Cookie Policy

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also explain how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information about cookies, see the Wikipedia article on cookies.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality of the site. It is recommended that you leave cookies on if you are not sure whether you need them, in case they are used to provide a service that you need.

DISABLING COOKIES

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Please be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies via your browser.

THE COOKIES WE USE

Account related cookies

If you create an account with us then we will use cookies to manage the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out but in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

Use of Cookies for the Interface

We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this state. This saves you having to log in every time you visit a new page. These cookies are usually deleted or cleared when you log out. This ensures that your interface can only access restricted features and areas if you are logged in.

Email and newsletter related cookies

This site uses emails in the registration, unsubscription and newsletter services process. They may also be used to check your account status, display certain notifications that might be enabled for subscribed or unsubscribed users.

Cookies in the use of forms

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future visits.

Cookies used by third parties

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details the third party cookies you may encounter through this site. This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as time spent on the site and the pages that you visit so that we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, please visit the official Google Analytics website.

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered. When we test new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate most.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. To make these work social media sites set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold.

More information 

We hope that our cookie policy has clarified things for you and as previously mentioned. If there is any doubt as to whether a cookie is useful it is usually safer to leave it enabled in case it interacts with one of the features you use on our site.

However, if you are still looking for more information, you can contact us via one of our preferred contact methods or by email at delegue.rgpd@helvetica-partners.com