Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse switchgrid.co.uk and also allows us to improve our site.
This cookie policy explains what cookies are, which cookies we use, and how you can manage them. Read this in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Website Use.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
Under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we will ask for your consent before placing any cookies on your device, except for strictly necessary cookies that are essential for the operation of the site. You can manage or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie banner that appears when you first visit the site, or by clearing your browser cookies.
These cookies are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to submit our audit forms securely. These cookies do not require your consent.
These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works — for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your industry selection on the savings calculator).
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our website and the messages we send you more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties (such as advertising platforms) for this purpose, only with your consent.
The table below lists the cookies we expect to use on switchgrid.co.uk. The final list will be confirmed once analytics and consent-management tools are configured.
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
cookie_consent | Strictly necessary | Records that you have acknowledged the cookie notice on switchgrid.co.uk, so the message is not displayed on every page. | 12 months |
_ga | Analytics (Google Analytics) | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique visitors. Helps us understand audience size and usage patterns. | 2 years |
_ga_* | Analytics (Google Analytics 4) | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state. | 2 years |
_gid | Analytics (Google Analytics) | Used to distinguish unique users for 24 hours. | 24 hours |
_clck / _clsk | Analytics (Microsoft Clarity) | Used by Microsoft Clarity to record session replay and heatmap data, helping us understand how visitors use the site. | 1 year |
| [to be added] | Marketing | Any conversion tracking pixels added (Google Ads, LinkedIn, etc.) will be listed here. | — |
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no direct control. These cookies are likely to be analytical / performance cookies or targeting cookies.
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
You can also manage your consent preferences via the cookie banner that appears when you first visit the site, or by clearing the cookie banner cookie in your browser.
Any changes we make to our cookie policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back periodically to stay informed.
Questions about this cookie policy should be addressed to privacy@switchgrid.co.uk [confirm email].