Cookies
Cookie Policy
What is a cookie?
Cookies are little text files that a website stores in a folder on your device (computer, laptop, mobile or tablet) when you visit it.
Cookies are often used to help a website ‘remember‘ that a user has been to the website before. They can also be used for necessary website functions such as remembering what is in a shopping basket so that it doesn't automatically empty every time you open a new page on a website. Without cookies like these, parts of a website would break.
First and third party cookies
A cookie can be first or third party. A first party cookie is set by the website that you are visiting and all others are classed as third party cookies. The latter are often used to measure performance of a website with tools such as Google Analytics. In that case, Google would use cookies to make the analytics system work correctly to be able to tell the owner of the website how many people have visited. Some other third party cookies help to measure the performance of marketing campaigns.
Our first party cookies
We use two first party cookies:
- The first is called PHPSESSID and is used to help the quote request system work properly when you move through different parts of the form. The cookie only stores a randomly generated number which is temporarily used to remember you. When you close your browser this cookie is deleted. This session management cookie is necessary for the functioning of the site.
- The second cookie is called 'cookieconsent_status' and records whether you have consented to the use of cookies on the website. The cookie remembers if you have consented and you will not be asked again the next time you visit the site using the same device. This cookie is classed as necessary to the running of the site.
Third party cookies that we use
Performance
These cookies allow us to provide you with a good user experience when you visit our site. These third party cookies allow us to see how many visits we have had to our website, how our marketing campaigns are working and which areas of the website are easy or difficult to use. This helps us improve and to provide our users with a better experience. All of this data is anonymous.
| Third party | Description | Privacy notice |
|---|---|---|
| Bing | Collects anonymous analytical data to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns | More information |
| Mixpanel | Collects anonymous analytical data to measure the usability of our website | More information, Opt out |
| Google Analytics | Collects anonymous analytical data to measure visits to our website | More information, Opt out |
Advertising
To allow you a more personalised experience, these third party cookies discover what is more likely to interest you and show you adverts on websites around the internet that are more tailored to you. This means that, for example, you may see advertisements for our website on other third party websites if you have visited us previously or previously shown a preference for similar products.
| Third party | Description | Privacy notice |
|---|---|---|
| Bing | Collects analytical data to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. Also allows us to advertise based on your interests and to show you adverts on third-party websites if you have visited our website before (remarketing) | More information |
| Google Adwords | Collects data to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and also allows us to show adverts to people who have visited our website before or based on their interests. It also helps to find new visitors that are similar to people who have visited our website before. | More information, Opt out |
| Doubleclick | Collects data to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and also allows us to show adverts to people who have visited our website before or based on their interests | More information, Opt out |
| Google Analytics | Collects data to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and also allows us to show adverts to people who have visited our website before or based on their interests. This connects to Google Adwords and also allows us to see how many times our adverts were shown across the Internet on third-party websites. | More information, Opt out |
| Used to create and measure targeted audiences for marketing campaigns | More information | |
| Taboola | Collects data to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and also allows us to show adverts to people who have visited our website before | More information |
How to manage your cookies or opt-out
You can decide to opt-out of some or all cookies by changing the settings in your browser. As all browsers are slightly different please look at the help section from your browser to find out how to do this.
Alternatively, you can learn about cookies, manage them or opt-out by visiting either www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Changes to this cookie notice
Version 1 - 29th August 2024 - GDPR Compliance