Cookies policy
Last updated: 2 May 2026
1. Overview
This page explains the cookies and similar technologies used on howtech.uk (and our other domains howell.uk and howell.co.uk). It complements our Privacy policy. We comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR — non-essential cookies are set only after you give consent via our cookie banner.
2. Manage your preferences
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time:
We also honour the Global Privacy Control browser signal — if your browser sends GPC, we automatically treat it as a "reject" for non-essential cookies.
3. Cookie inventory
| Cookie | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
howtech_consent | howtech.uk | Strictly necessary | Records your cookie-banner choices | 6 months |
howtech-consent-v1 (localStorage) | howtech.uk | Strictly necessary | Mirrors the consent record for the SPA | 6 months |
sb-*-auth-token | Supabase | Strictly necessary | Authenticated session for client areas | Session / 7 days |
sidebar:state | howtech.uk | Strictly necessary | Remembers sidebar collapsed/expanded state | 7 days |
_clck, _clsk, MUID | Microsoft Clarity (US) | Analytics & session replay | Aggregate analytics, heatmaps and masked session replay | Up to 12 months |
__hstc, hubspotutk, __hssc, __hssrc | HubSpot (US) | Marketing & visitor ID | Recognises returning visitors and attributes marketing | Up to 13 months |
4. Categories explained
Strictly necessary — required for the site to function (security, authentication, remembering your consent). These do not require consent under PECR reg. 6(4).
Analytics & session replay — Microsoft Clarity. Loaded only after you opt in. Form fields and sensitive content are masked by default.
Marketing & visitor ID — HubSpot. Loaded only after you opt in. Used for visitor identification and marketing attribution.
4a. Similar technologies in our emails
Emails we send (newsletter, resource downloads, contact replies) use two similar technologies that aren't cookies but serve a comparable purpose:
- Click tracking — links in our emails are rewritten to route through
links.howell.co.ukbefore redirecting to the final URL, so we can see which links are useful. Applied to all our outbound email. - Open tracking pixel — our newsletter contains a 1×1 invisible image that tells us when the message has been opened. Not used on transactional emails (contact replies, resource downloads).
Both are operated by Resend on our behalf. See section 4a of our Privacy policy for the legal basis and how to opt out.
5. Browser-level controls
In addition to our banner, you can manage cookies in your browser. Note that blocking strictly-necessary cookies will break parts of the site.
6. Changes
When we add, remove or change a tracker we update this page and bump the consent version, which re-prompts you on your next visit.
7. Contact
Howell Technology Ltd
Email: hello@howell.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1209 500 585
Address: 12 Clinton Road, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2QE