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COOKIES POLICY
1.PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to explain to users of this website how cookies are used on the site, the options for controlling the use of cookies, and what cookies are used.
2.SCOPE
This policy applies to the cookies used on the https://iconsolutions.com/ website and in sales and marketing emails.
3.DEFINITIONS
The following terms are used throughout this policy and are defined as follows:
“Cookie” - Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They are used in order to make websites work, to provide features, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owner of the site such as pages visited, number of visitors etc. Some cookies also enable the display of relevant advertising when you move from site to site.
“We/us/our” – refers to Icon Solutions, the owner of this website registered at Tuition House, 27 / 37 St George's Rd, London SW19 4EU with company registration number 06786276.
“Personal data” – is any information which can directly or indirectly identify a living person.
“First Party Cookie” – this is a cookie that is controlled by us.
“Third Party Cookie” – this is a cookie provided by a third party e.g. Google Analytics for which we have no control over.
“Session” - If a cookie does not contain an expiration date, it is considered a session cookie. Session cookies are stored in memory and never written to disk. When the browser closes, the cookie is permanently lost from this point on.
“Persistent” - these cookies stay in one of your browser's subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the duration period contained within the persistent cookie's file.
4.COOKIE TYPES
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
Necessary Cookies - These cookies are necessary for the operation of our site. They do not access or store any personal data. Our website cannot function without these cookies, so they are, by default switched on.
You can manage cookies in your browser (see browser settings in section 6) your choices will include the ability to switch off cookies completely and removing cookies by deleting them when you leave our site. If you do switch cookies off, you may find problems with the operation of our website.
Analytics Cookies - These cookies allow us to analyse website use such as which pages are most popular and how visitors move around the site. The information collected does not directly identify any individuals.
You can control whether you want to accept the use of these cookies via the cookie consent options on the website.
Functionality Cookies – These cookies allow us to recognise you when you return to our website. They enable us to personalise content for you and remember preferences you may have set on your last visit.
You can control whether you want to accept the use of these cookies via the cookie consent options on the website.
Performance/statistics cookies - These cookies collect information about how you use our website (e.g. which Internet browser you use, how often you visit our website, which pages you open, or how long you stay on our website). These cookies do not store any information that enables visitors to be personally identified. The information collected with the help of these cookies is aggregated, and thus anonymous.
Marketing Cookies - These cookies allow us to provide personalised and relevant services or advertising to our visitors, and to assess the effectiveness of our digital marketing activities. We also use these cookies to enable third party ‘plug-ins’ like social media sharing and like buttons. They also enable us to play video content.
You can control whether you want to accept the use of these cookies via the cookie consent options on the website.
5.COOKIE DETAILS
5.1 NECESSARY COOKIES
Cookie Name | 1st or 3rd party | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
AEC | 1st | 6 months | This cookie is used for security purposes, helping to ensure that the user’s interactions with the website are safe and to prevent fraudulent activity. |
__Secure-ENID | 1st | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used for security purposes to help with authentication and protect user data from unauthorised parties. It is also utilised to support various features and functionalities across Google services. |
lidc | 3rd | 1 year | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
UserMatchHistory | 3rd | 1 month | LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. |
li_gc | 3rd | 6 months | LinkedIn set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
__cf_bm | 3rd | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
_cfuvid | 3rd | When Browser is closed | This cookie is used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. |
__hssrc | 3rd | Session | This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. |
__hssc | 3rd | 1 hour | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports | 3rd | Session | 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. |
5.2 ANALYTIC COOKIES
Cookie Name | 1st or 3rd party | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
OTZ | 1st | 1 month | Aggregate analysis of website visitors. |
_ga | 3rd | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
_ga_* | 3rd | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
dmSessionID | 3rd | 20 minutes | Dotmailer sets this cookie to evaluate, track and monitor the effectiveness of email marketing efforts. |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | 3rd | 1 month | LinkedIn set this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
__hstc | 3rd | 6 months | HubSpot set this main cookie 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 | 3rd | 6 months | 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. |
6.USING YOUR BROWSER TO CONTROL COOKIES
As well as setting cookie preferences using the cookie settings options when you visit the website, you can also control cookie settings in your browser. How to control cookies for some of the most common browsers are detailed below:
Google Chrome
Firefox
Safari (Mac)
Safari (iPhone/iPad)
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge
7.MANAGING ANALYTICS COOKIES
You can opt out of anonymous tracking from third party analytics cookies by clicking on the links of our service providers here:
Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
8.FURTHER INFORMATION
If you would like any further information about the use of cookies on this website, please contact us at dpo@iconsolutions.com
Please also see our privacy notice here.
9.CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may make changes to this policy from time to time and the latest version of the policy will always be displayed on our website. You should check this policy from time to time to see any updates. This policy was last updated on 24/06/2024.