Cookie Policy

Date of Issue: 9 June 2020

 1.

Introduction

 

This website gleeds.com and approved sub-domains (“our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur when you have selected your preferred Cookie options in our Cookie pop-up prompt and pressed the “Continue” button. If you do not agree to our Cookie Policy, please stop using our Site immediately.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for the list of gleeds.com approved sub-domains.

To jump to a specific section of this Cookie Policy, please click below:

1. Introduction

2. Definitions and interpretation

3. Information about Gleeds

4. How does our site use Cookies?

5. What Cookies does our Site use?

6. Consent and control

7. Changes to our Cookie Policy

8. Further information

 2.

Definitions and Interpretation

 

In this Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

Cookie

means a small text file placed on your computer or device by our Site when you visit certain parts of our Site and/or when you use certain features of our Site.

Cookie Law”

means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

 3.

Information about Gleeds

3.1

Our Site is owned by Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd., a limited company registered in England under company number 03547158, whose registered address is 95 New Cavendish Road, London W1W 6XF, and whose main trading address is the same.

3.2

Our Site is operated by Merchant Marketing Group Ltd. whose main trading address is Saxon House, Saxon Wharf, Southampton SO14 5QF

3.3

Our Site is hosted by Microsoft Azure.

3.4

Data Protection Officer:

 

Name David Benge
Email address david.benge@gleeds.co.uk
Postal address Mr D P Benge
  Data Protection Officer
  Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd.
  Trinity House
  Tunbridge WellsKent
  TN1 1AG
Telephone number 01892 501 300

3.5

We are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

3.6

We are corporate members of the Association for Project Management (APM).

  4.

 How does our site use Cookies?

4.1

Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our Site and to provide and improve our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

4.2

By using our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. Third party Cookies are used on our Site to store surfing and personalisation preferences and tracking information. For more details, please refer to the table below. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of our Site and your use and experience of our Site will not be impaired by refusing to consent to them.

4.3

All Cookies used by and on our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

 

(1) Strictly necessary Cookies:
 

A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of our Site, supporting basic functions such as logging in.

(2) Analytics Cookies:
 

It is important for us to understand how you use our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve our Site and your experience of it.

(3) Functionality Cookies
 

Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

(4) Targeting Cookies
 

It is important for us to know when and how often you visit our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests.

(5) Third party Cookies:
 

Third party Cookies are not placed by us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by u third parties providing analytics services to us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

(6) Persistent Cookies:
 

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit our Site.

(7) Session Cookies:
 

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

4.4

Certain features of our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary. These Cookies are shown in the table below (see Part 5, paragraph 5.1). Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed in Part 6 below, but please be aware that our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.

4.5

Cookies on our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.

4.6

For more details of the personal data that we collect through our Site and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

4.7

For more specific details of the Cookies that we use, please refer to the tables in Part 5 below.

 5.

What Cookies does our Site use?

5.1

The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

 

Cookie

Cookie name

Purpose

Strictly necessary

EU Cookie Compliance

Cookieacceptance

This Cookie is used to record the types of Cookies a user is willing to accept on this web site.

Yes

User Preferences

UserContentRegion

This Cookie is used to record a user's region preference.

Yes

System

ASP.NET_SessionId

This Cookie is used to system to uniquely identify a user without storing any personal information.

Yes

5.2

The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

 

Cookie name

Provider

Purpose

PREF

You Tube

Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes.

See the Google Privacy Policy for more details.

VISITOR_info1_live

You Tube

Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes.

See the Google Privacy Policy for more details.

VSC

You Tube

Used by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences and other unspecified purposes.

See the Google Privacy Policy for more details.

lang

Twitter

This Cookie remembers the users selected language version of a website.

See Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

guest_id

Twitter

This Cookie is a session identifier. This Cookie is used to identify you to Twitter.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

personalization_id

Twitter

This Cookie is a session identifier. This Cookie is used to identify you to Twitter and provide enhanced and personalised content based on your twitter account activity.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

_twitter_sess

Twitter

Elements of our website that integrate with Twitter use these Cookie.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy

eu_cn

Twitter

Elements of our website that integrate with Twitter use this Cookie.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

CT0

Twitter

Elements of our website that integrate with Twitter use this Cookie.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

_ga

Twitter

Elements of our website that integrate with Twitter use this Cookie.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

_gid

Twitter

Elements of our website that integrate with Twitter use this Cookie.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

Tfw_exp

Twitter

Elements of our website that integrate with Twitter use this Cookie.

See the Twitter Privacy Policy for more details.

DSID

Doubleclick.net

This Cookie is used for re-targeting, optimisation, reporting and attribution of online adverts.

See the Doubleclick (Google) Privacy Policy for more details.

IDE

Doubleclick.net

This Cookie is used for re-targeting, optimisation, reporting and attribution of online adverts.

See the Doubleclick (Google) Privacy Policy for more details.

5.3

Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how our Site is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve our Site and the services offered through it.

5.4

The analytics service used by our Site uses analytics Cookies to gather the required information. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies, however whilst our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of our Site, it does enable us to continually improve our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

5.5

The analytics service used by our Site uses the following analytics Cookies:

 

Cookie name

Provider

Purpose

_ga

Google Analytics

These Cookies are used to collect information about how people use the website. This allows us to make sure the website is meeting your needs and help us understand what we could improve.

See the Google Analytics Privacy Policy for more details.

_gat

Google Analytics

_gid

Google Analytics

 6.

Consent and control

6.1

Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up prompt requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow or deny different categories of Cookie that we use. You can return to your Cookie preferences to review and/or change them at any time by clicking here.

6.2

In addition to the controls that we provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

6.3

You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose information that enables you to access our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.

6.4

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

6.5

The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

 

6.6

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

6.7

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6.8

To find out more about Cookies, including how to see what Cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutCookies.org.

 7.

Changes to our Cookie Policy

7.1

We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

7.2

In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

 8.

Further information

8.1

If you would like to know more about how we use Cookies, please contact us through Corporate Services by email at corporate.comms@gleeds.co.uk or by post at

Corporate Communications,
95 New Cavendish Street,
London
W1W 6XF

8.2

For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:

 

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 3 June 2020.