Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement

The UK Electrical Engineering Portal (ukelectricalnews.co.uk) is an independent engineering resource committed to complete transparency, minimal data collection, and robust user privacy.

1. Core Privacy Commitment

We operate a zero-surveillance, no-adverts policy. We do not sell, rent, monetize, or broker your personal data. We do not run third-party advertising networks, behavioral tracking pixels, or cross-site profiling scripts.

2. Cookies & Local Storage

Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR), websites must provide clear information about any cookies or local client storage mechanisms used.

• Strictly Necessary / Functional Storage: We use minimal browser LocalStorage exclusively to remember user preferences (such as your dark/light display mode toggle and high-contrast oscilloscope settings). These tokens remain strictly on your local device and are never transmitted to our servers.
• No Advertising / Analytics Tracking Cookies: We do not deploy third-party advertising, retargeting, or social tracker cookies.

3. Offline Service Worker & Plant-Room Caching

To support engineers, electricians, and contractors working in plant rooms, basements, or remote substations with no mobile signal, this website registers a lightweight Service Worker (sw.js).

The Service Worker uses your browser’s standard Cache Storage API to store static core assets (HTML templates, calculation JavaScript scripts, stylesheets, and 3D WebGL assets) on your local device.No personally identifiable information is stored within this offline cache. You may clear or purge this local offline cache at any time directly through your browser’s "Clear Browsing Data / Site Data" settings.

4. Correspondence & Inquiries

If you choose to contact us directly via email (ukelectricalnews@gmail.com) to report a bug, suggest an editorial correction, or ask a technical question, we retain your email address and message contents solely for the purpose of communicating with you and resolving the reported issue. Your email address will never be added to any marketing lists or shared with third parties without your explicit consent.

5. Weekly Technical Briefing (Newsletter)

If you explicitly opt in to receive our weekly technical digest, your email address is stored securely solely for the transmission of the newsletter. You retain the absolute right to unsubscribe at any time via the one-click unsubscribe link in any email.

6. Your Statutory Rights Under UK GDPR

As a data subject in the United Kingdom, you hold clear statutory rights under the UK GDPR, including:

• The right to be informed about how your data is processed.
• The right of access to any personal correspondence or data held.
• The right to rectification of inaccurate records.
• The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") of your correspondence.

To exercise any of these rights, or if you have questions regarding our data practices, please contact us at:ukelectricalnews@gmail.com.