INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. We will only set non-essential cookies on your device if you provide us with your explicit consent via our cookie banner.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

For further information on cookies you can visit:

http://www.aboutcookies.org

TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE

We use the following cookies on our website:

  • Strictly necessary cookies/Session cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website and its core functionality (e.g., maintaining your login session, remembering items in a shopping cart). We use a session cookie to remember your log-in for you and offer you secure services. We deem these strictly necessary for the working of the website and do not require your consent. If these are disabled, then various functionality on the site will be unavailable.
  • Analytical/Performance cookies. These cookies record a visit to our site, the pages visited and the links followed. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. Performance cookies include those provided by Google analytics. These cookies require your consent.
  • Functional (Preference) Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
  • Marketing (Targeting) Cookies: These cookies track your browsing habits to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners, such as LinkedIn. These cookies require your consent.

COOKIES WE USE

You can find out more information about some of the cookies we use in the table below. Please note that this list is updated periodically after a site scan. For a fully up-to-date and granular list, please use the ‘Manage Cookie Preferences’ link.

Name Cookie provider Type Expiry Information Consent Required?
_ga Google Analytical Analytical/ Performance 2 Years Used to distinguish users and their behaviour on the website Yes
_gat Google Analytical Analytical/ Performance 1 Minute Used to throttle request rate Yes
cookieconsent_status Momentum Permanent 1 Year To track cookie consent action No
li\_at LinkedIn Marketing/Targeting (Third-party) Session Used for authentication and tracking LinkedIn members Yes

We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is anonymous. This analytics tool is used to analyse site usage, how our users arrive at our site, what they do on the site, what browser they are using and on what operating system etc. However, this analytics data is not tied to personal information. You can find out more about Google’s position on privacy as regards its analytics service at:

http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

HOW YOU CAN MANAGE COOKIES

You have the right to withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time.

  • On-Site Preference Manager (Recommended): You can adjust your preferences and withdraw your consent for Analytical, Functional, and Marketing cookies at any time by clicking the “Manage Cookie Preferences” link in the footer bar.
  • Browser Settings: You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including necessary cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
  • Google Opt-Out: To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

UPDATES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this policy from time to time. You should regularly return to this page, so you can review any changes we may make and see details of any new cookies we may add to this cookie policy. We commit to running regular cookie audits to ensure this policy is accurate.