An independent reseller supplying oil and lubricants to homes and businesses throughout the UK
An independent reseller supplying oil and lubricants to homes and businesses throughout the UK
Last Updated: 14 Oct 2025
This Privacy Policy outlines how Imperial Heating Oils ("we," "us," or "our") handles information regarding your use of this website.
1. No Collection of Personal Information
We do not collect any personal information from you when you visit or use this website, unless a submission is made via the Contact Form. If this happens, your name, address, postcode, enquiry type and further notes will be retained by us for the purpose of answering your enquiry only. We can remove this information promptly if a request is made via the email address below.
2. Third-Party Services and cookies
This website uses two third-party services - Google Maps and Google Analytics - which collect certain non-personal data and set certain cookie files on the user's PC.
These files are, for Google Maps:
NID:
Purpose: Used to remember user preferences and other information, such as language, on Google Maps.
Category: Functional and Targeting/Advertising.
SID:
Purpose: This cookie is used to store information on the current session to improve user experience.
Category: Functional.
APISID:
Purpose: Used by Google to store user preferences and information when interacting with Google services, like Google Maps.
Category: Functional and Targeting/Advertising.
SAPISID:
Purpose: Similar to APISID, this cookie stores user preferences and allows Google to personalize services.
Category: Functional and Targeting/Advertising.
CONSENT:
Purpose: Used to record a user's consent to Google’s cookie policies, which is crucial for GDPR compliance.
Category: Strictly Necessary (for legal compliance).
1P_JAR:
Purpose: This cookie is used for serving personalized ads based on your location and interests.
Category: Targeting/Advertising.
G_AUTHUSER_H:
Purpose: Stores which Google account was used for login (if relevant for the user on your site).
Category: Functional.
and for Google Analytics:
AEC
APISID
HSID
NID
OTZ
S
SAPISID
SID
SIDCC
SOCS
SSID
UULE
We are not responsible for the data collection practices of these third parties. You should review the privacy policies of any third-party services for information on their data handling.
3. External Links
This website may contain links to other websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any external websites you may access from this site, including any social media platforms or other third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.
4. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.
5. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at info@imperialheatingoils.com.
