This Cookie Policy explains how ELECREST Energy B.V. ("ELECREST", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at elecrest.energy. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we process personal data.
By continuing to browse or use our website after being presented with our cookie banner, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy. Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their sites are used.
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as web beacons (pixel tags), local storage, session storage, and software development kits (SDKs) in mobile contexts. For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies collectively as "cookies" in this policy unless otherwise stated.
2. Why We Use Cookies
ELECREST uses cookies for several important purposes, including:
- Ensuring our website functions correctly and securely;
- Remembering your cookie consent preferences;
- Understanding how visitors navigate and interact with our product and technology pages;
- Measuring the effectiveness of our content and campaigns;
- Enabling embedded content from third-party platforms such as video hosts and social networks;
- Improving performance, accessibility, and user experience over time.
Some cookies are set directly by ELECREST ("first-party cookies"), while others are set by external service providers that support our website ("third-party cookies").
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, load balancing, and storage of your cookie consent choice. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under the ePrivacy Directive where they are genuinely essential.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make — such as language preferences, region settings, or previously viewed content — and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or using live chat functionality.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most often, how long users stay on a page, whether error messages appear, and how users arrived at our site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and, where possible, anonymised. We use this data to improve website structure, content relevance, and technical performance.
3.4 Marketing and Targeting Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to track visitors across websites and to build a profile of your interests. This enables us and our partners to display relevant content or advertisements on our site or on third-party sites. These cookies are only placed with your consent where required by applicable law.
4. Detailed Cookie Inventory
The following table provides an overview of cookies and similar technologies that may be used on elecrest.energy. Because third-party services may update their cookies periodically, this list may not be exhaustive at all times. We review and update this inventory regularly.
| Cookie / Storage Key | Category | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elecrest_cookie_consent | Strictly Necessary | ELECREST | Stores your cookie consent decision (accepted or declined) | 1 year |
| Session identifiers | Strictly Necessary | ELECREST | Maintains session state and security during your visit | Session |
| googtrans | Functional | Google Translate | Remembers language translation preferences when using on-site translation features | Session / persistent |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users and measures site usage patterns | Up to 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for 24-hour period analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to limit data collection | 1 minute |
| Social platform cookies | Marketing / Functional | LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X | Enable embedded content, social sharing, and platform analytics when you interact with linked or embedded media | Varies by provider |
5. Cookie Consent and Your Choices
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing cookies in your browser and revisiting our site, or by adjusting your browser settings as described below.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following choices:
- Accept all cookies — permits the use of analytics, functional, and marketing cookies where applicable;
- Decline non-essential cookies — limits cookies to those strictly necessary for website operation;
- Browser controls — configure your browser to block or delete cookies;
- Opt-out tools — use industry opt-out mechanisms for certain advertising cookies, such as the Digital Advertising Alliance or European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance tools where available.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Some features may not work as intended, and you may need to re-enter preferences on each visit.
6. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in the "Privacy", "Security", or "Site Settings" section of your browser. The following links provide guidance for commonly used browsers:
For mobile devices, refer to your device manufacturer's documentation or privacy settings to manage app and browser tracking preferences.
7. Third-Party Cookies and Embedded Content
Our website includes links to external social media profiles and may embed content from third-party platforms. When you interact with these elements — for example, by playing an embedded YouTube video or clicking a LinkedIn icon — the third party may set cookies on your device. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant providers:
8. Google Analytics
Where enabled and subject to your consent where required, we use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and usage. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, which pages they view, and what other sites they visited prior to coming to our site. Google provides additional information about privacy practices at policies.google.com/privacy.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, or by declining analytics cookies through our cookie banner.
9. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals to websites. Because there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, we do not currently alter our data collection practices solely in response to DNT signals. We continue to monitor regulatory and industry developments in this area.
10. Legal Basis for Cookie Processing
For cookies that process personal data, our legal bases under the GDPR may include:
- Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for non-essential cookies such as analytics and marketing cookies, where consent is required;
- Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) — for certain functional cookies that improve user experience, balanced against your rights;
- Strict necessity — for cookies that are essential to provide a service explicitly requested by you or to transmit communications over a network.
11. Data Retention for Cookie Information
Cookie retention periods vary depending on the type of cookie. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them. Specific retention periods for cookies we use are listed in the cookie inventory table above.
Information collected through cookies may be retained in aggregated or pseudonymised form for longer periods for statistical and security purposes, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
12. International Transfers
Some third-party cookie providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where such transfers occur, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions, as described in our Privacy Policy.
13. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use, regulatory requirements, or our business practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised. We encourage you to review this page regularly.
Where changes materially affect your rights or how we use cookies, we may provide additional notice or request renewed consent where required by law.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:
ELECREST Energy B.V.
De Werf 11, 2544 EH The Hague, Netherlands
Email: info@elecrest.energy
Website: elecrest.energy
For more information about how we handle personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.