This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookietest | A test cookie written to check whether the browser accepts cookies at all. It holds no information about the visitor and is normally removed straight after the check. | Session |
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
HubSpot
HubSpot is the firm's CRM and marketing platform. On the website it powers the contact forms and records anonymous visit data, such as pages viewed and how often someone returns, so enquiries can be linked back to how the visitor found the site.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| hubspotutk | Stores the visitor's HubSpot identity token. When someone submits a form, this token is sent with it so HubSpot can link the enquiry to that visitor's earlier browsing and avoid creating duplicate contact records. | 6 months |
| __hstc | HubSpot's main analytics cookie. It records the visitor's first visit, previous visit and current visit, along with a count of how many times they have been to the site, so returning visitors can be recognised. | 6 months |
| __hssrc | Set by HubSpot to detect whether the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie is missing when HubSpot next runs, the visit is counted as a new session. Works alongside the other HubSpot session cookies to keep visit counts accurate. | Session |
| __hssc | Set by HubSpot to track sessions. It records whether the visitor's session should be counted as a new one, and updates on each page view. Used to work out how many times a visitor has come to the site. | 30 minutes |
Microsoft Clarity
Microsoft Clarity records how visitors use the site, including clicks, scrolling and mouse movement, and replays sessions as anonymous recordings. It is used to spot where people get stuck or drop off.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _clsk | Groups a visitor's page views into a single Clarity session, so their journey through the site is replayed as one continuous recording rather than separate visits. | 1 day |
| _clck | Stores a visitor ID for Microsoft Clarity so that activity across repeat visits is recognised as the same person. Clarity uses this to build heatmaps and session recordings showing how visitors move around the site. | 1 year |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Pixel is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _fbc | Used to track the last session visit. | 12 months |
| _fbp | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 3 months |
| fr | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 3 months |
Microsoft Advertising (UET)
The Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking tag records what visitors do after clicking a Microsoft or Bing ad, so ad spend can be linked to enquiries. It also allows visitors to be shown follow-up ads elsewhere.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _uetvid | Set by the Microsoft Advertising UET tag to recognise a visitor across separate visits. Used to attribute enquiries to earlier ad clicks and to show follow-up ads on other sites. | 13 months |
| _uetsid | Set by the Microsoft Advertising UET tag to identify a visitor's current session. Used to measure which ads led to enquiries and to build audiences for retargeting. | 24 hours |
StackAdapt
StackAdapt is an advertising platform used to run and measure display and video ad campaigns. It records which visitors arrived from an ad and allows follow-up ads to be shown to them on other websites.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| sa-user-id-v4 | Stores a unique advertising ID for StackAdapt so a visitor can be recognised across websites. Used to show targeted ads and to measure whether ad campaigns led to enquiries. | 1 year |
| sa-user-id-v3 | The latest version of StackAdapt's advertising ID cookie. Stores a unique identifier so a visitor can be recognised across websites for targeted advertising and campaign measurement. | 1 year |
| sa-user-id-v2 | A newer version of StackAdapt's advertising ID cookie. Stores a unique identifier so a visitor can be recognised across websites for targeted advertising and campaign measurement. | 1 year |
| sa-user-id | Stores a unique advertising ID for StackAdapt so a visitor can be recognised across websites. Used to show targeted ads and to measure whether ad campaigns led to enquiries. | 1 year |
Vimeo
Vimeo is a video hosting platform for high-quality content, ideal for creators and businesses to showcase their work.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| continuous_play_v3 | Used to keep track of whether continuous play is on or not for a user | 2 years |
| sd_identity | Collects analytical tracking information about videos and enables the player to function properly. | 2 years |
| sd_client_id | Collects analytical tracking information about videos and enables the player to function properly. | 2 years |
| vuid | This first party cookie created by Vimeo is used to assign a Vimeo Analytics unique id. | 1 minute |
| Player | This first party cookie created by Vimeo is used to remember user’s player mode preferences. | 1 minute |