Cookie Policy – BD Tools UK

Last Updated: 9 November 2025

At BD Tools Ltd (“we”, “us”, or “our”), we use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyse website traffic, and support our marketing activities, including Google Analytics and Google Ads.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences when using https://bdtools.co.uk.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website.
They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and gather analytics to improve performance.

Cookies may be:

  • First-party cookies: set by BD Tools directly.

  • Third-party cookies: set by external services (e.g., Google) for analytics, advertising, or embedded content.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

a. Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function properly (e.g., shopping cart, checkout, login, security).
They do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be disabled.

b. Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site.
These cookies collect anonymous information such as:

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on the site

  • Browser type and device used
    This helps us improve our website’s performance and usability.

Example cookies:

  • _ga, _gid, _gat – used by Google Analytics to track user behaviour anonymously.

c. Advertising & Marketing Cookies

We use Google Ads cookies to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and deliver relevant promotions.
These cookies may track interactions across websites to personalise advertising content.

Example cookies:

  • IDE, ANID, NID, 1P_JAR – used by Google Ads for remarketing and campaign performance tracking.

d. Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies allow the site to remember user preferences such as language, region, or display settings.

3. Managing Cookies

When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a cookie consent banner giving you the option to:

  • Accept all cookies

  • Reject non-essential cookies

  • Manage preferences

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using the “Cookie Settings” link in our website footer (if available).

Browser controls

Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies:

  • Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

  • Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

  • Microsoft Edge: Settings → Site permissions → Cookies and Site data

Disabling cookies may affect some features or functionality of our website (for example, checkout or login).

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may come from trusted third parties that provide services on our behalf, including:

  • Google LLC (Analytics & Ads) – for website analytics, ad measurement, and remarketing

  • PayPal – for secure payments

  • Royal Mail / courier tracking widgets – for shipment status tools

Each third-party provider has its own privacy policy and cookie practices.
You can learn more about Google’s policies here:
👉 https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

5. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable regulations.
Any updates will appear on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact:

BD Tools Ltd
237 Bullsmoor Lane
Waltham Cross, Enfield
EN1 4SB, United Kingdom

📧 in**@********co.uk
🌐 https://bdtools.co.uk