Gibson Marine Electrical Ltd runs a fast, crawlable website using semantic HTML, XML sitemaps and structured metadata, not tracking pixels. The only cookies set are required for session stability; consent choices are stored locally.
Effective date: 28 December 2025 · Next review: 28 March 2026
Consistent meta titles, descriptions, Open Graph tags and schema-ready markup on every page.
Fast-loading assets, compressed images and lightweight scripts so crawlers index full content quickly.
Accessible headings, descriptive alt text and internal links that mirror the site structure.
Legal basis & retention
Legitimate interest: replying to people who contact us about services.
Contract: delivering scopes, issuing documentation and handling payments.
Legal obligation: keeping HMRC-compliant financial records.
Operational emails and invoices are retained for the lifetime of the project plus up to seven years to satisfy UK obligations.
Cookies & controls
We keep cookies to the bare minimum and pair them with crawl-friendly markup rather than analytics suites.
Session cookie (gme_session): protects forms from abuse, keeps navigation stable and expires within four hours.
Consent record (gme_cookie_choice_v4): stored locally when you click accept or decline so we can honour your decision without central tracking.
No analytics, marketing or cross-site cookies load. All SEO improvements come from high-quality content, structured data and backlinks earned from client work.
Your rights
Request access to or deletion of the contact details you provided.
Restrict processing where legally applicable.
Ask for records to be transferred to another service provider.
Complain to the ICO if you believe data is mishandled.
Contact our privacy lead
Dan Gibson Gibson Marine Electrical Ltd Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42