Cookies are small data files saved to your computer (or any other device capable of browsing the internet) as part of your interactions with a website.
Cookies remain stored on your device until such a time that the cookie expires or is manually deleted. This allows for the information stored within the cookie to be sent back as part of any subsequent interactions you have with the issuing website. This exchange of information enables websites to remember basic information about you, such as whether you have visited the site before, whether you are “logged in” or to remember your recent searches.
When you visit our website, we will place a secure cookie in your browser history, which will allow us to record your interactions with our website and the device, browser and IP address that you are using.
If you do decide to make an enquiry, we will link the data information recorded from the website cookie to your personal information used in your enquiry. You can delete the cookie from your browser at any time.
We also use HTML web storage to store information locally, such as search results and development locations, to improve our website performance. This can also be deleted by you from your browser at any time.
HTML web storage provides two forms of storage:
Local Storage – stores data with no expiration date
Session Storage – stores data for a single session (data removed when the browser tab is closed)
If you do not want us to use cookies when you visit our website, you can adjust your internet browser settings not to accept cookies. Your web browser’s help function should tell you how to do this. Alternatively, you can find information about how to do this for all the commonly used internet browsers here: www.aboutcookies.org
This website will also explain how you can delete cookies that are already stored on your device.
Please be aware that if you set your computer to not accept cookies, there may be certain features/areas on our website that you may not be able to use.
To opt out of any marketing cookies or to change your preferences, please click on the cog at the bottom left of your screen.
Necessary Cookies are necessary for our website to work for you. They must always be enabled for the website to work, therefore we do not provide an option to opt out of them. If you switch these cookies off in your browser settings then you may not be able to access all or parts of our website. They include, for example, cookies that [support log in forms and ensure the display of certain information.]
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| CookieControl | .simplelifehomes.co.uk |
This cookie is used to remember the user’s cookie consent preferences. |
3 months |
Functional Cookies are useful to improve your user experience when accessing our website. These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, for example they recognise you when you return to the website. They may also be used to provide services you have asked us for, such as watching a video.
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com |
Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. |
179 days |
| YSC | .youtube.com |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Session |
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | .vimeo.com |
Cloudflare’s bot products identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect your site from bad bots. Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on End User devices that access Customer sites that are protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for the proper functioning of these bot solutions. |
session |
| _cfuvid | .vimeo.com |
The _cfuvid cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. |
session |
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| _hjSession_1591801 | .sigmacapital.co.uk |
A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. |
30 minutes |
| _hjSessionUser_1591801 | .sigmacapital.co.uk |
Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
365 days |
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| CookieControl | .sigmacapital.co.uk |
This cookie is used to remember the user’s cookie consent preferences. |
3 months |
Analytics Cookies help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone.
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .sigmacapital.co.uk |
ID used to identify users |
2 years |
| _ga_PSJM6ZD92G | .sigmacapital.co.uk |
ID used to identify users |
2 years |
Marketing Cookies collect information about your browsing habits; they record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. They are used to deliver adverts which are more relevant to you and your interests, to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of our campaigns. Advertising cookies are placed by third parties to deliver you with adverts about our products and services on the third party’s website or application in line with your browsing and shopping experiences on our website.
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com |
Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Also used for marketing |
179 days |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | .youtube.com |
Youtube visitor privacy metadata cookie |
180 days |