Cookie policy - Goffin Molecular Technologies

This page explains, in plain language, what cookies are, which ones the Goffin website places, why we use them, and how you stay in control. We keep cookies to a minimum, most are simply what the site needs to work.

01, The basics

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. The next time you visit, the site can read that file back. Cookies are widely used to make websites function, to remember your choices, and, with your permission, to understand how a site is being used so it can be improved.

Some of the things stored on your device behave like cookies even when they use a different technology, for example local storage. On the Goffin site we use local storage for one practical purpose: to remember the products you have added to your quote basket as you move between pages. That information stays in your browser and is only sent to us when you choose to submit a quote request.

Cookies do not run programs or carry viruses, and the ones this site uses cannot read other files on your device. You can always view, block or delete cookies through your browser, see browser settings below.

02, At a glance

The categories we use

We group cookies into three categories. Strictly necessary cookies are always on, because the site cannot work properly without them. Preference and analytics cookies are optional: they are only placed if you allow them, and you can change your mind at any time.

Cookie categories on the Goffin website. Optional categories are off until you consent.
Category	What it does	Consent	Typical lifetime
Strictly necessary	Keeps the site secure and working, page navigation, the quote basket, form security and remembering your cookie choice itself. The site can’t function without these.	Always on	Session – 12 mo
Preferences	Remembers choices you make so the site feels consistent, such as language, region or whether you’ve dismissed a notice. Convenience only; not used to track you.	Optional	Up to 12 mo
Analytics	Helps us understand which pages are visited and how the catalogue is used, in aggregate, so we can improve it. Data is anonymised wherever possible.	Optional	Up to 24 mo

We do not use cookies for advertising, profiling or selling data to third parties. If that ever changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before any such cookie is placed.

03, The detail

The cookies in detail

For transparency, here are the individual cookies and cookie-like items this website may store, grouped by the category they belong to. Exact names can vary slightly as the site is maintained, but the purpose and category stay the same.

Individual cookies and local-storage items used on goffinmt.com.
Name	Category	Purpose	Lifetime
goffin_consent	Necessary	Stores which cookie categories you accepted, so we don’t ask again on every page.	6 months
goffin_session	Necessary	Keeps your visit secure and maintains state while you browse and use forms.	Session
goffin-quote	Necessary	Local storage that remembers the products in your quote basket between pages.	Until cleared
goffin_lang	Preferences	Remembers your preferred language or region so you don’t reset it each visit.	12 months
_ga / _ga_*	Analytics	Distinguishes visitors in aggregate to measure how the site is used (analytics provider).	Up to 24 mo
_gid	Analytics	Helps measure activity within a visit so we can see which pages are most useful.	24 hours

Analytics cookies are only set if you have given your consent. Until then, none of the optional items above are placed on your device.

04, Your control

Managing your cookies

You’re always in charge. When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you accept or decline the optional categories. You can revisit that choice whenever you like:

Reopen the cookie settings. Use the “Cookie settings” link in the footer at any time to review or change which optional categories you allow.
Withdraw consent. Switching a category off stops new cookies of that type from being placed; existing optional cookies can be cleared through your browser.
Decline everything optional. The site keeps working normally with only strictly necessary cookies, you simply won’t get the convenience and measurement features.

Declining optional cookies will never block you from browsing the catalogue, building a quote basket or contacting our team. Those rely only on strictly necessary cookies and local storage.

05, At the browser

Managing cookies in your browser

Beyond our own settings, every modern browser lets you view, block and delete cookies directly. You can also set your browser to warn you before a cookie is stored. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of this, and many other, websites from working.

Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge

06, Your data

Cookies, privacy & your data

Cookies are only one part of how we handle information. Our privacy statement explains the personal data Goffin collects when you request a quote, contact us or create an account, what we use it for, how long we keep it, and the rights you have under the GDPR.

Read our privacy statement

How we collect, use and protect your personal data, and how to exercise your rights.

Privacy statement

07, Keeping current

Changes to this policy & contact

We may update this cookie policy as our website evolves or as the law changes. When we do, we’ll revise the “last updated” date at the top of the page, and, where the change is significant, ask for your consent again. We’d encourage you to glance over it from time to time.

If anything here is unclear, or you’d like to ask about how we handle cookies and data, we’re glad to help. Goffin is based at Vijzelweg 18a, 5145 NK Waalwijk, the Netherlands, and our team typically replies within 24 hours.

Email, info@goffinmt.com
Phone, +31 (0)85 0045479, Mon–Fri 08:30–17:00
Questions in general, see our frequently asked questions or use the contact page.