This Cookie Policy explains how Weigh Well Engineering Ltd (hereafter referred to as “Weighwell Engineering Ltd”, “Weighwell”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.weighwell.com. It also outlines your rights and choices regarding these technologies.
By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy, unless you disable them via your browser or our cookie preference tools.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website. They help improve your browsing experience by remembering preferences, enabling functionality, analysing usage and personalising content.
Cookies may be:
- First-party (set by our website), or
- Third-party (set by other domains, such as Google Analytics).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies:
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are essential for basic website functionality. They enable services like page navigation, access to secure areas and cookie preference saving. These cookies cannot be turned off.
b) Performance / Analytical Cookies
These cookies collect anonymous data on how visitors use our website. They help us measure and improve performance, such as tracking page popularity or navigation paths.
c) Functionality Cookies
These remember your preferences (e.g., region or language) and help provide a more personalised experience.
d) Marketing / Targeting Cookies
Weighwell does not currently use targeting or advertising cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and request your explicit consent.
3. Cookies Used on This Site
Here are examples of cookies we may use:
Necessary (3)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | avada.website | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| ar_debug | Checks whether a technical debugger-cookie is present. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| CookieConsent | weighwell.com | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing (2)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ga_# | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
4. Legal Basis for Use of Cookies
Under UK GDPR:
- Strictly necessary cookies are used under our legitimate interests in operating the website.
- All other cookies are used only with your explicit consent, which you provide when you accept cookies via our cookie banner or settings panel.
5. How to Manage or Withdraw Consent
a) Cookie Banner / Preferences Tool
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner appears allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Manage your cookie preferences
You can return to the settings at any time to update your preferences.
b) Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies via settings:
- Chrome: support.google.com
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org
- Safari: support.apple.com
- Edge: support.microsoft.com
Deleting cookies will cause the cookie banner to reappear upon your next visit.
6. Cookie Consent Logging
We maintain a log of cookie consent records to demonstrate compliance with UK data protection regulations. This ensures your preferences are respected and tracked across sessions where possible.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Some third-party services (e.g., Google Analytics) may set cookies when you interact with our content. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing their privacy and cookie policies directly.
Weighwell is not responsible for the content or cookie practices of external websites.
8. “Do Not Track” Settings
Our website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals due to the lack of an industry-wide standard. We encourage you to manage cookies using the tools described above.
9. Mobile & International Use
This policy applies to users accessing our website on any device, including mobile phones, tablets or desktop computers.
Our website is primarily intended for UK-based users. If you access it from outside the UK, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for complying with local data protection laws.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may revise this Cookie Policy at any time. Updates will be published on this page. We recommend checking this policy regularly for updates.
11. Contact Us
For any questions about this Cookie Policy or your data rights, please contact:
Weighwell House
Woolley Colliery Road
Darton
Barnsley
S75 5JA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)114 2699955
Email: info@weighwell.com