Cookie Policy

IQUW Group Cookie Policy.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers which may be stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer (or another electronic device) when you access a website.

Consent

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where the cookie is essential for the operation of the website.

There is a notice on our home page which allows you to accept those cookies that you are happy for us to use for the purposes described in this website Cookie Policy.

How do we use cookies on our website?

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website for our own internal purposes to track how visitors navigate through the website in order to enable us to evaluate and improve the website and our online services.

We also use cookie technology to ensure that, where you have registered for any of our online services, we maintain your confidentiality and security as you move through secure, or password protected areas of the website.

In addition, to evaluate the effectiveness of our advertisements and promotions on selected third-party websites, we may (together with the third-party agents who help manage our online advertising) use cookies to measure response rates to our advertisements and promotions, and to pre-fill online forms to enhance your experience of the website.

We do not use cookies to track your use of the Internet after leaving the website, nor will we pass on any cookie-derived information to third parties other than as set out in this Cookie Policy. We may collate the statistical data compiled in respect of use of the website with statistical data similarly compiled in respect of other websites operated by other companies in the IQUW Group in order to facilitate group-wide evaluation and improvements.

Which cookies do we use on our website?

We use the following types of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies.

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.

Analytical or performance cookies.

These 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.

Site preference cookies.

We have the capability to use this type of cookie. Where used, these allow us to recognise you when you return to our website. This will enable us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Some of the cookies we use are temporary and only remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the Website. Other cookies remain in the cookie file of your browser for a longer period of time.

Advertisement cookies.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors to the website with customised advertisements based upon the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

Functional cookies.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Other cookies.

Other cookies are those that are being identified and have not been classified into any category as yet.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below.

We work with third party suppliers who may also set cookies on our website. These third-party suppliers are responsible for the cookies they set on our site. If you want further information, please go to the website for the relevant third party. You will also find additional information below:

Cookie NamePurposeReasonEssentialDuration
_hstcHubspot sets this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).AnalyticsNoSix Months
hubspotutkHubspot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to Hubspot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.AnalyticsNoSix Months

What is the nature of the cookie-derived information we collect?

The information we obtain from our use of cookies may contain your personal data. We may obtain information about your computer such as your browser and/or other internet log information.

How to turn off cookies

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 block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may lose some of the functionality of this website.

You can also block cookies by setting your preference when entering the website. This allows you to create your own bespoke cookie settings via the pop-up and can toggle on/off any cookies that you may/may not want. (Notwithstanding the strictly necessary cookies)

Further information

For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: Cookies | ICO

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:

Anthony Davies, Data Protection Officer, 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD

Email: dpo@iquw.com

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