Cookie Policy

Last updated: 11 September 2025

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how GREEN POWER MACHINERY LTD (Company Number: 16127368) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy. If you need to contact us about cookies, email us at greenpowermachineryltd@gmail.com 

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site owners about how their site is used.

2. Why we use cookies

We use cookies to:

• Make the website work (essential functions such as basket/session management and login).
• Improve site performance and measure how visitors use our site (analytics).
• Remember your preferences and provide enhanced functionality.
• Deliver targeted advertising and marketing where we have consent.

3. Types of cookies we may use

Below is a summary of the types of cookies that may be used. This list is illustrative — you should perform a cookie audit of your live site and replace the example cookie names and durations below with the actual cookies found on your site.

a) Strictly necessary cookies — required for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Examples: session cookies used to keep items in a shopping basket or to remember security/authentication state. These are typically session cookies (expire when you close your browser).

b) Performance & analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. Example (illustrative only):

• _ga — Google Analytics: used to distinguish users. (Example expiry: 2 years)
• _gid — Google Analytics: used to distinguish users. (Example expiry: 24 hours)

c) Functionality cookies — remember choices you make (e.g., language or region) and provide enhanced, personalised features. Example: language (expires: 1 year).

d) Targeting / advertising cookies — used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and measure advertising effectiveness. Examples (illustrative only):

• fr — Facebook Pixel (example expiry: 3 months)
• IDE — DoubleClick/Google Ads (example expiry: 2 years)

e) Third‑party cookies — some functionality (e.g., video embeds, social buttons, analytics and advertising) is provided by third parties who may set their own cookies when you use our site. We do not control those cookies — see the third parties’ privacy/cookie notices for details.

4. Consent and how we obtain it

Where cookies are not strictly necessary, we will obtain your consent via a cookie banner when you first visit our website. You can accept or reject non‑essential cookies and change your choices at any time via the cookie settings control on the website.

5. How to manage & delete cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings — you can delete existing cookies, block all cookies, or set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set. Note that blocking or deleting cookies may break certain parts of the site or limit functionality.

Guidance on managing cookies in major browsers:

• Chrome: go to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
• Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
• Safari (macOS): Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.

You can also opt out of many analytics and advertising cookies using the following vendor tools (examples):

• Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
• Network Advertising Initiative opt-out: https://thenai.org/opt-out-tools/
• Your Online Choices / EDAA: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/ (for targeted advertising preferences)

6. Cookie retention periods

Cookie lifetimes vary — some are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), others remain for months or years (persistent cookies). During a cookie audit of your live site, list each cookie and its retention period so users can see the exact durations.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will publish the updated version on our website and update the “Last updated” date above.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, email greenpowermachineryltd@gmail.com