Cookie Policy
We use the minimum number of cookiesneeded to run our website and understand how to improve it. This page tells youexactly what we use, why, how long it lasts, and how to turn it off. We do notuse cookies to track you across other websites.
01 What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when youvisit a website. It helps the website remember things about your visit — likewhether you've already consented to cookies — so you don't have to repeatyourself. Cookies cannot run programs, access files on your device, or identifyyou personally on their own.
We also use two similar technologies: web beacons (tiny imagesthat tell us when a page has loaded, used by Meta and Google for admeasurement) and local storage (a browser feature we use to store your cookiepreferences). All three are covered by this policy.
02 Essential cookies — always active
These cookies are required for our website to work. They cannot be switched off. No personal information is stored in them and they do not track you for advertising purposes.
- bn_session: Keeps your browsing session active as you move between pages. Ensures information you enter in a form is not lost if you navigate away. Duration: session (deleted when you close your browser).
- bn_csrf: A security token that protects ourcontact and quote forms from cross-site request forgery attacks. Duration: session.
- bn_consent: Saves your cookie consent choice so wed on't show the banner on every visit. Duration: 12 months.
- Web Host cookies: Set automatically by our web host, our website platform, for security and session management. Duration: session.
03 Analytics cookies — require your consent
- _ga: Google Analytics. Assigns a random ID to distinguish one visitor from another. Does not identify you personally. Duration: 2 years.
- _ga_[ID]: Google Analytics. Tracks session statea cross page views so multiple visits are counted correctly. Duration: 2 years.
These cookies help us understand how visitors find and use our website. All data is anonymized — we cannot identify individual visitors. If you don't consent, these cookies are not set.
We have enabled IP anonymization in Google Analytics, which means your IP address is truncated before it reaches Google's servers. We donot share this data with Google's advertising products. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
04 Marketing cookies — require your consent
- _fbp: Meta (Facebook) Pixel. Measures conversions from our Facebook and Instagram ads. Duration: 90 days.
- _fbc: Meta Pixel. Stores a click ID to link aquote request to the specific ad that was clicked. Duration: 90 days.
- _gcl_au: Google Ads. Tracks whether clicking our Google ad led to a quote form submission. Only an anonymized conversion eventis sent to Google — no personal data. Duration: 90 days.
These cookies help us measure whether our advertising is working— for example, whether someone who clicked one of our ads on Facebook or Google went on to submit a quote request. They do not build advertising profiles ortrack you across unrelated websites. If you don't consent, these cookies are not set.
Meta's data policy: facebook.com/privacy/policy. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
05 What we don't do with cookies
We do not use cookies to track you across unrelated websites
- We do not build advertising profiles based on your browsing behaviour
- We do not use session recording tools that capture mouse movements or keystrokes
- We do not sell or share cookie data with data brokers or third-party advertisers beyond Google and Meta
06 How to manage your cookie preferences
Through our cookie banner
When you first visit buildnrgy.com, a banner will appear asking for your cookie preferences. You can accept all, accept essential only, orcustomize by category. You can change your choice at any time by clicking 'Cookie settings' in our website footer, a banner will appear askingfor your cookie preferences. You can accept all, accept essential only, orcustomize by category. You can change your choice at any time by clicking'Cookie settings' in our website footer.
Through your browser
You can block or delete cookies directly in your browsersettings. Note: blocking essential cookies may prevent our contact and quoteforms from working correctly.
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security >Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Settings > Safari > Privacy &Security > Block All Cookies
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security> Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and sitepermissions > Cookies and site data
- GoogleAnalytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Google Ads: adssettings.google.com
- Meta: facebook.com/adpreferences
Third-party opt-out tools
07 Updates to this policy
We update this Cookie Policy whenever we add or remove cookiesfrom our website. If we introduce a new category of cookies requiring consent, a fresh consent banner will appear. For minor updates, we update the page andrevise the 'Last updated' date.