Cookie Policy for Northern Security Ltd
- Effective Date: 10 August 2026
- Last Updated: 11 August 2026
What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or other Internet-connected device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, enhance user navigation, enable security features, and provide performance data to site owners.
In addition to traditional cookies, our website utilises web beacons, tracking tags, and pixel scripts. These technologies help us recognise your device across visits, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with our online services. Cookies set directly by Northern Security Ltd. are known as first-party cookies, while tools provided by third-party services, such as analytical platforms or marketing channels, are known as third-party cookies. Depending on their purpose, these cookies may remain active only for your current browsing session (session cookies) or persist on your device for a set duration until manually cleared (persistent cookies).
How We Categorise and Use Cookies
We organise the tracking technologies across our website into three functional categories:
- Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies: These cookies are vital for the basic operation and security of our website. They support essential features such as page navigation, secure user sessions, cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection, and the retention of your cookie consent choices. Because our website cannot function properly without them, essential cookies do not require prior consent under UK law.
- Analytics and Performance Cookies: We use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect aggregated, pseudo-anonymous statistical data about how visitors navigate and interact with our website. This includes measuring site traffic, page view duration, error reports, and popular content. This information allows us to continually improve our site structure and user experience. These non-essential cookies are disabled by default and will only run if you explicitly opt in via our cookie banner.
- Marketing and Campaign Tracking Tags: We employ tracking tags and pixels connected to Mailchimp and our digital marketing activities. These tags allow us to measure the success of our email newsletters, track sign-up conversions, and evaluate campaign performance when users arrive on our website from external promotions. Similar to analytics, marketing tags remain inactive until you give your affirmative consent.
Managing Your Cookie Choices and Browser Settings
Under UK privacy regulations, non-essential cookies (such as those used for Analytics and Marketing) will never be placed on your device without your explicit opt-in consent.
You remain in complete control of your data and can adjust or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Manage Cookie Preferences” link located in the footer of our website. Modifying these settings will allow you to toggle individual cookie categories on or off immediately.
Alternatively, most modern web browsers allow you to manage cookie behavior globally through their system settings. You can configure your browser (such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Microsoft Edge) to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or clear existing cookies upon closing your browser window. Please note that blocking essential cookies at the browser level may prevent certain secure areas of our website from functioning correctly.
Contact Us and Further Information
If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies, tracking tags, or how we handle your personal data, please reach out to our privacy management team:
- Northern Security Ltd.
- 17 Peterfield Rd, Carlisle CA3 0EY
- contact@northernsecurity.co.uk
- 01228 547662