We want to ensure we offer a great experience at every opportunity, including when you visit our website. We use cookies to distinguish between you and other users of our website, by recognising the device.
1) What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file, which is usually made up of letters and numbers. This is downloaded on to a device when you access some websites.We use cookies to collect information about your computer, which may include your IP address, operating system and browser type. This information is used to report aggregate information. This data is statistical which records browsing actions and behaviours. It will not provide us with access to your device, and will only provide information which you choose to share with us.These allow us to personalise your experience by recognising when you return to our website. If you’d like to understand more about the specific cookies we use, we have listed them below.
2) What type of cookies does this website use?
2.1 Analytical/performance cookies.
They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. Looking at this data allows us to improve the way our website works and ensure that users can easily find what they are looking for.
2.2 Functionality cookies.
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. These cookies enable us to personalise content for you, autocomplete your forms and remember your preferences (for example, if you’ve dismissed our newsletter sign up form).
2.3 Targeting cookies.
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed so that we can then serve you relevant and targeted advertising content. We utilise the Google AdWords, Bing Ads and LinkedIn ad platforms to serve this content but do not share any personal data with these services.
3. What happens if I don’t want to use cookies?
If for any reason you would like to clear the cookies our website currently uses, you can do so by clearing the cache in your website browser. However, if you select this setting, you may not be able to access certain areas of the Squidgy website.If you have not adjusted your browser settings to permanently refuse cookies from our website, our system will issue cookies the next time you visit.We ensure our cookie policy complies with all UK and EU law, and regularly seek guidance from the ICO.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating Squidgy websites and using its features. For example, these cookies let us recognise that you have logged in successfully and can access the application.
Functional Cookies
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. These cookies enable us to personalise content for you, autocomplete your forms and / or remember your preferences of viewing or do not wish to be reminded about elements of the service provided.
Analytical/Performance Cookies
They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. Looking at this data allows us to improve the way our website works and ensure that users can easily find what they are looking for. These cookies do not collect or store any personal information.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
