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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 07 July 2026

Who we are

Our website address is: https://cowlesindustries.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

This website uses CookieYes as our cookie consent management tool. On your first visit, you will be shown a banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies before they are set. This complies with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), which require your explicit, informed consent before non-essential cookies are placed on your device.

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time via the “Cookie Preferences” link, typically found in the website footer, which reopens the CookieYes preference centre.

Strictly necessary / essential cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

These cookies are essential to the operation of the site and do not require consent, but are disclosed here for transparency.

Analytics / performance cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited and how users navigate the site, so we can improve it over time. This information is collected in an anonymous or pseudonymous form and does not directly identify you. You can read Google’s privacy policy for more information: https://policies.google.com/privacy. These cookies require your consent and will not be set unless you opt in via the CookieYes banner.

Managing your cookie consent

Because we use CookieYes, non-essential cookies (such as analytics) are automatically blocked until you provide consent. You can:

A record of your consent choice is stored so that we can demonstrate compliance if required.

Managing cookies in your browser

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of parts of this website. Guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers is available at: https://www.aboutcookies.org.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.