Call us free today to book a survey
0800 169 9661
We are currently experiencing an issue with our phone lines. Please use our online contact form if you need to get in touch with us. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 30-Mar-2023
Last Updated: 13-Nov-2024

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

Types of Cookies we use

Necessary

CookieDurationDescription
_GRECAPTCHA179 daysThis cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.
cookieyes-consent1 yearCookie consent
NID183 DaysCookie set by Google to provide ad delivery or retargeting, store user preferences.
1P_JAR1 MonthCookie provided by Google to provide ad delivery or retargeting.
OTZ1 MonthCookie used by Google Analytics that provides an aggregate analysis of Website visitors.
SOCS395 DaysCookie used by Google to store a user’s state regarding their cookies choices.
CONSENT400 DaysCookie used by Google to record cookie consent status.
AEC180 DaysCookie used by Google to ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites.
__Secure-ENID396 DaysThis cookie is used by Google to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language, how many results you prefer to display on a search results page and whether you want Google’s SafeSearch filter to be activated.
__cf_bmSessionCloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on end-user devices that access customer sites protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode.
cf_clearance1 yearSet by Cloudflare to verify that a user has successfully passed a security challenge and can access a website.
i18nextSessionThe i18next cookie is a cookie that stores the value of the last resolved locale in a browser.
icimsCookiesEnabledCheckSessionThe iCIMS website uses a session cookie to test if cookies are enabled in a user’s browser.
JSESSIONIDSessionA JSESSIONID cookie is a session cookie that tracks a user’s progress through a website.
langSession
A type of cookie that stores a user’s preferred language on a website.
PHPSESSIDSessionUsed to establish a user session on a website. It is also known as a JSESSIONID cookie
wpEmojiSettingsSupportsSessionWordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly.
wordpress_test_cookieSessionA temporary cookie that checks if a browser supports cookies.

Functional

CookieDurationDescription
YSCSessionRegisters a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE179 daysTries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
li_gc179 daysStores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. Used by LinkedIn.
lidc1 dayUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.

Analytics

CookieDurationDescription
_ga399 daysRegisters a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_ga_*1 year 1 month 4 daysGoogle Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_gid1 dayRegisters a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress1 dayThis cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice.
_hjFirstSeen1 dayThis cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website.
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample1 dayDetermines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder.
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_3616601 dayCollects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.
_hjSession_3616601 dayCollects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.
_hjSessionUser_3616601 yearCollects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.
_hjDonePolls1 yearHotjar cookie that prevents the same survey from reappearing to a user who has already completed it:
_hjMinimizedPolls1 yearHotjar cookie that ensures a Feedback Poll widget remains minimized when a visitor navigates through a website.
_gat_UA-5065254-1SessionTo enable website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance using Google Analytics.
_vis_opt_exp_23_combi3 MonthsUsed by Visual Website Optimizer (VWO) to ensure that users see the same variation of a test page when they revisit it
_vis_opt_exp_23_goal_13 MonthsThis cookie is created when a Visual Website Optimizer (VWO) campaign goal is triggered.
_vis_opt_s3 MonthsUsed to identify if a user has seen a test earlier created by Visual Website Optimizer (VWO).
_vis_opt_test_cookieSessionCookie is used by Visual Website Optimizer (VWO). The functionality is to read if cookies can be placed.
_vwo_ds1 MonthA Visual Website Optimizer (VWO) cookie that stores visitor-level data for VWO Insights.
_vwo_sn1 MonthThis cookie stores persistent visitor-level data for Visual Website Optimizer (VWO) Insights. 
_vwo_uuid1 MonthIt generates a unique id for every visitor and is used for the report segmentation feature in Visual Website Optimizer (VWO).
_vwo_uuid_v21 MonthIt generates a unique id for every visitor and is used for the report segmentation feature in Visual Website Optimizer (VWO).

Advertisement

CookieDurationDescription
ln_or1 dayRegisters statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. Used by LinkedIn.
bcookie1 yearUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
UserMatchHistory29 daysUsed to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences.
AnalyticsSyncHistory29 daysUsed in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. Used by LinkedIn.
_fbp3 MonthsUsed by Meta Pixel to automatically save a unique identifier for the website.

_gcl_au		3 MonthsSet by Google Ads to track user interactions with ads and conversions.

ar_debug
Session		Used by Google Ad Services to debug ads and generate transitional debugging reports.
sb
1 Year 1 Month		A Facebook cookie that is used for security and browser detection.
sp
1 Year		The cookie “sp_*” is used by Facebook to deliver advertising products

IDE
1 Year 1 Month		Used by Google DoubleClick to personalise ads and retarget users across the web.
datr
1 Year 1 Month		Unique identifier used by Facebook to identify the web browser used to connect to the site.
wdSessionThis cookie stores the browser window dimensions and is used by Facebook to optimise the rendering of the page.
DVSessionCreated by Google Ads Optimization that tracks and collects data to help deliver and retarget ads to users.
test_cookieSessionA cookie set by doubleclick.net to determine if a user’s browser supports cookies.

Manage cookie preferences

Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

Cookie Policy Generated By CookieYes – Cookie Policy Generator.