Last updated: 19/02/2024
The Edwin Group (“Edwin Group”, “we, “our”) uses cookies on its website. This Cookies Notice explains more about cookies and why we use them. It also explains how you can control and opt out of receiving them.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Notice which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
We update this Cookies Notice from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws and regulations, changes to our processing practices and to the products and services we offer. When changes are made, we will update the last updated date of this notice. Please review this Cookies Notice periodically to check for updates.
A cookie is a small text file which may be downloaded to your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to allow our website to function correctly, remember your preferences and to track visitors to our website.
The cookies we use on our website fall into the following categories:
Statistics or Analytics Cookies
We use cookies to collect information about the use of our website by visitors such as the pages they visit most often, how they arrived at our website and associated information. These do not collect any directly identifiable personal information about visitors. We use these cookies to learn more about how our website is used to identify problems and areas for improvement.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies remember the choices you make when you visit our website. This includes, for example, your consent to the use of cookies on our website.
Marketing or Targeting Cookies
These are cookies placed by third parties on our website which record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. They use this information for advertising purposes.
Learn More About Cookies
For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see details in the table below.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookie Sharing with Third Parties
Google may share the information collected by the analytics and customization cookies with third parties for the purposes of targeted advertising. Please visit their privacy policies for more information, using the links set out in the table above.
You can allow or block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that permits you to change the setting of all or some cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the availability or functionality of our website. Most of the website will function normally, however, functions that rely on cookies such as [Insert example (e.g. the use of our online enquiry form)], will be disabled.
If you would like more information on how to manage cookies on some popular browsers, please click on the links below.
The cookies we use on our website and their purposes are as set out in the following table:
Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
_gid | Google Analytics | A unique value for each page visited, used to distinguish users. The ID is used to identify new and returning visitors for statistics and is anonymous. | 10 minutes |
_ga [x4] | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
_ga_# [x4] | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years |
_gcl_au | Google Adsense | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months |
hubspotutk | HubSpot | This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. It contains an opaque GUID to represent the current visitor. | 6 months |
__hssc | HubSpot | This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. | 30 minutes |
__hstc | HubSpot | The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, hubspotutk, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | 6 months |
__hssrc | HubSpot | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. | Session |
cookie_consent_level | Cookie Banner | This cookie is used for storing the visitor preference for the cookies in the information notice. | one month |
cookie_consent_user_accepted | Cookie Banner | Cookie to store the information on whether the use of cookies has been approved or not. | one month |
_fbp | Placed by Facebook. Used to store and track visitors across websites. | one month |