Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
About our cookies policy
Our cookies policy explains how cookies and other tracking devices are used on our website at www.claritas-solutions.co.uk. For the purpose of this policy, references to “cookies” refers to cookies and other types of technologies which are used to help us recognise you as a user of our website.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) which is placed on your computer or other device when you visit our website. The cookies are then used to gather information about your use of a site or in some cases, to allow you to be recognised as an existing user when returning to our website.
How do we use cookies?
Cookies are used to help our website work more efficiently and to provide information to us. They help our website to work in the way that you would expect so that we can provide you with a good experience when you use it. They also help us to improve our site and make our promotional activity more efficient by enabling Claritas Solutions to identify and track browsing on our websites.
What types of cookies do we use?
In general terms, our cookies can be categorised into the following categories:
Strictly necessary
These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website. They are usually set only in response to actions you have taken, such as: setting your privacy preferences, signing in to secure website areas or filling out forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies in which case some parts of our website may not work.
Analytical / performance
These cookies enable us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to find out which pages are most popular and how visitors move around the site so we can improve the way it works, for example, by ensuring that visitors easily find what they are looking for. All information collected by these cookies is summarised and anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we do not know when you visited our website and therefore cannot monitor its performance.
Functionality
These are ‘persistent’, more long-term cookies that remain on your computer after you’ve closed your browser. These allow a returning user and their preferences to be recognised which means that the website can then present personalised content each time they return. They may be placed by us or by third parties whose services we have integrated to our website. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not work properly.
Targetting
These are cookies which allow us to make advertising more engaging for our site visitors including through remarketing. Remarketing is a form of online advertising that enables sites to show targeted ads to users who have previously visited that site in order to encourage them to revisit the site. These cookies can be placed by our advertising
partners through our website. Our use of these cookies allows us to collect data from our site visitors such that third-party vendors, for example, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter can enable our previous site visitors to view personalised adverts based on their visits to, and use of, our website. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Note that where we provide links to other websites, such as the links we provide to our social media pages, those third-party websites may also use cookies and you should familiarise yourself with the cookies information that they provide on their own websites. We are not responsible for any cookies used on third party websites to which we may provide links.
How long do cookies last for?
Our website uses both session and permanent cookies (see the below table for more detail).
Session cookies
These are used for the current session only, for example to allow information you have provided on our site to be carried through to other pages so that you don’t need to enter the same information repeatedly, i.e. when you complete our application form. A session cookie will expire when your session finishes which means it will be automatically deleted when you leave the site.
Persistent cookies
These are longer lasting cookies which are stored on your computer and help us to recognise whether you have been on the site before. These cookies may for example recognise when you return to the website, meaning that content and advertisements can be tailored to your preferences. This may be to make sure you are not asked to complete research surveys too frequently after you have already done so, or after you have chosen not to complete one.
More specifically, we use the below cookies at www.claritas-solutions.co.uk:
Cookie settings and more information
Generally speaking, you can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. Be aware however that if you use browser settings to block cookies, you may not be able to access all or some parts of our site and it may not work as intended. This is especially the case for our website because we use a minimal number of cookies and these are aimed at making our website function properly in the way that you would expect.
You can find out more about how to manage and delete cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. You can also find out about disabling cookies on the following sites:
Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=enGB&answer=95647&p=cpn_coo kies
Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies
Safari
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
You can find out more about how to control how other sites, such as Twitter and Google, use cookies to target their advertising, at the following sites:
https://en-gb.facebook.com/help/568137493302217
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en.
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/90274/manage-your-linkedin-ads- settings?lang=en
https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads
Further information is also available on the Network Advertising Initiative’s site at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1
Consent to use of cookies from our website
English law requires all websites to request permission when using cookie technology. If you wish to remove or stop the use of cookies from our site, then you should adjust the settings of your browser as explained above and to reject or disable cookies to suit your preferences.
Privacy Policy
This cookies policy should also be read alongside our Privacy Policy which you can access by clicking here.
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://claritas-solutions.co.uk.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
