Cookies Policy
Last updated October 2020.
Contents
- What is a cookie
- How do we use cookies
- Types of cookies used
- Contacting us and the ICO
If you are a Quadmark applicant and website user
Website privacy policy
1. What is a cookie
Cookies are small text files which track, save and store information. When you visit some web pages and there are interactions, information on these is saved on your personal computer or mobile or handheld device (this could be a smart phone or tablet). Cookies do not store personal information and do not harm your computer, mobile phone or device.
2. How do we use cookies
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with the best possible experience when you browse our Website and also allows us to improve our Website and tailor your browsing Experience.
We collect information we feel is essential for you to use our Website efficiently and to improve services for you, for example:
a) for technical purposes necessary for the operation of the Website;
b) to allow a service to recognise your device – this means you don’t have to repeatedly provide the same information during a task;
c) to measure the number of people using our Website, to make sure there is enough capacity for the Website to operate at speed;
d) to recognise current activity being undertaken by the user, for example previously viewed pages or products;
e) to support website and system administration, for example, tracking the number of website users for marketing purposes;
f) to remember pages viewed;
g) to monitor your journey around the website so that we can improve navigation and ease of access to popular pages.
Further information and guidance on cookies and how you can manage your browser settings can be found by accessing the following links:
https://www.allaboutcookies.org/
https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/
3. Types of cookies used
Our Website uses the following types of cookie (each cookie is unique with its own
specific lifetime):
First Party Session cookies – these short lifetime cookies are set directly by us and may only last until you close your browser. They allow our Website to link your actions during a browser session so we can store certain information while you are browsing the website.
Cookie Name |
Vendor |
Purpose |
Category |
__utma |
|
Google Analytics |
Targeting |
__utmb |
|
Google Analytics |
Targeting |
__utmc |
|
Google Analytics |
Targeting |
__utmz |
|
Google Analytics |
Targeting |
__hstc |
HubSpot |
HubSpot Analytics |
Targeting |
__hssrc |
HubSpot |
HubSpot Analytics |
Targeting |
__hssc |
HubSpot |
HubSpot Analytics |
Targeting |
hsPagesViewedThisSession |
HubSpot |
HubSpot Analytics |
Strictly Necessary |
hubspotutk |
HubSpot |
HubSpot Analytics |
Strictly Necessary |
Contacting Quadmark and the ICO
If you have any questions about our policy and your data, please contact Quadmark here, or write to us here:
Data Protection Officer
Quadmark Ltd
300 St John Street
Clerkenwell
London
EC1V 4PA
Contact us
You can find detailed information about
your rights under the Data Protection
legislation, and complain to the UK Information
Commissioner’s Office.
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)
or, if you prefer to use a national
rate number, 01625 545 745
Website: http://www.ico.org.uk