Cookie Policy
This policy explains how North Lincs Web Design uses cookies and similar technologies, what each of them is for, and how you can change your mind at any time.
What cookies are
A cookie is a small file a website asks your browser to store on your device. Some are needed for the site to work at all; others are optional, and are used to remember your preferences, to measure how the site is used, or to support advertising. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels and embedded content — are covered by this policy too.
Your choices
When you first arrive we ask which optional cookies you are happy with. Nothing optional is set until you answer. You can change your answer whenever you like:
The same control is available from the Cookie preferences button at the bottom of every page. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we honour it automatically and opt you out of the sale and sharing of your personal information.
The categories we use
- Strictly necessary always on
- Required for the site to work — security, load balancing, and remembering your cookie choice. Always on.
- Functional
- Remembers your preferences and powers optional extras such as live chat and embedded maps.
- Analytics
- Helps us understand how the site is used, so we can improve it. Never used to identify you personally.
- Marketing
- Used to show you relevant advertising, measure ad campaigns, and load embedded video and social content.
The cookies on this site
The table below is generated from the services this site actually loads, and is updated every time the site is published. Expiry periods are the maximum set by the provider.
| Cookie | Set by | Category | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ic_consent | North Lincs Web Design | Strictly necessary | Remembers the cookie choice you made here, so we do not ask again | 6 months |
_gcl_au | Google Ads | Marketing | Measures ad clicks that lead to a conversion | 90 days |
_gcl_aw | Google Ads | Marketing | Stores the ad click that brought you here | 90 days |
_ga | Google Analytics | Analytics | Tells one visitor from another | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Analytics | Keeps track of the current visit | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Analytics | Tells one visitor from another | 24 hours |
Third-party content
Some pages include content hosted elsewhere, such as videos or maps. Where that content sets cookies, we do not load it until you have allowed the relevant category — you will see a panel in its place with a button to load it.