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Cookie Policy
Last updated October 16, 2026
Effective date: October 16, 2026. This policy explains the cookies, similar browser storage and third-party tools used on FDE Hydro™'s website.
What the website uses and why
Our website uses tools for hosting, security, fonts, embedded content, chat, visitor statistics, advertising and visitor identification. Our cookie banner also uses storage to remember your choices. When you visit, we automatically collect your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited and time on the site.
| Tool | What it does | Cookies / storage (how long) | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Fonts Google LLC | Delivers the website's typefaces; your browser requests them from Google's servers, which receive your IP address. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Pressable website hosting Automattic Inc. (Pressable) | Hosts the website; its servers process standard request data such as IP addresses in server logs. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Visitor identification service (provider not publicly identified) Provider of the sitedataprocessing.com, id-visitors.com and processwebsitedata.com services | Tries to identify otherwise anonymous website visitors by matching their browser to identity data held by partner networks. | None found by our scan | — |
| Gauges website statistics Gauges (provided with Pressable hosting) | Counts page views for hosting-level traffic statistics. | None found by our scan | — |
| AQ website chat assistant AQ Marketing; replies are generated using Anthropic's AI service | Answers visitor questions in a chat window and, if the visitor chooses, collects contact and project details so the business can follow up. Chat messages and any details provided are kept by the business and its marketing agency, AQ Marketing, and sent to the business's CRM. | None found by our scan | — |
| Google Analytics 4 Google LLC | Measures how visitors find and use the website (pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type) so we can improve it. | _ga cookie — 2 years (typical; not measured on this site)_ga_2KVSC5JSZJ cookie — not verified_ga_XK5L70V1DQ cookie — not verified | Privacy policy Opt out |
| Google Ads conversion tracking Google LLC | Measures which Google ads lead to calls, form requests or visits, and lets Google show our ads to people who visited this site. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Cloudflare Turnstile Cloudflare, Inc. | Checks that form submissions come from a person rather than an automated bot. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Cloudflare security and delivery Cloudflare, Inc. | Protects the website and its forms from attacks and automated bots and helps deliver pages quickly. Cloudflare receives your IP address and browser details. | __cf_ob cookie — not verifiedcf_clearance cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site)__cf_bm cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site)_cfuvid cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site) | Privacy policy |
| Image, file and code hosting outside image, storage and code-library services (for example Unsplash, Pexels, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, jsDelivr) | Some images, files and code libraries on the website are loaded from outside services, which receive your IP address and browser details. | None found by our scan | — |
| SEO and site tools LinkStorm, NytroSEO, Google Translate / GTranslate, PrintFriendly, Better Business Bureau seals, Adobe Fonts | Internal-link, translation, trust-seal and font services some pages load; each receives your IP address and the page address. | None found by our scan | — |
| Vimeo video embeds Vimeo.com, Inc. | Shows embedded Vimeo videos. Your browser requests the player and video from Vimeo, which receives request information. Player cookies or browser storage may be used, including for security and operation. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Cookie consent banner (part of this website) AQ Marketing (first party; no outside company involved) | Remembers the cookie choices you make on this site. If you allow analytics, your browser may also send this site, at most once a day, a list of the names of the cookies and similar storage it holds for this site — never their contents. The list is not stored with anything that identifies you, and it is used only to keep this Cookie Policy accurate. | aq_consent cookie — 180 daysaq_consent_report local storage — Until you clear your browser storage or withdraw analytics consent | — |
Your choices
Analytics and advertising tools stay off until you click "Accept all" on the cookie banner or scroll the page while the banner is showing. Scrolling while the banner shows counts as accepting these tools. Use the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of any page to switch analytics or advertising cookies off, or back on, at any time.
Our website does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals. We honor Global Privacy Control signals. You can also change your analytics and advertising choices through "Cookie settings" at the bottom of any page.
Embedded content
Some pages include embedded content, such as videos, maps, social media posts or reviews. Loading this content sends request information, such as your IP address and browser information, to its provider. The provider may use cookies or browser storage. Embedded content operates separately from the optional analytics and advertising controls. For Vimeo videos, your browser requests the player and video from Vimeo. Vimeo receives request information and may use player cookies or browser storage for security and operation.
Tracking across other websites
Yes. Third parties may collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our website. Our visitor identification service tries to identify otherwise anonymous visitors by matching their browsers to identity data held by partner networks. That service and Google Ads collect activity across other websites. Google Ads also measures advertising results and lets Google show our ads to people who visited this site.
How long browser storage lasts
- The cookie banner's aq_consent cookie lasts 180 days.
- The banner's aq_consent_report localStorage entry lasts until you clear your browser storage or withdraw analytics consent.
- Google Analytics' _ga cookie lasts 2 years. The durations of _ga_2KVSC5JSZJ and _ga_XK5L70V1DQ have not been verified.
- Cloudflare's cf_clearance, __cf_bm and _cfuvid cookies are session cookies. The duration of __cf_ob has not been verified.
If you allow analytics, your browser may send this site a list of the names of cookies and similar storage it holds for this site, at most once a day. It never sends their contents through this report. The list is not stored with anything that identifies you. It is used only to keep this Cookie Policy accurate.
Updates and questions
We post the updated policy on this page with a new effective date. For questions, email info@fdehydro.com.
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