Cookie Policy
Effective date: 1 January 2025 · Last updated: 7 September 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Neutron Microgrid Systems Limited ("Neutron Systems", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on www.neutron-systems.com, and the choices available to you. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy. Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we only set non-essential cookies with your consent.
2. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is used. We also use similar technologies including tracking pixels and local storage. Throughout this policy, we refer to all of these collectively as "cookies".
3. Who sets cookies on this website
Some cookies are set directly by Neutron Systems ("first-party cookies"). Others are set by third-party services we use, such as Google and LinkedIn ("third-party cookies"). We do not control the content or duration of third-party cookies; please refer to each provider's own privacy and cookie policy for further detail, linked below.
4. Strictly necessary cookies
Essential for the website to function, such as remembering your cookie preference. These do not require consent and cannot be disabled.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ns_consent | Stores your cookie preference for each category below (Statistics, Marketing) so we don't ask again on every visit | Persistent (local storage) |
5. Statistics cookies
Help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it. Requires your consent.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for analytics purposes | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Stores session state for Google Analytics 4 | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users (short-lived) | 24 hours |
We use IP anonymisation: your full IP address is never stored by our analytics. We do not allow Google to use our analytics data for their own advertising purposes.
6. Functional cookies
We do not currently set any functional cookies (for example, to remember a language or region preference). If we introduce category-specific cookies of this kind in future, they will require your consent and this section will be updated accordingly.
7. Marketing cookies
Used to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and, where applicable, to show you more relevant content on other platforms. Requires your consent.
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Insight Tag | Measures the performance of our LinkedIn advertising campaigns and website conversions | Up to 2 years |
We do not currently use any other third-party advertising or retargeting cookies. This section will be updated if that changes.
8. How we obtain your consent
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner where you can choose your preference for each non-essential category separately: Statistics and Marketing. Essential cookies are always active, as they are required for the site to work, and are shown in the banner for transparency but cannot be switched off. You can accept everything at once ("Accept All"), decline everything non-essential at once ("Reject All"), or tick only the categories you're comfortable with and choose "Save Settings".
9. Managing your cookie preferences
You can change your cookie choice at any time using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page. It reopens the same preference panel, pre-filled with your current choices, so you can adjust and save them again. As a fallback, clearing your browser's local storage for this site will also show the cookie banner again on your next visit.
Browser settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a cookie is set. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
10. Opting out of specific providers
- Google Analytics: install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- LinkedIn: manage your advertising preferences directly in your LinkedIn account settings, or opt out of interest-based LinkedIn ads generally via the Your Online Choices tool if you do not have a LinkedIn account
11. Cookies set by third parties
For full detail on what Google and LinkedIn do with the data collected through the cookies described above, please see their own policies:
12. Retention periods
Cookie retention periods are set out in the tables above. Where we hold data collected via cookies in an identifiable form (rather than aggregated or anonymised), we retain it no longer than described in the "Retention" section of our Privacy Policy.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always indicate when the most recent change was made. Material changes will be reflected by asking for your consent again.
14. Your rights
Where cookies involve processing personal data, the rights set out in Section 9 of our Privacy Policy apply, including the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
15. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@neutron-systems.com.