Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The use of cookies is now standard for most websites. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site.
Type of cookie
‘Session’ cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, ie until you leave the website.
‘Persistent’ cookies remain in your browser after the session (unless deleted by you).
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as web pages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. Performance cookies are used to improve how a website works.
‘Functionality’ cookies allow the website to remember any choices you make about the website (such as changes to text size, customised pages) or enable services such as commenting on a blog.
Type of cookie
The following table explains the way in which we use cookies on this website.
| Cookie | Cookie | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits gdprprogram.com or gdprprogram.co.uk, a new _ga cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to gdprprogram.com or gdprprogram.co.uk and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. | First Party Persistent | 2 years from set/update |
| Google Analytics | _gat | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits gdprprogram.com or gdprprogram.co.uk, a new _gat cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to gdprprogram.com or gdprprogram.co.uk and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. | First Party Persistent | 24 hours from set/update |
| Google Analytics | __utma | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits gdprprogram.com or gdprprogram.co.uk, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to gdprprogram.com or gdprprogram.co.uk and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. | First Party Persistent | 2 years from set/update |
| LinkedIn insight tag | The LinkedIn Insight Tag enables the collection of metadata such as IP address information, timestamp, and events (e.g. page views).All data is encrypted. The LinkedIn browser cookie is stored in a user’s browser until a user deletes the cookie or the cookie expires (there’s a rolling six-month expiration from the last time the user’s browser loaded the Insight Tag). Users have full control to block or delete cookies. | Third Party Persistent | 6 months |