Cookie Policy (UK)

Caledonia Solar | caledoniasolar.co.uk

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies our website uses, and how you can control your cookie preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website owner about how the site is being used.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies – temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies – cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
• First-party cookies – set by the website you are visiting.
• Third-party cookies – set by a domain other than the website you are visiting, typically by analytics or advertising services.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as completing a form or setting your cookie preferences. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

Examples include cookies set by our consent management platform (CookieYes or Complianz) to remember your cookie preferences.

2.2 Analytics cookies

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymised information about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are most useful and where we can improve the experience.

GA4 collects information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, how you arrived at the site, and the type of device you are using. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.

GA4 cookies include:

• _ga – distinguishes users. Persistent, expires after 2 years.
• _ga_[container-id] – maintains session state. Persistent, expires after 2 years.

These cookies are only placed after you have given your consent via our cookie banner.

2.3 Functionality cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality on our website, such as remembering your inputs in the Solar Savings Calculator during a session. They do not track your activity across other websites.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use cookies set by the following third parties:

• Google LLC (Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager) – analytics and tag management. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not use advertising cookies or allow third-party advertisers to place cookies on our website.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or customise your preferences by category.

You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View the cookies stored on your device
• Delete cookies individually or in bulk
• Block cookies from specific websites or all websites
• Set preferences for first-party and third-party cookies separately

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. In particular, disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent some features from working correctly.

For guidance on managing cookies in common browsers:

• Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge
• Apple Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Any material changes will be notified via our cookie consent banner on your next visit.

6. Contact

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Email: info@caledoniasolar.co.uk
Website: caledoniasolar.co.uk