Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how visitors use their site.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognise your device and store information about your preferences or past actions on our website.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Essential Operation: To ensure our website functions properly
• User Experience: To remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience
• Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website
• Marketing: To deliver personalised content and advertisements
• Security: To protect against fraudulent activity

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of our website. They enable core features such as:

• Page navigation and access to secure areas
• Cookie consent management
• Form submission and data validation
• Security and fraud prevention

Legal Basis: Legitimate interest - these cookies are necessary for the website to function.

Duration: Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 1 year.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to:

• Analyse website traffic and user behaviour
• Identify popular content and pages
• Improve website performance and user experience
• Track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns

Legal Basis: Consent - you can choose whether to allow these cookies.

Duration: Up to 2 years.

Third-party services: Google Analytics

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners. They help us:

• Display personalised advertisements
• Measure advertising effectiveness
• Limit the number of times you see an advertisement
• Remember your advertising preferences

Legal Basis: Consent - you can choose whether to allow these cookies.

Duration: Up to 1 year.

Third-party services: Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Ads

3.4 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our pages. They help us:

• Remember your language and region preferences
• Provide enhanced features like live chat
• Remember your login details (if applicable)
• Customise content based on your interests

Legal Basis: Consent - you can choose whether to allow these cookies.

Duration: Up to 1 year.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We have no control over these cookies, and you should check the relevant third party's website for more information.

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website usage. Google Analytics sets cookies to help us understand:

• Number of visitors and page views
• How visitors navigate through the site
• Which pages are most popular
• Where visitors come from

Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy

4.2 Social Media Platforms

We may embed content from social media platforms, which may set their own cookies:

• Facebook: For social sharing and advertising
• Twitter: For embedded tweets and social sharing
• LinkedIn: For professional networking and B2B advertising
• Instagram: For visual content sharing

4.3 Payment Processors

When you make payments through our website, payment processors may set cookies for:

• Fraud prevention and security
• Processing payment transactions
• Remembering payment preferences

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept All: Consent to all cookie categories
• Necessary Only: Only allow essential cookies
• Customise: Choose which cookie categories to allow

5.2 Changing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer
• Clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site
• Contacting us directly using the details below

5.3 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies only
• Delete existing cookies
• Set your browser to notify you when cookies are sent

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly:

6.1 Necessary Cookies

Blocking necessary cookies will prevent you from:

• Submitting forms (contact forms, newsletter signup)
• Accessing secure areas of the website
• Maintaining login sessions (if applicable)
• Having your cookie preferences remembered

6.2 Analytics Cookies

Blocking analytics cookies will:

• Prevent us from understanding how you use our website
• Limit our ability to improve user experience
• Reduce the effectiveness of our content strategy

6.3 Marketing Cookies

Blocking marketing cookies will:

• Result in less relevant advertisements
• Prevent personalised content recommendations
• Limit our ability to measure campaign effectiveness

7. Cookie Storage and Retention

Different cookies have different lifespans:

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
• Local Storage: Data stored locally on your device, similar to cookies but with larger capacity

We regularly review and delete unnecessary cookie data in accordance with our data retention policies.

8. International Data Transfers

Some of the third-party services we use may transfer your data outside the UK. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers, including:

• Adequacy decisions by the UK government
• Standard contractual clauses
• Binding corporate rules

9. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights regarding the personal data collected through cookies:

• Right to Access: Request information about cookies and data collected
• Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate information
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Change your cookie preferences at any time

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through cookies or other means. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in our use of cookies
• New legal requirements
• Technological developments
• Changes to third-party services

We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, displaying a notice on our website.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: