Cookie Policy
Introduction
TalkHSE Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 15756073; or TalkHSE Consulting Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 15755890, (“we,” “our,” or “us”) may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, provide personalised content, and analyse website traffic on our website and HSE management software (Services) from time to time. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their usage.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide reporting information. However, they do recognise you when you return to our online Services and allow third parties, such as Google and Facebook, to cause our advertisements to appear on your social media and online media feeds as part of our retargeting campaigns. If and when you choose to provide our online Services with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or completing forms.
2. Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
3. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you disable these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
4. Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts that are more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advert and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure our website functions correctly.
- Improve your browsing experience.
- Analyse website traffic to better understand user behaviour.
- Provide relevant adverts and promotions.
Here are the specific cookies we use and their purposes:
- Currency Cookie (Functionality) This cookie stores the currency used for the online Services.
- Language Cookie (Functionality) This cookie stores the language used for the online Services.
- PHPSESSIONID (Analytical/Performance) This cookie contains a unique ID to support functions (for example, last viewed pages) to improve user experience.
- newsbcsub (Functionality) This cookie is stored once the user has completed or closed the Register Pop Up, preventing it from re-appearing until after 7 days.
- TLSCookiesEU (Strictly necessary) This cookie tracks when a user has accepted that the online Services use cookies, preventing the popup from being displayed again during that session.
- _ga / _gid / _gat (Analytical/Performance) These cookies are used by our Google Analytics account to track customer traffic through the website to help us understand how our website is being used by our users.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that gives you the option to:
• Accept all cookies.
• Customise your cookie preferences.
• Deny non-essential cookies.
You can also manage cookies via your browser settings by blocking or deleting them. Please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality and performance of our website.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third parties (e.g., Google Analytics, social media platforms). These third parties may collect data about you for their own purposes. Please review their privacy policies to understand how they handle your data.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the updated version will include the effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Address: Arena Offices, 100 Berkshire Place, Winnersh, RG41 5RD
Email: enquires@talkhse.com
Last update: 3rd Feb 2025