Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15th January 2026

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better browsing experience by remembering your preferences, analysing how you use our site, and enabling certain functionality. Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

  • Essential Functionality: To enable core website features and ensure proper operation
  • Performance Analysis: To understand how visitors interact with our website and improve user experience
  • Personalisation: To remember your preferences and customise content
  • Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
  • Analytics: To gather statistics about website usage and visitor behaviour

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are most popular, how long visitors stay, and how they navigate through our site. All information collected is anonymous and helps us improve our website.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or cookie consent choices) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Marketing Cookies

We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms to show you relevant advertisements on other websites. These cookies track your browsing habits to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.

Cookie Details

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year Necessary
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 24 hours Analytics
_gcl_au Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
_gcl_aw Google Ads - attribution tracking 90 days Marketing
IDE Google DoubleClick - ad targeting 2 years Marketing

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services:

  • Google Analytics: Provides website analytics and visitor insights
  • Google Ads: Enables conversion tracking and remarketing campaigns
  • Google Fonts: Loads custom fonts for improved typography

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customise your preferences by cookie category

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically:

  • View what cookies you have and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from particular sites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2 to respect your cookie preferences while still providing aggregated and anonymised analytics data. This technology adjusts how Google tags behave based on your consent choices, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations whilst maintaining measurement capabilities.

Opt-Out Options

You can opt out of specific tracking services:

Mobile Devices

Mobile browsers also provide cookie management options. Additionally, you can control advertising tracking through your device settings. On iOS, look for "Limit Ad Tracking" in Privacy settings. On Android, look for "Opt out of Ads Personalisation" in Google Settings.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

BuildExpert Ltd

O'Connell Street 199, Galway, H15 4807, Ireland

Email: privacy@buildexpert.top

Phone: +353 91 392 8829

Registration Number: 873591