Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) 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 operator.
Cookies can be “first-party” (set by the website you are visiting) or “third-party” (set by a different domain than the one you are visiting). They can also be “session” cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (remaining on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixels/beacons, which we also describe in this policy.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Strictly necessary: These are essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies.
- Analytics: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about pages visited, time spent, navigation paths, and error occurrences. This data is used to improve our website and services.
- Functional: These enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your language preference or theme selection.
We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent before setting any marketing cookies.
3. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner is displayed, giving you the choice to:
- Accept all cookies — enables all cookie categories (necessary, analytics, functional)
- Reject non-essential cookies — only strictly necessary cookies are set
- Manage preferences — choose which categories to enable or disable
Your consent preference is stored in your browser’s local storage and is valid for 12 months, after which the banner will be shown again.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button below:
4. Cookies We Use
The following table lists all cookies and local storage entries used on our website:
4.1 Strictly Necessary
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They are set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You cannot opt out of these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ge-consent | godfreyengineering.com | Stores your cookie consent preferences (which categories you have accepted or rejected). Contains version number, timestamp, and consent choices. | Local Storage | 12 months |
ge-theme | godfreyengineering.com | Stores your selected theme preference (light, dark, or system). Prevents flash of wrong theme on page load. | Local Storage | Indefinite (until cleared) |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Cloudflare Bot Management cookie. Identifies trusted web traffic and prevents malicious bots from accessing the site. Required for DDoS protection. | Cookie (HTTP) | 30 minutes |
cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Issued after a visitor successfully completes a Cloudflare security challenge. Confirms the visitor is human. | Cookie (HTTP) | 30 minutes |
4.2 Analytics
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. All data is used for statistical purposes only. These cookies are only set if you have given your consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ph_* | PostHog (eu.posthog.com) | PostHog product analytics cookies. Used to identify unique visitors (pseudonymised), track page views, and record feature interactions. PostHog is configured with: person profiles disabled for anonymous users, IP collection disabled, session recording disabled. All data is processed on PostHog’s EU servers (Frankfurt, Germany). | Cookie (HTTP) | 12 months |
ph_phc_*_posthog | PostHog (eu.posthog.com) | PostHog device identifier. A randomly generated ID used to associate events from the same browser session. Does not contain personal data. | Local Storage | 12 months |
4.3 Functional
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ge-locale | godfreyengineering.com | Stores your preferred language/locale selection (e.g., “en”, “de”, “ja”). Used to redirect you to your preferred language version on subsequent visits. | Local Storage | Indefinite (until cleared) |
ge-sidebar-collapsed | godfreyengineering.com | Remembers whether you have collapsed the sidebar navigation (on pages that have one), preserving your preference across page loads. | Local Storage | Session |
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use. We do not control how these third parties use their cookies. For more information, please refer to their respective privacy policies:
- Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/
- PostHog: https://posthog.com/privacy
- Stripe: https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal (Stripe cookies are only set on payment pages)
6. How to Control Cookies
6.1 Through Our Cookie Banner
The simplest way to manage cookies on our website is through the cookie consent banner. You can re-open the banner at any time by:
- Clicking the “Manage Cookie Settings” button above (Section 3)
- Clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the website footer
6.2 Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. The following links provide instructions for common browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the site to work.
6.3 Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals, because there is no industry-standard definition or enforcement mechanism for DNT. You can control analytics consent via the cookie banner at any time.
7. Local Storage and Session Storage
In addition to cookies, we use the browser’s local storage and session storage APIs. These work similarly to cookies but are only accessible by JavaScript on our domain and are not sent with HTTP requests.
Local storage entries used on our site:
ge-consent— Cookie consent preferencesge-theme— Theme preference (light/dark/system)ge-locale— Language preferencege-sidebar-collapsed— Sidebar state preference- PostHog analytics identifiers (only with analytics consent)
You can clear local storage through your browser’s developer tools (usually accessible via F12 > Application > Local Storage) or by clearing your browser’s site data.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
We recommend that you review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
9. Further Information
For more information about how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
For questions about our use of cookies or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:
- Email: legal@godfreyengineering.com
- General enquiries: info@godfreyengineering.com
- Website: www.godfreyengineering.com
Godfrey Engineering Ltd
United Kingdom