Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to ensure our website operates securely and functions as intended.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
First-party cookies are set by our website and are used to support core site functionality, analytics and user preferences. At present, no first-party cookies are used.
Third-party cookies are set by external services providers that we use.
We use the cookie detailed in the table below, which may be updated from time to time. Cookies fall into one of the following types of cookie:
- Strictly required cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These essential cookies are always enabled because our website won’t work properly without them. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or use of e-billing services. You can switch off these cookies in your browser settings but you may then not be able to access all or parts of our website.
- Analytical or performance cookies. 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.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Cookie Duration and Data Protection
Each cookie has a defined lifespan, referred to as its “duration.” This indicates how long the cookie remains stored on your device before it expires or is deleted.
- Session cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser. These are typically used for essential functions such as maintaining a logged-in session or processing a transaction.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period (e.g. 30 minutes, 1 year, 2 years) and are used for purposes such as analytics, remembering preferences, or targeted advertising.
Under data protection laws such as the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), cookies that store or access information on a user’s device may involve the processing of personal data. As such, the duration for which a cookie remains active is subject to the principle of storage limitation.
We are required to ensure that personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. This applies to cookies that track user behaviour, website preferences, or enable personalised advertising.
Information about each cookie including the duration of each cookie is listed in the table below and reflects our assessment of what is necessary and proportionate for its intended purpose. Where cookies are set by third-party providers, we rely on those providers to define and manage appropriate retention periods in line with applicable data protection obligations.
This table was updated on 30th June 2026.
Strictly required cookies do not require your consent. You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly required cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our privacy policy found here https://www.gcsinsight.com/privacy-notice.