What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. The cookie allows the website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time. Most browsers support cookies, but users can set their browsers to decline them and can delete them whenever they like.
When you visit our website, we may collect information about you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information about website cookies in general, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Some of the cookies that we use last only for the duration of your web session, others may expire when you close your browser, and some are used to remember when you return to the site. Please scroll below to find out more about the cookies that we use.
How to control your cookies
Almost all web browsers allow the option to block cookies. This means you can block all cookies or you can choose which ones you would like to accept. This can however make browsing difficult – some sites do not work or work less well with cookies turned off.
The advertising industry in the EU has also developed a scheme to help you opt-out of receiving cookies used for advertising purposes. You can find out more about the EU scheme from www.youronlinechoices.eu
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies to:
- remember that you have used the Site before; this means we can identify the number of unique visitors we receive and allows us to make sure that we have enough capacity for the number of users we get;
- allow you to navigate the Site more quickly and easily;
- remember your login session so you can move from one page to another within the Site;
- collect statistical information about how you use the Site so that we can improve the Site
Some of the cookies used on our Site are set by us and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf. Please see table below to read about what cookies we use and for what purposes.
What cookies do we use?
| Name | Provider & Privacy Policy | Purpose | Expiry |
| __cfduid | Cloudflare.com Privacy Policy | Cloudflare cookie. Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | 1 year |
| __cfruid | Cloudflare.com Privacy Policy | Cloudflare cookie. Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | When browsing session ends |
| _ga | Google.com Privacy Policy | Google Analytics cookie. Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites click here. | 2 years |
| _gat | Google.com Privacy Policy | Google Analytics cookie. The Google Analytics tool collects anonymous information about how visitors use our websites, for example how many visitors came to our website and when, what browsers visitors use and how long visitors stay on the site. The information is depersonalized and is displayed as numbers and this data does not contain any information that is personal to you. | 10 minutes |
| _gat_newTracker | Google.com Privacy Policy | Google Analytics cookie. The Google Analytics tool collects anonymous information about how visitors use our websites, for example how many visitors came to our website and when, what browsers visitors use and how long visitors stay on the site. The information is depersonalized and is displayed as numbers and this data does not contain any information that is personal to you. | 1 minute |
| _gid | Google.com Privacy Policy | Google Analytics cookie. The Google Analytics tool collects anonymous information about how visitors use our websites, for example how many visitors came to our website and when, what browsers visitors use and how long visitors stay on the site. The information is depersonalized and is displayed as numbers and this data does not contain any information that is personal to you. | 1 day |
| __hluid | Hubspot.com Privacy Policy | HubSpot cookie. In-app usage tracking | 1 year |
| hs-messages-hide-welcome-message | Hubspot.com Privacy Policy | HubSpot cookie. When you dismiss the welcome message in your messages tool, a cookie is set to prevent it from appearing again for one day. | 30 minutes |
| hs-messages-is-open | Hubspot.com Privacy Policy | HubSpot cookie. This cookie is used on the visitor UI side so HubSpot can determine/save whether the chat widget is open for future visits. It resets after 30 minutes to re-close the widget after 30 minutes of inactivity. | 30 minutes |
| messagesUtk | Hubspot.com Privacy Policy | HubSpot cookie. This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the messages tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they’re added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. If you have a history of chatting with a visitor and they return to your site later in the same cookie browser, the messages tool will load your conversation history with that visitor. | When browsing session ends |
| _ hjClosedSurveyInvites | Hotjar.com Privacy Policy | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor interacts with a Survey invitation modal popup. It is used to ensure that the same invite does not reappear if it has already been shown. | 1 year |
| _ hjDonePolls | Hotjar.com Privacy Policy | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the same poll does not reappear if it has already been filled in. | 1 year |
| _ hjMinimizedPolls | Hotjar.com Privacy Policy | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site. | 1 year |
| _ hjDoneTestersWidgets | Hotjar.com Privacy Policy | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor submits their information in the Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the same form does not reappear if it has already been filled in. | 1 year |
| _ hjMinimizedTestersWidgets | Hotjar.com Privacy Policy | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site. | 1 year |
| _ hjIncludedInSample | Hotjar.com Privacy Policy | Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. | 1 year |
| LinkedIn Insights Tag | Linkedin.com Privacy Policy | The LinkedIn Insight Tag creates a unique LinkedIn browser cookie on a visitor’s browser and enables the collection of the following data for that cookie: metadata (such as IP address, timestamp, page events (like page views), and LinkedIn demographic information if there is an active LinkedIn .com member cookie present. Collected data is encrypted. | 6months |
| wp-settings-1 wp-settings-time-1 wp-settings-time-2 | Switchee.co Privacy Policy | WordPress sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 year |
| cpAffData | Cincopa.com Privacy Policy | Cincopa is a video provider. This cookie transmits analytics about the current video session and playback performance. It is used for video content and viewership analytics. | When browsing session ends |
| cpAffDataDate | Cincopa.com Privacy Policy | Cincopa is a video provider. This cookie transmits analytics about the current video session and playback performance. It is used for video content and viewership analytics. | When browsing session ends |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the cookies that we use or how we process your data, please contact our Data Protection team via email at [email protected] or write to us at Sandbox London Bridge Office 7.11, Sandbox London Bridge, 46-48 Red Lion Court, Park Street, London, England, SE1 9EQ.
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Switchee has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
If the way in which we use cookies or process your data changes, we will notify you and update our Cookie and Privacy Policy.
Last updated: 16th January 2023
Next review: 16th January 2023
