Cookie policy

Publisher and manager

Wood Plastic Composite Solutions
Klågerupsv. 361, 212 36 Malmö, Sweden

Data controller: Wood Plastic Composite Solutions

info@woodplasticcomposite.net

Google Analytics and your choice

Optional Google Analytics 4 (G-D4X4CD4GSS) is used only after your consent under GDPR Article 6(1)(a). No Google analytics script or consent ping is sent before acceptance. It measures page visits, sessions and engagement using cookie identifiers, browser/device information and approximate location derived by Google from the connection IP address. Google states that GA4 does not log or store individual IP addresses. This integration sends public page paths without query strings or fragments and does not deliberately send names, email addresses or comment content. Google Signals, advertising personalisation and advertising consent are disabled. Necessary login, discussion and theme storage remains separate. Closing the settings does not give consent. Rejecting or withdrawing analytics does not prevent use of the site.

Google and international transfers

Wood Plastic Composite Solutions is the controller. The application and database remain hosted by Hetzner in Germany; Cloudflare provides DNS only. Consented analytics is processed by Google, including Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC and authorised subprocessors. Processing may occur outside the EU/EEA, including in the USA. Applicable Google data-processing terms and transfer safeguards apply, including the EU–US Data Privacy Framework for covered certified recipients or standard contractual clauses where appropriate. Consent to analytics is not a substitute for transfer safeguards. Data is not sold. Contact info@woodplasticcomposite.net to exercise your rights, request safeguard information or seek deletion; you may complain to IMY.

Analytics storage and retention

wpc_analytics_consent_v1 stores your choice, policy version, decision time and expiry locally for 180 days; it is not sent to Google. If browser storage is unavailable the choice lasts only for the current page. After acceptance, first-party _ga and _ga_D4X4CD4GSS cookies last up to 180 days with renewal on visits disabled. Use Cookie settings → Reject analytics to withdraw; this stops future collection, removes these cookies and reloads the page if needed. It does not erase previously collected data or affect earlier lawful processing. The required GA4 setup uses two-month user/event retention with reset on new activity disabled. Aggregated reports may be retained longer; that setting does not delete all reports. Contact us about earlier data. Old wpc_cookie_notice_v1 preferences are not analytics consent.

Discussion storage

Opening the guest contribution form sets wpc_discussion, a first-party Secure-on-HTTPS, HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict cookie, lasting up to one year. It enables this browser to manage submissions; the database holds a keyed hash, not the raw cookie token. Shared browser users may manage the same posts. It is not set merely by reading an article. The login cookie wpc_session lasts up to 12 hours. Editorial sidebar preferences are separate from visitor tracking.

Changes and reports

Report privacy issues, harmful content, suspected rights infringement or material errors to the contact below. Include the relevant URL and enough detail for review; avoid unnecessary sensitive data. We update these policies when processing or functionality changes. Mandatory applicable law continues to apply.