Last updated: 09/10/2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Stainless Steel Products Ltd (“we”, “our”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on this website: https://stainlesssteelproducts.co.uk
We use cookies to make our site work properly, to improve your experience, and to measure website usage. You can change or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time by using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of our site.
For information about how we use personal data more generally, please see our Privacy Policy
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.
Cookies can be:
- Session cookies – deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies – remain until they expire or are deleted.
- First-party cookies – set by this website.
- Third-party cookies – set by external services we use (e.g. Google).
3. How we use cookies
We group cookies into the following categories:
| Cookie type | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Required for the website to function properly (e.g. remembering cookie preferences, form security). | Legitimate interest (no consent needed) |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors use our site (e.g. which pages are visited, how users arrive). | Consent |
| Advertising | Enable us to show relevant ads via Google Ads and measure campaign performance. | Consent |
4. Cookies we use
| Category | Cookie name | Description / purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | silktide_consent_preferences (or similar) | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | StainlessSteelProducts.co.uk | 6 months |
| Necessary | __cf_bm, botpoison_* | Helps protect forms from spam or abuse. | Botpoison | Session / 1 day |
| Analytics | _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years | |
| Analytics | _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users within a session. | 24 hours | |
| Analytics | _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute | |
| Advertising | IDE, ANID, NID, 1P_JAR | Used by Google Ads for ad personalisation and conversion tracking. | Up to 13 months | |
| Advertising | _gcl_au | Used by Google Ads to measure conversions. | 90 days |
(Exact cookie names and durations may vary; Google periodically updates its cookies.)
5. Managing or changing your consent
You can manage your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the bottom left of your screen on this website. You can also control or delete cookies directly through your browser settings:
If you block some cookies, parts of the website may not function correctly.
6. Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our use of cookies or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The updated version will always be posted on this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Stainless Steel Products Ltd Britannia Court, 5 Moor Street, Worcester, WR1 3DB
Email: hello@stainlesssteelproducts.co.uk
Tel: 03330 904 143