Cookie Policy

Industrial Machinery Hub

Last updated: July 2026

1. About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Industrial Machinery Hub uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit IndustrialMachineryHub.com.

It explains what cookies are, why they are used, which categories may be placed on your device, how long they remain active and how you can manage or withdraw your preferences.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Legal Notice and Terms and Conditions.

2. What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website. They allow a website to recognise your browser, remember certain information and provide essential or optional functionality.

We may also use technologies that operate in a similar way, including local storage, pixels, tags, scripts, software development kits and device identifiers. In this Policy, references to cookies also include these similar technologies where applicable.

Cookies may be:

• Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser;
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them;
• First-party cookies, which are set by IndustrialMachineryHub.com;
• Third-party cookies, which are set by external service providers.

3. Who Is Responsible for the Use of Cookies

The website operator and data controller responsible for the use of cookies on IndustrialMachineryHub.com are identified in our Legal Notice and Privacy Policy.

Where a third-party service places or accesses cookies through our website, that third party may act as an independent controller or processor depending on the service and the circumstances.

4. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• To operate the website securely and correctly;
• To maintain sessions, shopping carts and checkout functionality;
• To remember language and other visitor preferences;
• To measure website traffic and technical performance;
• To understand how visitors use the website;
• To display embedded media and third-party content;
• To measure advertising and conversion performance where applicable;
• To prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorised access;
• To record and respect cookie consent choices.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide a service requested by the visitor or to ensure the security and basic operation of the website.

Analytics, functional and marketing cookies are activated only where required consent has been obtained.

5. Legal Basis

Where cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website or for a service explicitly requested by the visitor, they may be used without prior consent in accordance with applicable electronic communications legislation.

All non-essential cookies and similar technologies are used only after the visitor has provided freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent.

Where personal data are processed through cookies, the relevant legal basis under the General Data Protection Regulation may include:

• Consent for analytics, marketing and optional functional technologies;
• Performance of a contract where processing is necessary to provide a requested service;
• Compliance with a legal obligation where applicable;
• Legitimate interests for limited security, fraud prevention and service-protection activities, where permitted by law.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

6. Categories of Cookies We Use

6.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function correctly and securely. They may support:

• Website sessions and page navigation;
• Shopping cart and checkout functionality;
• User authentication and account security;
• Fraud prevention and security protection;
• Load balancing and technical operation;
• Cookie preference and consent records.

Strictly necessary cookies cannot normally be disabled through the website's preference centre. They may be blocked through browser settings, but doing so may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

6.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices and provide enhanced functionality, such as:

• Selected language;
• Regional or display preferences;
• Previously entered non-sensitive information;
• Optional tools, media or interactive functions.

Where required by law, functional cookies are used only after consent has been provided.

6.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website. They may collect information about:

• Pages visited;
• Visit duration;
• Navigation paths;
• Traffic sources;
• Browser and device type;
• Errors and website performance.

We use this information to improve website usability, technical performance and content. Analytics cookies are not activated before consent where consent is legally required.

6.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising campaigns, track conversions and provide more relevant advertising.

These cookies may recognise a browser or device across different websites and may be placed by advertising or social media providers. They are used only after the visitor has provided the required consent.

7. Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services for analytics, advertising, security, payment processing, customer communication, embedded media or other functionality.

These providers may place cookies or process information about your device and use of the website. The exact technologies used depend on the services active on the live website and the preferences selected by the visitor.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own privacy and cookie practices. We recommend reviewing their privacy information before enabling optional third-party services.

Non-essential third-party technologies are blocked until the visitor has provided the required consent, where technically and legally required.

8. Embedded Media and External Content

Pages on IndustrialMachineryHub.com may contain videos, maps, social media content, technical viewers, chat tools or other content provided by external platforms.

Loading this content may allow the external provider to place cookies, collect device information or receive information about the page visited.

Where required, embedded third-party content will remain blocked until the visitor consents to the relevant cookie category.

If consent is refused, the embedded content may not be displayed, but the rest of the website should remain available.

9. International Data Transfers

Some third-party service providers may process information in countries outside the European Economic Area.

Where personal data are transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required, such as:

• An adequacy decision issued by the European Commission;
• Standard Contractual Clauses;
• Additional technical and organisational safeguards;
• Another legally recognised transfer mechanism.

Further information about international data transfers is available in our Privacy Policy.

10. Cookie Banner and Preference Centre

When consent is required, the first layer of the cookie banner provides clear and equally accessible options to:

• Accept All
• Reject All
• Manage Preferences

Non-essential cookie categories are not preselected. Consent is not obtained through silence, continued browsing, scrolling or misleading colours, layouts or button placement.

The preference centre allows visitors to activate or deactivate individual cookie categories and provides information about the purpose of each category.

11. Changing or Withdrawing Your Preferences

You may change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through the Cookie Settings link available in the website footer or through another permanently accessible control.

Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it. After consent has been withdrawn, the affected non-essential cookies will no longer be used for future activities.

Withdrawal does not affect processing lawfully carried out before consent was withdrawn.

Where technically possible, relevant cookies may be deleted or disabled automatically. You may also remove cookies manually through your browser settings.

12. Browser and Device Controls

Most modern web browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies and limit website tracking. The available controls vary depending on the browser and device used.

Browser settings provide an additional level of control but do not replace the website's consent mechanism.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent the website, shopping cart, user account or checkout process from functioning correctly.

13. Recording Cookie Choices

Our consent management platform may use a strictly necessary cookie or similar identifier to record:

• Whether the visitor accepted or rejected non-essential cookies;
• The cookie categories selected;
• The date and time of the consent decision;
• The version of the cookie banner or preference configuration;
• A consent identifier where required for compliance purposes.

These records are used only to respect visitor preferences and demonstrate compliance with applicable legislation. They are not used for advertising merely because they record a consent decision.

14. Retention and Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either session cookies, which expire when the browser is closed, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device until their defined expiration date or until they are manually deleted.

The duration of each cookie is specified in the Cookie Register below. We regularly review active cookies and avoid retaining information longer than necessary for the purposes described in this Policy.

15. Cookie Register

The table below lists the cookies and similar technologies used on IndustrialMachineryHub.com. The register will be reviewed and updated whenever new technologies, website modules or third-party services are introduced.

16. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect legal, operational or technical changes, including modifications to website functionality, analytics services, advertising providers or embedded content.

The updated version will display a revised Last updated date.

Where required by applicable law, we will request renewed consent before introducing new non-essential cookies or changing the purposes for which existing cookies are used.

Updating this Policy does not convert a previous refusal of consent into acceptance.

17. Contact

If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

Industrial Machinery Hub
Email: contact@industrialmachineryhub.com

The website operator and data controller are identified in our Legal Notice and Privacy Policy.