Consent, refusal and withdrawal
On your first visit a banner asks for your choice. Accepting all, refusing all and setting a granular choice are equally prominent and equally easy — there is no cookie wall and refusing does not restrict access to the site. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent and cannot be switched off.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. Your choice, its timestamp and the policy version are stored locally so we can demonstrate consent as required by Article 7(1) GDPR.
Categories we use
Strictly necessary — always on
Required for the website to function: session handling, security, load balancing and remembering your cookie choice. Exempt from consent under Regulation 5(5) of the Irish ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. 336/2011).
Preferences
Remember choices you make, such as product range filters and details you entered in a quote form.
Statistics
Aggregated, IP-truncated analytics that tell us which pages and rate cards are consulted. Only set after consent.
Marketing
Meta, Google and publisher tags used to measure campaign performance and to show you relevant advertising on other sites.
Cookie table
| Cookie | Provider | Category | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7f.cookie-consent | goldshiregadgets.com (first party) | Strictly necessary | Stores your cookie choice per category so we do not ask again. | 12 months |
| __session / lb | goldshiregadgets.com (first party) | Strictly necessary | Session continuity, load balancing and abuse prevention. | Session |
| 7f.planner | goldshiregadgets.com (first party) | Preferences | Remembers product range filters and quote form input. | 6 months |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Statistics | Aggregated visit statistics with IP truncation and no ad features. | Up to 13 months |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Marketing | Conversion measurement for our own campaigns. | 90 days |
| _fbp | Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. | Marketing | Campaign measurement and audience building for Meta and Instagram ads. | 90 days |
| li_sugr / bcookie | LinkedIn Ireland | Marketing | Recruitment campaign measurement. | Up to 6 months |
Statistics and marketing cookies are only loaded once the matching category is enabled. If you refuse them, the corresponding scripts are not executed and no identifiers are written.
Third parties and transfers
Statistics and marketing cookies are set by the providers listed above, who may process data outside the EEA. Those transfers rely on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or on Standard Contractual Clauses. Their own policies apply in addition to ours; see the privacy statement for recipients, retention and your rights.
Browser controls and questions
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings and enable "do not track". Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break parts of the site. Questions about this policy: info@goldshiregadgets.com.