (GA4) cookies may be set on your device:

• _ga: Used to distinguish individual users. Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_<container-id>: Used to maintain session state. Expires after 2 years.

GA4 uses these cookies to collect anonymised data about how visitors use our website — for example, which pages are most visited, how long visitors spend on the site, and the general region they are visiting from (country-level). This data is not used to identify you personally. We use this information to improve our website and understand which content is most useful to visitors.

We have configured GA4 with Google Consent Mode v2, which means GA4 respects your consent choice. If you reject analytics cookies, GA4 operates in a "cookieless" mode that sends only consent-restricted, anonymised pings without setting cookies.

We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing cookies, or third-party tracking pixels on this website.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Each browser is different, so check the help menu of your browser for instructions on how to change your cookie preferences. You can usually find this information in the "Help" or "Settings" menu of your browser.

• Google Chrome cookie settings
• Firefox cookie settings
• Safari cookie settings
• Microsoft Edge cookie settings

Please note that if you disable essential cookies, some parts of our website may not work correctly.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process data when you use our website:

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Analytics service that collects anonymised usage data, but only if you accept analytics cookies via our consent banner. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Zapier: Used to process form submissions and route your enquiry to our team. No cookies are set by Zapier on your device. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle form data.

We do not use third-party advertising networks on this website.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@scottishenergyefficiency.co.uk or 0141 230 0198, or write to us at 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA.