Cookie Policy

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This page lists everything GPSRHub stores on your device when you visit www.gpsrhub.com. It covers cookies and the equivalent browser technologies (local storage and session storage), which the law treats the same way.

You can change your choices at any time using the Your privacy choices link in the footer of every page.

The data controller is GEEL VENTURES LTD (trading as GPSRHub), a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 17186037), registered office 21 Wellington Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7HE, United Kingdom.

How we ask for consent

What we do depends on where you are:

  • UK, EU/EEA, and anywhere we cannot confidently place you. Nothing optional is stored until you tell us it can be. On your first visit you get a banner with Accept all and Reject all given equal prominence, plus a Preferences option for per-category choices. Until you choose, no analytics or advertising cookies are set and no request is made to Google.
  • United States. Analytics and advertising are on by default, and you can switch them off at any time from the footer link. This is the opt-out model those state privacy laws use.

We work out which applies from your browser's timezone setting. That is not perfect: if you use a VPN or are travelling, you may see the treatment for where your browser thinks you are rather than where you live. Whichever you get, the footer link always lets you set your own preference, and that choice overrides the default.

We remember your decision for 12 months, then ask again.

Strictly necessary

These are always on. The site cannot function without them, so they do not require consent.

Name Type Purpose Expires
gpsr_token Local storage Keeps you signed in to your account dashboard. Only set if you log in. Until you log out
gpsrhub_consent Local storage Remembers the cookie choices you made on this page, so we do not ask again. 12 months
gpsrhub:banner-dismissed Session storage Remembers that you closed the site announcement bar. When you close the tab
checker_email Session storage Holds the email you entered in the compliance checker so your report page can display it. When you close the tab

Stripe also sets cookies on its own checkout pages when you make a payment. Those are set by Stripe, on Stripe's domain, and are covered by Stripe's privacy policy.

Analytics

Off by default in the UK and EU. These tell us which pages people read and where they abandon the compliance checker, so we can fix the parts that do not work.

Name Provider Purpose Expires
ph_* PostHog (EU-hosted) Distinguishes one visitor from another so a visit can be counted once rather than many times. 12 months
_ga, _ga_* Google Analytics 4 Same purpose, for the reporting Google Ads reads back. 24 months

We also use Vercel Analytics for page performance. It sets no cookies and stores nothing on your device, so it runs regardless of your choices and is not listed above.

Advertising

Off by default in the UK and EU. We advertise GPSRHub on Google Search. These cookies tell us which ads led to someone using the checker, so we are not paying for clicks that go nowhere.

Name Provider Purpose Expires
_gcl_au Google Ads Links an ad click to a later action on our site, such as requesting a gap report. 90 days

We use Google Consent Mode, so if you decline, Google's tag is not loaded at all and no request is made to Google from your browser.

We do not sell your personal information for money. If you are in a US state whose law treats advertising measurement as "sharing" for cross-context behavioural advertising, switching Advertising off using the footer link is your opt out of that sharing.

Turning cookies off in your browser

Separately from the choices above, every major browser lets you block or delete cookies: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge. Blocking the strictly necessary items will stop you being able to log in.

Our site also respects the Global Privacy Control signal where your browser sends one.

Changes

If we add or remove a tracker, we will update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy: support@gpsrhub.com. More detail on what we do with personal data is in our Privacy Policy.