Cookies notice
We are committed to protecting your privacy and we promise to treat it securely, fairly and lawfully.
When we collect any personal information through our website, we will be up front about how we will be using it. We will make it clear why we collect it and will explain what we intend to do with it.
When you visit our website we use cookies and other similar technologies to collect anonymous information so that we can improve your experience when you use our services. This allows us to:
- Remember your preferences
- Let you navigate between pages efficiently
- Make our websites work
- Improve the efficiency of our website
- Help us to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly
- Collect statistical information to assist us and our partners to learn how customers use our and their products
With your permission we will also collect information about you and other information you may choose to include in the products you enquire about or buy from us to:
- Help us answer your queries and carry out your instructions when you need us to
- Verify you as a user and carry out other essential security checks
- Remember how far you are in the form you are completing
- Contact you if you are experiencing difficulties when you are trying to get a quotation with us
- Contact you regarding our offers, products and services
- Supply you with advertising that is more relevant to you when you are visiting ours or other websites that promote our products (retargeting cookies)
- Track the effectiveness of our online marketing activity
You can amend your cookies preferences at any time.
What are cookies and what other technologies will we use?
“Cookies” - A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and stays on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. Cookies do not damage your device they are merely used to ‘remember’ you when you visit again. Cookies alone cannot be used to identify you.
A cookie will transport information about how you use our website to us. The cookie itself does not keep any of the data it collects.
Apart from cookies we also use local storage and tags to help us enhance your browsing experience.
“Local storage” - Like a cookie, local storage is stored locally on your machine; actually within your browser like cookies, history, saved pages, etc.
Like cookies it contains ‘name/value’ pairs (i.e. postcode / ‘BR1 1BY’, surname / ‘Smith’) and a web page can only access data stored locally within its domain.
Unlike cookies the information collected by local storage is not sent to an internet server unless there is a specific reason for us to store the data collected (i.e. for analytics purposes).
“Tags” - A tag is a small piece of code which is placed on our website and collects data. This code would only collect data on our website. A tag will not be stored on your browser, however, it may use a cookie which could be placed on your browser.
How to refuse cookies and local storage in your browser
The use of cookies and local storage can be prevented by changing your internet browser settings. Different browsers have different procedures for disabling the use of cookies and local storage, so please refer to your browser vendor’s website for details on how to do this.
You can disable advertising retargeting cookies here: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.
Further information on cookies and local storage
If you would like further information on cookies and local storage, please go to:
- https://www.aboutcookies.org/
- http://www.allaboutcookies.org
- http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/
- http://diveintohtml5.info/storage.html
Further information about opting out of advertising retargeting can be found here: https://www.iab.com
Strictly necessary cookies
Visitors to our website
We use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our website. We do this in order to provide you with the best possible online service. This technology is called cookies, which we store on your device.
You can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. However, if you give us any personal information about yourself or others we promise to treat it securely, fairly and lawfully. We are committed to protecting your privacy.
If you do provide us with any personal information through our website, we will be up front about how this will be used. We will make it clear when we collect your personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
What technologies will we use?
We will use cookies and tags to help us enhance your browsing experience. With your consent we may use your personal information gathered on this site to enable us to assist you if you experience any difficulty with any of our applications, for example accessing our client portal.
What is a tag?
A tag is a small piece of code which is placed on our website and collects data. This code would only collect data on our website alone. A tag will not be stored on your browser; however, it may use a cookie which could be placed on your browser.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and it stays on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. Cookies do not damage your device; they are merely used to 'remember' you when you visit again. Cookies alone cannot be used to identify you.
A cookie will transport information to us about how you use our website. The cookie itself does not keep any of the data it collects.
What do cookies mean for you?
Usually, it is up to you whether you let websites place cookies on your browser or not. But since we only use strictly necessary cookies on this site to keep you safe and make our site work, these cookies cannot be switched off. Above we described to you what we use the cookies for. Below we give you some of what we believe will be the benefits to you. We will also tell you how to refuse cookies being stored on your device through browser settings.
Why do we want to use cookies?
We use cookies to:
make our websites work
provide effective security
Some benefits to you:
security
fully working and fast website
Some drawbacks:
some cookies are stored on your browser for a certain length of time
What types of cookies do we use?
The following table lists the types of cookies that we use on our site:
| Category | Description | Cookies we use |
| Strictly necessary cookies | These cookies are needed for the website to work. This means they can't be switched off. They enable essential functionality such as security and accessibility. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but it means some parts of the site won't work. | ASP.NET_SessionId Session ID cookie used to maintain user's session and allow data to be passed between different online forms. This cookie exists only for the duration the user's session.
__AntiXsrfToken Security cookie that contains a unique ID that is checked upon every website request in order to prevent false requests. This cookie aids in the prevention of Cross-Site Request Forgery. It exists only for the duration of the user's session. |
How to refuse use of cookies
If you decide to not allow any cookies, you can do that by changing your internet browser settings. Please note, if you refuse the cookies, you may experience slower running times and you may not be able to access all of our website content.
| Browser | Where to find information about controlling cookies |
| Internet explorer | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 |
| Chrome | https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB |
| Firefox | http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History |
| Safari |
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
|
| Opera | http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/ |
Other resources that provide further information on cookies which may be of help: