What cookies this website uses and why.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, improve performance, and provide information to website owners. Similar technologies include local storage and session storage, which function in a comparable way.
We aim to use the minimum number of cookies necessary to operate this website. We do not use advertising cookies, social media tracking pixels, retargeting technology, or session-recording tools. We do use Google Analytics to measure aggregate website usage, as described below.
Cookie consent notice: Google Analytics sets analytics cookies on visitor devices. Under the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), analytics cookies are non-essential and technically require user consent before being loaded. We recommend obtaining independent legal advice on whether a PECR-compliant consent mechanism is required for your specific implementation. We do not claim full PECR compliance without that review.
| Technology | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Fonts | Functional | Loads website typography (DM Sans font) from Google's CDN. Google may log the request including your IP address and browser type. No personal data is stored in a cookie by this service. See Google Fonts Privacy FAQ. | Session / No cookie set | |
| Firebase SDK | Google / Firebase | Strictly necessary | Required to submit forms. The Firebase JavaScript SDK may use browser storage (IndexedDB or local storage) to maintain a connection identifier while forms are submitted. No personal form data is stored in cookies. | Session |
| Netlify CDN | Netlify | Strictly necessary | Our website is served via Netlify's CDN. Netlify may set short-lived technical cookies to manage routing and DDoS protection. These do not contain personal information. | Session / Short-term |
| Browser / session storage | This website | Strictly necessary | The internal CRM dashboard (not accessible to public visitors) uses sessionStorage for performance caching of data during an active staff session. This applies only to authenticated Trade Force UK staff, not to public website visitors. | Session only |
| Google Analytics (gtag.js) | Analytics | We use Google Analytics 4 (tag ID: G-DBC4T1RY9Y) to measure aggregate website usage — page views, session duration, and traffic sources. Google Analytics sets cookies on your device to distinguish visitors and sessions. No personally identifiable information (name, email, phone, or form content) is sent to Google Analytics. See Google's Privacy Policy. | Up to 2 years (_ga cookie) |
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Under the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), consent is required before setting non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies such as those set by Google Analytics.
We are currently reviewing our consent management approach. We recommend obtaining independent legal advice before relying on this policy for compliance purposes. We do not claim full PECR compliance.
If you wish to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or manage cookies in your browser settings.
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We will update this policy if we change the technologies we use. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was last revised.
If you have questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, contact us at:
Trade Force UK – Construction Recruitment
Email: info@tradeforceconstruction.co.uk