Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions.
Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to improve the user experience, and to provide information to website owners. The rules about cookies are set out in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and, for personal data, the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on proasbestosremoval.com for the following purposes:
Strictly necessary cookies: these are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as submitting a quote request form. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the website will not work.
Analytics cookies: these help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to measure page views, session duration, and traffic sources. This data helps us improve the website and our services. Analytics cookies are only placed with your consent.
We do not use advertising or targeting cookies. We do not use social media cookies. We do not use any cookies that track you across other websites.
3. Cookies We Use
The table below lists all cookies currently in use on this website.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| app_session_id | proasbestosremoval.com | Maintains your session state while you use the website. Required for the quote request form and contact form to function correctly. | Strictly Necessary | Session (deleted when browser is closed) |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. Used to distinguish users. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and count page views. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics. | Analytics | 1 minute |
| cookie_consent | proasbestosremoval.com | Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask again on subsequent visits. | Strictly Necessary | 12 months |
4. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, we display a cookie notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies (analytics cookies). Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent as they are required for the website to function.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the website, at which point the cookie notice will appear again.
Under PECR and UK GDPR, we are required to obtain your prior consent before placing analytics cookies on your device. We do not place analytics cookies until you have given consent.
5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
, View the cookies stored on your device: Delete individual cookies or all cookies: Block cookies from specific websites: Block all third-party cookies: Block all cookies (note: this may affect the functionality of many websites)
Instructions for managing cookies in the most common browsers:
Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Third-Party Cookies
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users use our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address, which is anonymised before storage) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.
For more information about how Google uses data, see Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: proasbestosr@gmail.com Telephone: 07345 062075 Post: Pro Asbestos Removal, Dornton Rd, South Croydon, CR2 7DQ
For data protection queries, please also refer to our Privacy Policy.
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