What do we use Cookies for?
‘Cookies’ and similar technologies such as web beacons and pixels are small files that are stored by your browser (for example, Internet Explorer or Safari) on your computer or mobile phone. We use the generic term Cookies in this policy to cover all such technologies. Cookies help our website recognise your device and remember information about your visit like your preferences, settings and how you use our website. Some are essential to our website and others are helpful to us but non-essential as explained in more detail below.
What Cookie types do we use?
We take the privacy of the Definitive Consulting website users seriously.
Essential Cookies: We use only essential cookies, which allow our website to function securely. These essential cookies only store information for the duration of a users visit. The Definitive Consulting website does not collect any personal or sensitive information. We do not collect IP addresses.
Analytics: Definitive Consulting takes a privacy first approach to website analytics. We don’t use analytics cookies. Instead we use a cookie-free solution to track overall trends in website traffic, rather than individual visitors. We don’t generate any persistent identifiers and we don’t collect or store any personal or identifiable data. Any data collected is aggregated data, which contains no personal information.
What are the categories of the Cookies we use?
DC_SESSION_ID: We use an anonymous PHP session cookie to maintain sessions across web requests. This cookie will expire as soon as the session expires.
DC_CSRF_TOKEN: This cookie facilitates Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection. This cookie will expire as soon as the session expires.
A full list of the cookies we use and their duration is set out below:
Cookie Name |
Type |
Duration |
DC_CSRF_TOKEN |
Functionality |
Session |
DC_SESSION_ID |
Functionality |
Session |
DC_CSRF_TOKEN
Type
Functionality
Duration
Session
DC_SESSION_ID
Type
Functionality
Duration
Session
How do you manage Cookies?
We always ask for your consent before installing any non-essential cookies on your device.
[We use a cookie management solution on our website. You can click the icon at the bottom of the homepage in order to bring up the cookie preference options and change them at any time. Remember Cookies are specific to the device you are on, so you will need to enable the preferences on each device you use if you want to make the changes across all of your devices.]
Most internet browsers are initially set up to automatically accept Cookies. You can change the settings to manage Cookies being sent to your device.
Disable Cookies in Microsoft Edge
Further information about managing cookies on different browsers is available here.
Updating this Policy
This Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in personal data protection legislation and best practices. When we make changes to this Policy, we will change the "last updated" date above and will notify you of any significant changes to this Policy.
How can you contact us?
If you are unhappy with how we’ve handled your information or have further questions on the processing of your personal data, please contact us.
You can write to us: Definitive Consulting, 85 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NG
Email us: gdpr@definitive-consulting.com
Or call us: +44 (0) 20 7079 0765