Version 1.0 | Last updated: 16 June 2026 | Effective date: 16 June 2026
Entities covered by this Notice (each a “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”):
Privacy contact: [email protected]
This Cookie Notice explains how the SPD Technology companies listed above (“SPD Technology”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at https://spd.tech/ (the “Site”).
We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. This Notice is intended to give you clear, straightforward information about what cookies we set, why we set them, and how you can control them.
Please read this Notice together with our RECRUITMENT & EMPLOYMENT PRIVACY NOTICE (available at https://spd.tech/recruitment-privacy-policy/), B2B PRIVACY NOTICE (available at https://spd.tech/b2b-privacy-notice/), which provides further information about how we process your personal data.
Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website. They enable the website and its service providers to distinguish one browser or session from another, maintain certain functionality, and remember information about a visit.
We may also use similar technologies, including:
For simplicity, we refer to cookies and these similar technologies collectively as “cookies and similar technologies” in this Notice.
We use six categories of cookies on the Site, described in the table below. Two categories are strictly necessary and do not require your consent. The remaining four categories are non-essential and are only placed on your device if you give us your consent via our cookie preference centre.
| Category | Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) | Max retention | Tools / Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality Storage(Strictly Necessary) | Essential for the website to operate: enabling secure log-in, maintaining your session, and remembering your preferences. The site cannot function properly without these. | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); no consent required for strictly necessary cookies (ePrivacy Directive Art. 5(3)) | Session / up to 12 months | First-party (SPD Technology) |
| Security Storage(Strictly Necessary) | Protect our services and your data from unauthorised access, fraud, and security threats. These underpin the safety of our platform. | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); no consent required for strictly necessary cookies | Session / up to 12 months | First-party (SPD Technology) |
| Analytics Storage | Collect information about how visitors use our website (pages visited, time on site, click patterns) to understand and improve our services. | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / UK GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time. | Up to 26 months | Google Analytics (Google LLC); Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Corporation) |
| Personalization / Personalization Storage | Enable personalised content and tailored user experience based on your previous interactions and preferences on our site. | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / UK GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time. | Up to 12 months | First-party; may include third-party personalisation services |
| User Data Storage | Store information related to your account and interactions with our site, storing user-selected settings, preferences, form data, and other non-essential information to enhance the user experience. | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / UK GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time. | Up to 12 months | First-party (SPD Technology) |
| Advertising Storage | Deliver advertisements relevant to your interests and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / UK GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time. | Up to 13 months | Third-party advertising networks (see Section 5) |
Note: The “Personalization” and “Personalization Storage” categories in our cookie preference centre represent separate consent signals. “Personalization” corresponds to ad_personalization and controls consent for personalised advertising. “Personalization Storage” corresponds to personalization_storage and controls consent for storage used to support personalised website experiences.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | SPD Technology | Stores a session identifier that enables the Site to associate consecutive requests with the same temporary server-side session. |
| ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, functionality_storage, personalization_storage, security_storage | SPD Technology | Store the visitor’s choices for the corresponding consent categories so that the CMP can remember and apply those choices. These cookies do not themselves perform analytics, advertising, or personalisation. |
| detected_country | SPD Technology | Stores the visitor’s detected country code to determine which cookie consent requirements and CMP configuration apply. |
| geo_consent_required | SPD Technology | Stores whether cookie consent is required for the visitor’s detected jurisdiction. |
We use strictly necessary cookies, such as functionality storage and security storage, because they are required for the operation, security, and functionality of the Site. Under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive and, where applicable, the UK PECR, these cookies do not require consent. Where personal data is processed through such cookies, we rely on an appropriate legal basis under Article 6 GDPR / UK GDPR, including legitimate interests where applicable.
For all other cookies (Analytics Storage, Personalization / Personalization Storage, User Data Storage, and Advertising Storage), we rely on your freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent (Article 6(1)(a) EU GDPR / UK GDPR; Article 5(3) ePrivacy Directive; PECR). We obtain your consent through the cookie banner displayed on your first visit. You may withdraw your consent at any time (see Section 8 below).
For users accessing the Site from Ukraine, processing is carried out in accordance with the Law of Ukraine No. 2297-VI “On Personal Data Protection”. Consent-based processing applies equally to non-essential cookies for users in Ukraine.
Some cookies on our Site are set by third-party service providers rather than by us. These providers operate their technologies in accordance with their own terms and privacy notices. We determine whether and for what purposes these technologies are deployed on our Site and manage their activation through our consent mechanism. We recommend that you refer to those providers’ own privacy and cookie policies for more information:
| Provider | Service | Privacy / Cookie Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Google Analytics (website analytics) | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google LLC | Google Ads and DoubleClick technologies (advertising and conversion measurement) | https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads |
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft Clarity (website analytics, heatmaps and session recordings) | https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement |
| LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company / LinkedIn Corporation, as applicable | LinkedIn Insight Tag (advertising, conversion measurement and audience analytics) | https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| HubSpot, Inc. | HubSpot tracking and analytics (visitor analytics and form attribution) | https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy |
| Meta Platforms Ireland Limited / Meta Platforms, Inc., as applicable | Meta Pixel (advertising and conversion measurement) | https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policies/cookies/ |
| CHEQ AI Technologies Ltd. | CHEQ traffic protection (bot, fraud and invalid traffic detection) | https://cheq.ai/cookie-policy/ |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Cloudflare security services (website and bot protection) | https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ |
| ZenLeads, Inc. d/b/a Apollo.io | Apollo Website Visitor Tracking (B2B visitor and company identification for sales and marketing purposes) | https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy |
Some of the third-party providers listed above may transfer or process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, including in the United States. Where required by applicable law, we take steps to ensure that an appropriate transfer mechanism is in place, such as an applicable adequacy decision, the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or, for transfers subject to the UK GDPR, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Please refer to each provider’s privacy notice for further information.
Cookie retention periods vary depending on the cookie category and provider. The applicable retention periods are described in Section 3.
As a general principle:
We review cookie retention periods at least annually and whenever material changes are made to the cookies or third-party services used on the Site.
Where cookies involve the processing of personal data, that data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EEA or the United Kingdom — in particular, the United States, where Google LLC and Microsoft Corporation are headquartered. All such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards (Standard Contractual Clauses or UK-equivalent mechanisms). You can request a copy of the relevant safeguards by writing to [email protected].
You can review and change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking “Change Cookie Preferences” in the footer of our Site, or by clicking “Manage Settings” in the cookie banner. This opens our cookie preference centre, where you can toggle individual categories on or off.
Important: Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Strictly necessary cookies (Functionality Storage and Security Storage) cannot be disabled.
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
For browser-specific instructions, please visit:
Note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of the Site and other websites you use.
Where cookies involve the processing of your personal data, and subject to the conditions and limitations set out in applicable law, you may have the following rights under the EU GDPR, UK GDPR and, where applicable, the Law of Ukraine on Personal Data Protection:
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or write to the registered address of the relevant SPD Company (see the header of this Notice).
Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or updates to our services. The current version is always available on our Site at https://spd.tech/.
Material changes (for example, the introduction of new cookie categories or a change in legal basis) will be communicated by updating the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, through a new consent request via our cookie banner.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Notice or about our use of cookies, please contact us:
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority: