Cookies Policy - Invasive

Last updated: 25 September 2026

About cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. We also use similar technology, such as your browser’s local storage. This page explains which ones we use and why.

Your choices

When you first visit our website we ask whether you accept optional cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are always on because the website needs them to work. Analytics and marketing cookies are only set if you accept them, and you can change your mind at any time: change your cookie settings.

You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website may not work.

The types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary. Needed for the website to work and stay secure, for example remembering your cookie choices, protecting our forms from spam and keeping the chat assistant working. These do not need your consent.
Analytics. Help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are popular, so we can improve it. Only used if you accept them.
Marketing. Help us measure whether our Google adverts lead to enquiries, and may allow us to show our adverts to people who have visited our website. Only used if you accept them.

Cookies used on this website

Strictly necessary Needed for the site to work, for example to keep you signed in and to remember your cookie choices. These are always on.
Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Expires
`wp_consent_prefs`	invasivelandremediation.com	Remembers which cookies you have accepted or rejected.	1 year
`wordpress_test_cookie`	invasivelandremediation.com	Checks that your browser accepts cookies when you sign in.	Session
`wordpress_logged_in_*`	invasivelandremediation.com	Keeps you signed in. Only set if you sign in.	Session, or 14 days if you choose to be remembered
`wordpress_sec_*`	invasivelandremediation.com	Secures your signed-in session. Only set if you sign in.	Session, or 14 days if you choose to be remembered
`icwp-wpsf-notbot`	invasivelandremediation.com (Shield Security)	Tells genuine visitors apart from bots, to protect the site and its forms from spam and attacks.	10 minutes
`n8n-chat*`	invasivelandremediation.com (chat assistant)	Stored in your browser (local storage) as n8n-chat/sessionId. Keeps your conversation with our chat assistant as you move between pages.	Until you clear your browser data
`ilrGreetingDismissed`	invasivelandremediation.com (chat assistant)	Stored in your browser (local storage). Remembers that you closed the chat greeting so it is not shown again.	Until you clear your browser data

Analytics Help us understand how the site is used, such as which pages are visited, so we can improve it.
Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Expires
`_ga`	Google Analytics	Distinguishes visitors so we can count how many people use the site.	2 years
`_ga_*`	Google Analytics	Keeps the state of your visit for Google Analytics.	2 years
`_gauges_*`	Gauges (secure.gaug.es)	Counts unique visitors and page views.	Up to 1 year

Marketing Used by advertising and social media services to measure campaigns and show relevant adverts on other sites.
Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Expires
`_gcl_au`	Google Ads	Measures whether a visit from a Google ad led to an enquiry.	90 days
`_gcl_ls`	Google Ads	Stored in your browser (local storage). Keeps Google Ads click details so enquiries can be matched to ads.	90 days
`IDE`	Google (doubleclick.net)	Used by Google to show relevant ads and measure how they perform. Set on Google's own domain.	13 months

Some services, such as Google, may also set cookies on their own websites (for example google.com or doubleclick.net) when you accept marketing cookies. These are covered by their own policies: see how Google uses cookies.

More information

For more about how we handle personal data, see our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, email us at info@invasivelandremediation.com.

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