Pickering Connect Cookie Information
This Cookie Policy was last updated on November 1, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://pickeringconnect.com (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Statistics cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
5.3 Advertising cookies
On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behavior on https://pickeringconnect.com. With these cookies you, as website visitor, are linked to a unique ID but these cookies will not profile your behavior and interests to serve personalized ads.
5.4 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Because these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we ask your permission to place these.
6. Placed cookies
Pickering Connect
Functional, Marketing
Usage
We use these cookies to remember your consent choices and the Google Ads click that brought you to the site, so an enquiry you send can be matched to that click. Read more in our Privacy Policy
Sharing data
The ad click ID is sent to HubSpot together with an enquiry you submit.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| cc_cookie | 1 year | Store your cookie consent choices |
| _pc_gclid_s | session | Remember the Google Ads click ID of this visit for an enquiry sent during the visit |
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| _pc_session_key | 90 days | Remember the Google Ads click ID for an enquiry sent within 90 days |
Google Analytics
Statistics
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics
Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | Store and count pageviews |
| _ga_* | 2 years | Store and count pageviews |
Google Ads
Marketing
Usage
We use Google Ads to measure which ads lead to enquiries. Read more about Google Ads
Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Privacy Policy.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | 90 days | Store an ID to measure ad conversions |
| _gcl_aw | 90 days | Store the ad click ID to measure ad conversions |
| GCL_AW_P (google.com, doubleclick.net, googleadservices.com) | 90 days | Store the ad click ID to measure ad conversions |
| test_cookie (doubleclick.net) | 15 minutes | Check whether the browser accepts cookies |
HubSpot
Functional, Marketing
Usage
We use HubSpot to see which pages a contact visited and to link an enquiry to those visits. Read more about HubSpot cookies
Sharing data
For more information, please read the HubSpot Privacy Policy.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm (hs-scripts.com, hs-analytics.net, hs-banner.com, hubspot.com, hsforms.com, hsadspixel.net) | 30 minutes | Tell people from bots (Cloudflare, on HubSpot's domains) |
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| hubspotutk | 6 months | Store a visitor ID, sent with an enquiry form |
| __hstc | 6 months | Track visits (first, last and current visit, number of sessions) |
| __hssc | 30 minutes | Count the pages viewed in the current session |
| __hssrc | session | Detect a new browser session |
LinkedIn Insight Tag
Functional, Marketing
Usage
We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag to measure the results of LinkedIn ads. Read more about LinkedIn cookies
Sharing data
For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Policy.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm (linkedin.com) | 30 minutes | Tell people from bots (Cloudflare, on LinkedIn's domain) |
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| bcookie (linkedin.com) | 1 year | Store a browser ID |
| li_gc (linkedin.com) | 6 months | Store the visitor's consent to LinkedIn's non-essential cookies |
| lidc (linkedin.com) | 1 day | Choose the LinkedIn data centre |
Ahrefs Web Analytics
Statistics
Usage
We use Ahrefs Web Analytics for website statistics. It places no cookies. Read more about Ahrefs Web Analytics
Sharing data
For more information, please read the Ahrefs Privacy Policy.
Google reCAPTCHA
Functional, Marketing
Usage
We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more about Google reCAPTCHA
Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| _grecaptcha | 6 months | Provide spam protection |
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| rc::c | session | Read and filter requests from bots |
| rc::b | session | Read and filter requests from bots |
| rc::a | persistent | Read and filter requests from bots |
Google Maps
Marketing
Usage
We use Google Maps for maps display. The map loads only with your consent to marketing cookies. Read more about Google Maps
Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps API |
YouTube
Marketing
Usage
We use YouTube for video display. A video loads only when you play it, with your consent to marketing cookies. Read more about YouTube
Sharing data
For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.
| Name | Expiration | Function |
|---|---|---|
| GPS | ||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | ||
| YSC | ||
| PREF |
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
9. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Pickering Connect s.r.o.
Bystřice nad Olší 1571
73995 Bystřice
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Website: https://pickeringconnect.com
Email: info@pickeringconnect.com
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on January 6, 2026.
Pickering Connect uses cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the website, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
We use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web server. Cookies are not used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize pages on our Websites, or register for the Subscription Service, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. When you return to the same Website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the customized features.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Pickering Connect keeps track of the pages you visit within our Website in order to determine what portion of the Website is the most popular or most used.
This data is used to deliver customized content and promotions within our Website to customers whose behavior indicates an interest in a particular subject area.