Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

 

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

Types of Cookies we use

Neccessary

Cookie Duration Domains Description
__cf_bm 1 hour .hs-scripts.com, .hs-analytics.net, .hs-banner.com, .hubspot.com

This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

__hssrc Session .shcg.ac.uk

HubSpot cookie sets this cookie to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session.

__hssc 1 hour .shcg.ac.uk

HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (which increments with each pageview in a session), and session start timestamp.

_cfuvid Session .hubspot.com

Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services

elementor never shcg.ac.uk

This cookie is used by the website’s WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time.

wpEmojiSettingsSupports Session shcg.ac.uk WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly.

Analytics

Cookie Duration Domains Description
CLID 1 Year www.clarity.ms

Microsoft Clarity set this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited.

_clck 1 Year .shcg.ac.uk

Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser’s Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID.

_clsk 1 Day .shcg.ac.uk

Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user’s pageviews into a single session recording..

_ga_* 1 Year .shcg.ac.uk

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

_ga 1 Year .shcg.ac.uk

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.

_gcl_au 3 Months .shcg.ac.uk

Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.

__hstc 6 Months .shcg.ac.uk This is the main cookie set by Hubspot, for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).
hubspotutk 6 Months .shcg.ac.uk HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.

MR 7 Days .c.bing.com This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes.
SM Session .c.clarity.ms Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.
MR 7 Days .c.clarity.ms This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes.

Performance & Advertising

Cookie Duration Domains Description
Advertising
MUID 1 Year 24 Days .bing.com

Microsoft Bing sets this cookie to identify unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.

MUID 1 Year 24 Days .clarity.ms

Microsoft Bing sets this cookie to identify unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.

ANONCHK 10 Mins c.clarity.ms The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user’s session ID and also verify the clicks from ads on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalization as well.
Performance
SRM_B 1 Year 24 Days .c.bing.com Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors.

Manage cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

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