This Cookie Policy explains how Solec Energy Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information stored on or accessed from your device when you use a website.
Similar technologies can include scripts, tags, pixels and browser storage. We use the term “cookies” in this policy to cover these technologies where appropriate.
2. How we use cookies
Depending on the website configuration, we may use cookies to:
- Enable essential website functionality
- Protect the website and forms against misuse or security threats
- Remember choices or preferences
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Measure website performance
- Measure advertising or enquiries where the necessary consent has been provided
3. Strictly necessary cookies
Some cookies are required for the website to operate properly or securely.
These may include cookies used for website security, form protection, technical operation and remembering your cookie choices.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without optional-cookie consent.
4. Analytics
We may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors use the website and help us improve its performance and content.
Where consent is required, these technologies will not be activated until you have made the appropriate choice through our cookie controls.
5. Advertising and conversion measurement
If we use advertising, conversion measurement or similar technologies, these may collect information about how visitors interact with our website or advertising.
Where consent is required, these technologies will not be activated until you have provided it.
At the time of this policy, Solec Energy does not use Google Ads, Meta Pixel or other advertising/conversion tags on this website.
6. Third-party technologies
Some website features may be provided by third parties, such as analytics, maps, video, website security or spam-prevention services.
Where these technologies require consent, they will remain disabled until you make the relevant choice.
This website currently loads map tiles from CARTO (OpenStreetMap data) on the contact page coverage map. Those requests do not rely on advertising cookies. There are no YouTube embeds, Google Maps embeds, reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile on this website.
7. Cookies used on this website
Based on a scan of the live website build (August 2026):
| Cookie / technology | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cc_cookie | Solec Energy (vanilla-cookieconsent) | Stores your cookie preference choices | Strictly necessary | 6 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique visitors (only after analytics consent, when GA4 is enabled) | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Persists GA4 session state (only after analytics consent, when GA4 is enabled) | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors (only after analytics consent, when GA4 is enabled) | Analytics | 24 hours |
| Map tile requests (typically no cookies) | CARTO / OpenStreetMap | Loads basemap imagery for the Areas we cover map on the contact page | Third-party content | CDN / browser cache |
8. Managing your choices
Where applicable, you can accept optional cookies, reject them or manage individual preferences.
You can change or withdraw your choices at any time using Cookie settings in the website footer.
You can also remove or block cookies through your browser settings, although this may affect some website functionality.
9. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if our website, technologies or applicable legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on this website with the date it was last updated.
10. Contact us
If you have questions about our use of cookies:
Email: contact@solecenergy.co.uk
Telephone: 07468 527613