Cookies, explained simply.
Exactly what this site stores in your browser, why, and how to change your mind at any time.
Last updated: 28 September 2026
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This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar storage technologies (like localStorage and sessionStorage) RedRoute Removals actually uses on this website, what each one does, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
In the UK, these rules come mainly from the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). They apply not only to traditional cookies but to any technology that stores or reads information on your device — including localStorage, sessionStorage, scripts and tags. Where that information relates to you as a person, UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) applies as well.
01 — What cookies are
Cookies are small pieces of data a website can store in your browser. We also use two closely related browser storage tools — localStorage and sessionStorage — which work similarly (they stay on your device rather than being sent to us with every request) and raise the same privacy considerations, so we've included them here too.
02 — The categories we use
- Essential — strictly necessary for the site to work securely or to provide something you've asked for, like remembering your cookie choice. They can't be switched off in Cookie Settings.
- Functional — remember a choice you actively make, or carry information between pages when you ask us to. Only set when you use that feature, and never used for analytics, advertising or cross-site tracking.
- Analytics — Google Analytics 4 cookies that help us understand how visitors use the website so we can improve our service. Optional, off by default, and only ever set after you choose Accept analytics (or switch Analytics cookies on in Cookie Settings).
- Marketing — used for advertising or cross-site tracking. We don't use any.
03 — Cookies & storage actually used on this site
These tables list every cookie and browser-storage item we found this website setting when we reviewed its code and tested the live site on 28 September 2026 — as a new visitor, after rejecting analytics and after accepting it. No advertising, security-provider or other third-party cookies were set during those checks.
Essential
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
redroute_cookie_consent (local |
RedRoute Removals (first party) | Remembers your analytics decision so we don't ask again on every visit. It holds only the version of our cookie notice, whether analytics was accepted or rejected, and the date you made that choice — no name, contact details or visitor ID. It stays in your browser and isn't sent to us. | Until you clear your browser storage or change your choice |
session (cookie) |
RedRoute Removals (first party) | For authorised RedRoute staff only: keeps a staff member securely signed in to the website's admin area. Ordinary visitors never receive it by browsing the website — it's only set when staff sign in at /admin. Necessary for sign-in and security. |
Up to 8 hours, or until logout |
Functional
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
redroute-language (local |
RedRoute Removals (first party) | Remembers the language you choose with the EN / UA / RU switch, so pages keep appearing in English, Ukrainian or Russian. Only set when you use the switch, and never used for analytics, advertising or cross-site tracking. | Until you clear your browser storage |
rr_pickup_area (session |
RedRoute Removals (first party) | Only used if you search on our “Areas We Cover” page and then choose to get a quote for that area: it carries the area or postcode you searched into the quote form, so you don't have to type it twice. It isn't set for any other purpose. | Deleted once the quote form has used it, or when you close the browser tab |
These two items are only set when you actively use the feature they support — choosing a language, or carrying an area search into a quote — and are needed only to provide that feature. That's why they aren't controlled by the Analytics switch. They're listed here in full for transparency, and you can delete them at any time in your browser settings (see section 05).
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-1GTBSBLB2R), a service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use this website and improve our service. Google is a separate company, not part of RedRoute. The _ga cookies below are first-party cookies — they're set on our own domain — but the information they help collect is processed by Google Analytics. Google explains this in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
UK law allows some limited statistical analytics without consent in certain circumstances. We don't rely on that exception: Google Analytics only runs with your consent. Until you choose Accept analytics, Google's script is not loaded and none of the cookies below are created.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga (cookie) |
Google Analytics (set on our domain) | Distinguishes visitors by storing a randomly generated ID. Only set after you accept analytics cookies. | Up to 2 years (Chrome limits this to 400 days) |
_ga_1GTBSBLB2R (cookie) |
Google Analytics (set on our domain) | Keeps track of the current visit (session) for this website's Google Analytics property. Only set after you accept analytics cookies. | Up to 2 years (Chrome limits this to 400 days) |
If you reject analytics, Google Analytics stays switched off: its script isn't loaded and no _ga cookies are set. If you accept and later switch Analytics cookies off in Cookie Settings, we stop any further analytics tracking and delete the removable _ga and _ga_* cookies from our domain. Switching analytics off doesn't delete information Google Analytics has already received — see our Privacy Policy for how that is handled.
We use Google Consent Mode with advertising storage, ad user data and ad personalisation always set to “denied”, and Google signals is switched off — Google Analytics is used here for website statistics, not advertising.
Marketing
None. This website does not run any advertising, remarketing or cross-site tracking tag — there's nothing in this category to switch on today. If that changes, this table and our cookie banner will be updated first, and nothing will load without your consent.
Other external services
Some pages load files from external services: code libraries from cdnjs (Cloudflare), map images from OpenStreetMap on pages with a map, and — once you start filling in one of our quote forms — Cloudflare Turnstile, a security check that helps stop automated spam submissions. Turnstile is needed to protect the forms, so it runs whether or not you accept analytics, and it isn't used for advertising. Like any web request, this means your browser sends those providers your IP address, but in our checks they didn't set cookies or other storage in your browser. See our Privacy Policy for more about the service providers we use, international transfers and your privacy rights.
04 — Managing your preferences
When you first visit, analytics is off. A banner lets you Accept analytics or Reject analytics — both are shown together, at the same stage — or open Cookie settings, where the Analytics switch starts in the off position. Nothing is pre-ticked, and scrolling, waiting or continuing to browse is never treated as consent: Google Analytics only loads after you actively accept.
You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page. Switching analytics off takes the same single switch as turning it on.
Your choice is remembered on this device and browser only. Switching analytics off stops analytics straight away and removes our _ga and _ga_* cookies; you don't need to clear your browser storage.
05 — Browser controls
Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies and site storage directly in their settings. Doing this may affect how parts of this site work — for example, your language choice or a search you've carried across pages may not be remembered.
06 — Changes to this policy
We'll update this page whenever the cookies or storage we actually use change. We may ask for your choice again if our use of cookies or similar technologies changes, if this policy changes materially, or where it's otherwise appropriate to refresh your preference. Any changes will be posted here with an updated “Last updated” date above.
07 — Questions about cookies
If you have questions about how RedRoute Removals uses cookies or similar technologies, call us on +44 7465 998177. For how we use personal information and your data-protection rights, see our Privacy Policy.
This page lists only what this website's code can actually set today. It should be reviewed again whenever a new script, tool or integration is added to the site.