Cookie policy.
Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
Our website
This website is operated by Contracts Advanced Limited. This cookie policy relates to your use of our website. Throughout our website, we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain third parties. These other third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small data file, often including a unique identifier, which is sent to your computer, mobile phone or tablet device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so the website can recall information about your interactions on the website. The cookie will collect information relating to your use of our services, information about your device, e.g. the device’s IP address and browser type, broad location and, if you arrived at our site via a link from a third-party site, the URL of the linking page and how you arrived at our site. If you have registered for any Services or you are a client, it may also collect your name and email address, which may be transferred to data processors for registered user or subscriber verification purposes.
In addition to cookies, our Services may also use web beacons, page tags and web bugs. These are all types of technology implemented by websites or third-party ad servers to allow them to analyse your website use and help improve your experience of the Services.
Types of Cookies:
1. Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to a website and are deleted from your device when you close your browser;
2. Persistent cookies are saved on your device for a fixed period of time after the browser has closed and are used where we (or a third party) need to identify you for a later browsing session. The fixed period of time is typically 30-90 days for targeting or behavioural advertising cookies and may be up to 26 months for analytical performance and measurement cookies;
3. First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting; and
4. Third-party cookies are used within our Services which are set by other organisations. These include cookies from third-party analytic services (such as Google Analytics) which help us to understand the use of our sites, or by advertisers so that they can track the effectiveness of their advertisements.
What are cookies used for?
1. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies are essential to the running of our Services. They are used to remember your preferences on our websites and to provide personal features. Information collected by these cookies is usually anonymised so we cannot identify you personally. Functional cookies do not track your internet usage or gather information which could be used for selling advertising, but they do help with serving advertising. These cookies are usually session cookies which expire when you close your browsing session.
2. Essential or ‘Strictly Necessary’ Cookies
These cookies are essential for the running of our Services. Without these cookies, parts of our websites would not function. These cookies do not track where you have been on the internet and do remember preferences beyond your current visit and do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes. These cookies are usually session cookies which expire when you close your browsing session.
3. Analytical Performance and Measurement Cookies
Analytical performance cookies are used to monitor the performance of our Services, for example, to determine the number of page views and the number of unique users a website has. Web analytics services may be designed and operated by third parties. The information provided by these cookies allows us to analyse patterns of user behaviour and we use that information to enhance user experience or identify areas of the website which may require maintenance. The information is anonymous (i.e. it cannot be used to identify you and does not contain personal information such as your name and email address) and it is only used for statistical purposes
4. Targeting or ‘Behavioural Advertising’ Cookies
These cookies, which may be placed on your device by us or our trusted third-party service providers, remember that you have visited a website and use that information to provide you with content or advertising which is tailored to your interests. This is often called online behavioural advertising (OBA) and is done by grouping together shared interests based on web browsing history. Your web browsing history can be used to infer things about you (e.g. your age, gender etc.), and this information may also be used to make advertising on websites more relevant to you. Without these cookies, the content and advertisements you encounter may be less relevant to you and your interests. If you would like more information about OBA, including how to opt out of these cookies, please visit: www.youronlinechoices.com or scroll down to: How can users manage or opt out of cookies?
How do we use Cookies?
Essential/Functional Cookies:
We use these cookies to enable certain online functionality including:
- Access your information so we can provide you with customised content and experience
- Eliminating the need for users to re-enter their login details
Analytical Performance and Measurement Cookies:
We use these cookies to track our users’ behaviour to better develop our services. The use cases of these cookies include, but are not limited to:
- Number of pages visited
- Amount of time spent on a page
- Number of intercom metrics
Third Parties
We also use analytics services provided by third parties, such as Google Analytics, to analyse which pages are viewed, and where our viewers have come from, for example.
Cookies We Use On Our Website:
Cookie Provider |
Name |
Purpose |
Essential Cookie Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercom | intercom-id-shi42l6q | Visitor identifier cookie i.e. this cookie tracks when you visit the website | No |
| Inspectlet | __insp_nv__insp_pad
_insp_sid _insp_slim _insp_targlpt _insp_targlpu _insp_uid _insp_wid |
These cookies are set by Inspectlet and are used to record website and server performance with each visit to the site. The data is aggregated and analysed; therefore, it remains anonymous upon use | No |
| Google AdWords | _ga | Online advertising platform to help us personalise adverts and surface content most pertinent to the user. | No |
| Google AdSense | _gcl_au | AdSense uses cookies to improve advertising. Some common applications are to target advertising based on what’s relevant to a user, to improve reporting on campaign performance and to avoid showing ads that the user has already seen | No |
| Google Universal Analytics | _gid | Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish users and measure how users interact with website content. | No |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie keeps track of which cookies you approved. | Yes |
| viewed_cookie_policy | viewed_cookie_policy | This cookie controls whether you have read our Cookie Policy. | Yes |
| Automattic | tk_lrtk_or
tk_r3d |
Referral cookies are used to analyse referrer behaviour for Jetpack-connected sites using WooCommerce | No |
| HubSpot | __hstc hubspotutk __hssc __hssrc |
Analytical cookies to help us better understand user behaviour. | No |
| Mouseflow | mf_[session] mf_user |
Analytical cookies that provide session replays, heatmaps, funnels, form analytics, feedback campaigns, and similar features/functionality. | No |
Throughout our website, we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain third parties. These other third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.
How can you manage or opt out of Cookies?
If you would prefer to opt out of cookies, it is possible to control cookies by following the steps below, however, you should be aware that you might lose some features and functionality of the website if you do so.
Cookies, including those which have already been set, can be deleted from your hard drive. You can also change the preferences/settings in your web browser to control cookies. Some internet browsers have a ‘Do Not Track or ‘DNT’ setting; this sends a signal to websites asking them not to track your browsing. The following links may be helpful: · Cookie setting in Firefox · Cookie setting in Safari · Cookie setting in Internet Explorer · Cookie setting in Chrome
In some cases, you can choose to accept cookies from the primary site, but block them from third parties. In others, you can block cookies from specific advertisers, or clear out all cookies. Deleting or blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of the site. To learn more about how to reject cookies, visit All About Cookies or go to the help menu within your internet browser. If you experience any problems having deleted cookies, you should contact the supplier of your web browser.
For more information about third-party cookies generated by advertisers please visit Your Online Choices.
Please be aware that these are third-party websites and Contracts Advance does not accept any liability for the instructions given on these sites.
You can find out how to decline targeting and behavioural advertising cookies by visiting NAI’s opt-out page. Also, visit Your Ad Choices for more information.
Web Beacons You can normally render web beacons and other tracking technologies ineffective by switching off cookies in your browser. There are also browser add-ons and extensions that specifically block web beacons. If you object to web beacons in emails, we recommend that you follow the instructions for deleting existing cookies and disabling future cookies above. We will still know how many of our emails are opened and we will automatically receive your IP address, a unique identifier of your device or other access device; but we will not identify you as an individual.
Further information and how to contact us?
We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time. We recommend that you check this page regularly for any policy changes. If you continue to access or use our services after notified changes have come into effect, you will have agreed to the revised policy.
If you would like more information on the cookies that we use and their purposes, please contact us at compliance@contractsadvance.co.uk For more information about cookies please visit All About Cookies.