Cookie Policy for Hillgate Chapman

Effective Date: 02/08/2024

Introduction

At Hillgate Chapman, we value your privacy and are committed to ensuring that your personal information is protected. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their usage.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit websites. They help improve your experience by enabling website functionalities, providing analytics, and remembering your preferences.

How We Use Cookies

Our website uses cookies for various purposes:

1. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionalities of the website, such as navigating the pages and accessing secure areas.

2. Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which helps us improve the content and user experience. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.

3. Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

4. Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you and your interests.

5. Google Maps Cookies: We use Google Maps to display interactive maps on our website. Google Maps may set cookies to store information and preferences about the map interface.

• _ga: This cookie is used to distinguish users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data. It typically expires after 2 years.
• _gid: This cookie is used to store and update a unique value for each page visited. It typically expires after 24 hours.
• _gat: This cookie is used to throttle the request rate, limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites. It typically expires after 1 minute.
• gac: This cookie contains information related to campaign clicks. If you’ve linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, conversion tags on the Google Ads website will read this cookie, unless you opt out.

Google Maps and Cookies

When you interact with Google Maps on our website, Google may collect data about your use of their services. The types of cookies that Google uses can include:

• NID: Contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information.
• 1P_JAR: Used to gather website statistics and track conversion rates.
• CONSENT: Tracks consent for Google’s cookie usage.

For more details on how Google uses cookies, you can visit Google’s Privacy & Terms site.

Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set your cookie preferences at any time by adjusting the settings in your browser. Here’s how you can do it:

• For Google Chrome:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
2. Choose your preferred settings.

• For Firefox:

1. Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
2. Choose your preferred settings.

• For Safari:

1. Go to Preferences > Privacy.
2. Choose your preferred settings.

• For Microsoft Edge:

1. Go to Settings > Site permissions > Cookies and site data.
2. Choose your preferred settings.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Hillgate Chapman