Cookies Policy
Effective date: 4 August 2026
This Cookies Policy explains how Overberg Industrial Control uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. Business information
This website is operated by:
Overberg Industrial Control (Pty) Ltd
Registration number: 2014/164036/07
Physical address: 45 2nd Avenue, Bot River, 7185, South Africa
Tax number: 9314739187
VAT number: 4780325181
Telephone: +27 72 130 0352
Email: nico@overbergcontrol.co.za
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and may be used to:
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Help the website function correctly
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Remember your preferences
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Improve website security
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Understand how visitors use the website
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Improve website performance and the visitor experience
Cookies do not normally give us access to files or other information stored on your device.
3. Types of cookies we may use
Our website may use the following types of cookies:
3.1 Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to operate properly. They may support functions such as:
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Website navigation
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Security
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Contact forms
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Session management
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Cookie preference settings
These cookies cannot always be disabled because the website may not function properly without them.
3.2 Performance and analytics cookies
Performance and analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.
They may collect information such as:
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Which pages are visited
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How long visitors remain on the website
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Which links are selected
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The type of browser or device being used
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Whether visitors experience technical errors
We may use this information to monitor and improve the website. Where reasonably possible, analytics information will be collected in an aggregated or de-identified form.
3.3 Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices or preferences, such as:
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Your language selection
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Your region
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Previously selected settings
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Information entered during a browsing session
These cookies are intended to provide a more convenient and personalised website experience.
3.4 Third-party cookies
Some website features may be supplied by third-party service providers. These providers may place their own cookies on your device.
Third-party services may include:
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Website analytics tools
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Embedded maps
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Embedded videos
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Social media features
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Website hosting or security services
We do not directly control third-party cookies. The use of those cookies is governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third party.
3.5 Advertising cookies
We do not currently use cookies for targeted advertising unless this is clearly disclosed on the website.
If advertising or marketing cookies are introduced in the future, we will update this Cookies Policy and provide any cookie notices or consent options required by applicable law.
4. Personal information collected through cookies
Cookies may collect technical or usage information, including:
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Your IP address
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Browser type and version
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Device type
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Operating system
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General geographic location
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Referring website
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Pages visited
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Date and time of access
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Time spent on the website
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Website interactions and navigation patterns
Where cookie information can identify you directly or indirectly, we will treat it as personal information and process it in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection laws.
5. Why we use cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
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Operate and secure our website
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Make the website easier to use
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Remember visitor preferences
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Monitor website availability and performance
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Understand how visitors interact with the website
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Identify and fix technical problems
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Improve our content and services
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Protect the website against fraud, misuse, or unlawful activity
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Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
We will not use information collected through cookies for purposes that are materially different from those described in this policy without providing an appropriate notice.
6. Cookie consent
Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
Essential cookies may be used without consent where they are necessary for the operation, security, or basic functionality of the website.
If our website provides a cookie banner or preference tool, you may use it to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by adjusting the available cookie settings or changing your browser settings.
7. Managing cookies through your browser
Most internet browsers allow you to:
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View stored cookies
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Delete cookies
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Block all cookies
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Block cookies from selected websites
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Block third-party cookies
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Receive a warning before a cookie is stored
The method for managing cookies depends on the browser and device you use. Please consult your browser’s help or settings section for instructions.
If you disable or delete cookies, certain parts of our website may not work properly, and some preferences may need to be selected again.
8. How long cookies remain on your device
Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.
Session cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are generally deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.
The period for which a cookie remains on your device will depend on its purpose and the settings applied by us or the relevant third-party provider.
We will not retain cookie information for longer than is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
9. Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
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Our website
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The cookies or technologies we use
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Our service providers
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Our business practices
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Applicable legal or regulatory requirements
The revised policy will be published on this website with an updated effective date. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
10. Contact us
If you have questions about this Cookies Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:
Overberg Industrial Control (Pty) Ltd
45 2nd Avenue
Bot River
7185
South Africa
Telephone: +27 72 130 0352
Email: nico@overbergcontrol.co.za
