Cookie Notice
Last updated: 31 October 2026
Summary
We use a small amount of essential storage to make this website work. With your permission, we also use Google Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.
Analytics is off unless you accept it. Until you do, the analytics tools are not loaded at all and nothing is sent to Google. You can change your choice at any time using Cookie settings at the bottom of every page.
What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files that a website can store on your device. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local storage and session storage, can also store or read information on your device. UK law requires us to explain these technologies and to ask for your consent before using any that are not strictly necessary for the service you have asked for.
Essential storage
These items are needed for the website to work and do not require consent. They contain no personal information and are never sent to us or to anyone else.
| Name | Type | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nb-consent | Local storage | Northbridge (this website) | Remembers your cookie choice so we don't ask on every page | Kept until you clear your browser's site data. We ask again after 12 months, or sooner if our use of cookies changes |
| nb-enquiry | Session storage | Northbridge (this website) | Remembers, for a moment, that your enquiry was sent so the thank-you page shows the right confirmation | Removed as soon as the thank-you page has read it, or when you close the tab |
Optional analytics cookies (only with your consent)
If you accept analytics, we load Google Tag Manager, which then runs Google Analytics 4. Google Tag Manager is a tool that loads our analytics configuration; it does not set cookies itself. Google Analytics sets the following first-party cookies on our domain:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another, so we can count visits and returning visitors | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_J28Y2068H9 | Google Analytics | Keeps track of the current visit (session) for our analytics property | Up to 2 years |
Durations are Google's defaults. Some browsers shorten them, for example Safari can delete these cookies after 7 days without a visit.
We use Google Analytics only to understand how the website is used, for example which pages are visited, how visitors arrive and which devices they use. We do not use it for advertising, and advertising features stay switched off. Read our Privacy Notice for how this information is handled.
How we ask for consent
- On your first visit, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies. Accept analytics and Reject optional are equally available, and nothing optional is switched on in advance.
- Until you accept, Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are not loaded, and no information is sent to Google.
- Google's “Consent Mode” signals are set to denied by default. If you accept, we change only the analytics signal to granted; the advertising signals stay denied.
Changing or withdrawing your choice
Select Cookie settings at the bottom of any page to see your current choice and change it. If you withdraw consent, we stop analytics immediately, delete the Google Analytics cookies from our domain and don't load the analytics tools on later pages.
You can also delete cookies and site data using your browser's settings. If you do, we'll ask for your choice again.
What we don't use
At the date of this notice, the website has:
- no advertising, remarketing or social media tracking pixels
- no embedded third-party content, such as videos, maps or social media feeds
- no third-party chat widgets
Links to other websites and WhatsApp
Our website links to other services, such as WhatsApp. These services do not set cookies through our website, but if you follow a link to them, their own cookie and privacy policies apply.
Changes to this notice
If we change how we use cookies, we will update this notice and, where the change affects what you've agreed to, ask for your choice again.
Contact
If you have questions about this notice, email info@northbridgetech.co.uk. Read our Privacy Notice for more about how we use personal information.