Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2026
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.
Cookies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your overall experience. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, and how you can control your cookie preferences.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several important purposes:
- Essential Website Functionality: Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly and cannot be disabled.
- Performance and Analytics: We use cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve the user experience.
- Personalisation: Cookies help us remember your preferences and provide a more personalised experience.
- Marketing and Advertising: We may use cookies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use four main categories of cookies on our website:
1. Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.
Purpose: Website security, user authentication, remembering cookie consent preferences
2. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
Purpose: Website analytics, traffic analysis, performance measurement
3. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and other customisation options.
Purpose: User preferences, language settings, personalised content
4. Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Purpose: Targeted advertising, campaign measurement, remarketing
Detailed Cookie Information
The following table provides specific information about the cookies we use:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Stores user cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Necessary |
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads - conversion tracking | 90 days | Marketing |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads - attribution tracking | 90 days | Marketing |
| IDE | Google Ads - ad personalisation | 1 year | Marketing |
| user_preferences | Stores user interface preferences | 6 months | Functional |
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. These may include:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics sets cookies to help us analyse website traffic and usage patterns.
- Google Ads: We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google may set cookies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign performance.
- Google Fonts: We use Google Fonts to display text on our website. Google may set cookies related to font delivery and performance.
These third-party services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices, which we encourage you to review.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for controlling and managing cookies:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all non-essential cookies
- Customise your cookie preferences by category
Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Clear all cookies when you close your browser
- Set up notifications when cookies are being set
Google Consent Mode v2
We implement Google Consent Mode v2 to ensure that Google Analytics and Google Ads respect your cookie preferences. This technology:
- Adjusts how Google tags behave based on your consent choices
- Allows for cookieless measurement when analytics cookies are declined
- Ensures compliance with privacy regulations whilst maintaining measurement capabilities
- Respects your consent preferences across all Google services we use
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Whilst you can disable cookies, please note that doing so may affect your experience on our website:
- Necessary Cookies: Disabling these may prevent the website from functioning properly
- Analytics Cookies: Disabling these won't affect functionality but will prevent us from improving the website based on usage data
- Functional Cookies: Disabling these may mean you lose personalised features and preferences
- Marketing Cookies: Disabling these may result in less relevant advertising
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie usage, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Company: GoldenFerrumium B.V.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +31 365808862
Address: Schoolstraat 58, 1312 ZK Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands
Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 18:00