Privacy Notice.

Last Update: October 2024

What's a cookie?

A "cookie" is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive if you agree to this and which records how you move your way around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes. 

  

Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system. 


We are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies used on our website. You can block cookies (including essential cookies) at any time 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 essential cookies you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.



How Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regard to how you are using our website. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and/or services in response to what you might need or want.

 

Cookies are either:

  • Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any personal data from your computer; or
  • Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. 

Cookies can also be categorised as follows: 

  • Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and/or service. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
  • Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources, and see which parts of the site are most popular.
  • Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
  • Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
  • First and third-party cookies: First-party cookies are cookies set by our website. Third-party cookies are cookies on our website that are set by a website other than our website, such as where we have adverts on our website or use Facebook pixels so that we can show you relevant content from us when you are on Facebook.

We use both first-party and third-party cookies on our website. You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the following table.



Cookies Used

Cookie

Description

Duration

Type

_fbp

Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions.

3 Months

Analytics

_ga

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.

1 year 1 month 4 days

Analytics

_ga_*

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

1 year 1 month 4 days

Analytics

_gid

Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

1 Day

Analytics

For the full list of cookies collected on our site, please click on Privacy Settings in the Privacy Hub page.


Managing Cookies

You can alter your cookie preferences at any time in the Privacy Hub settings, or by clicking on the cog icon on the bottom left of this page. Please refresh your page to ensure that the new settings have taken effect.


You can also control your cookie settings through your web browser.


You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, by going to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.


Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after 180 days.


If you have any questions about the cookies that we use, feel free to email us at privacy[at]searchgage.com (Replace [at] with @ when making contact).


We use cookies to provide you with the best online experience on our site. By accepting, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in our cookie policy.

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