Cookie Policy
This guide details tracking cookies active on thermovar.uk, their technical functions, expiry intervals and toggle controls. It operates alongside our Privacy Policy.
About this cookie policy
Optional cookies activate only after explicit confirmation via the banner. Adjust or cancel permissions anytime through the footer link labeled Cookie settings.
What are cookies
Cookies are small data files saved to your browser. Pixels and local storage work the same way. Essential files keep checkout running properly. Optional ones monitor site usage or calculate ad performance.
Cookie categories in use
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
Maintain cart contents, checkout forms, and cookie preferences. Non-optional, strictly functional, and completely free of ad data.
3.2 Functional and security cookies
Save interface preferences like language and block automated spam or abuse.
3.3 Analytics and performance cookies
Track page visits and operational speeds in aggregate. Activated only after you give consent.
3.4 Marketing and advertising cookies
Record incoming ad clicks and verify completed heater purchases. Activated strictly with your consent.
3.5 Campaign tracking
First-party records log the campaign link that sent you here. No personal data is stored.
Third-party tracking technologies
Third-party vendors deploy analytical and promotional files under their posted policies. We pass no customer records beyond default cookie logs.
International data transfers
External analytics services might store technical records outside United Kingdom via standard contractual clauses or adequacy rulings.
Profiling and targeted advertising
Ad networks can use trackers to display our desk heaters elsewhere online. We create no personal profiles, and you can disable tracking in the banner.
List of cookies
Each table below lists individual file names, service owners, functional tasks, and expiration timelines.
7.1 Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | This site | Stores your cookie choices | 12 months |
| woocommerce_session | This site | Maintains active checkout and shopping cart sessions | Session |
7.2 Analytics and performance cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Separates unique users for collective analytics data | 14 months |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Identifies unique visits over a 24-hour cycle | 24 hours |
7.3 Marketing and advertising cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta | Monitors referral traffic from Meta ad campaigns | 90 days |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Measures Google Ads campaigns | 90 days |
7.4 Campaign tracking
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| landing | This site | Stores your initial incoming referral link | 30 days |
Controlling your cookie settings
8.1 Browser settings
Clear or block cookies directly inside your browser privacy menu. Note that disabling essential files breaks checkout and purchasing.
8.2 Managing advertising cookies
Ad network opt-out forms are linked directly within our cookie banner.
8.3 Consent withdrawal
Access the footer settings link to toggle individual categories off. Blocked files stop loading immediately.
8.4 Do Not Track browser signals
Broadcasting a Global Privacy Control header automatically rejects all marketing and analytics files.