Unisure Limited
Cookie Policy

Updated: 3 May 2021

 

Background:

This website www.unisuregroup.com (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 if you continue using Our Site. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.

  

1.      Definitions and Interpretation

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

 

Cookie

means a small 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);

 

Personal data

means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998 and EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and

 

We/Us/Our

means Unisure Limited, a limited company registered in England under company number 09111373, whose registered address is 40 Gracechurch Street London, England EC3V 0BT.

 

2.       Information About Us

Our Site is owned and operated by Unisure Limited, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales under company number 09111373 and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with FRN 719400. Unisure Limited is a Unisure Group Company. 

 

Registered address

40 Gracechurch Street London, England EC3V 0BT, United Kingdom.

 

Email address

info@unisuregroup.com

 

Telephone number

+44 207 118 1455

 3.      How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

Our Site comprises public areas and private areas which operate as two distinctly separate and segregated systems, and which perform different functions.

Users who access the public areas of Our Site, which are hosted in WordPress, may receive certain third-party Cookies on their computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. Third-party Cookies are used on the public areas of Our Site for anonymous statistical analysis and marketing purposes. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.

 

Users who access the private areas of Our Site will be required to log in to access these areas. The private areas of Our Site are segregated from and operate on a completely independent system to the public areas of Our Site. We do not employ third-party cookies on the private areas of Our Site at present. Should this change, this notification will be updated, and you will be notified accordingly.

 

We use such Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and / or 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. 

 

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:

 

Strictly Necessary Cookies

A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.

 

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 advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

 

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.

 

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. 

Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire after a maximum of 1 year

 

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

 

 4.      What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

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

  

Name of 

Cookie

Purpose

Strictly 

Necessary

PHPSESSID

Vital cookie to store details of a php session

Yes

Auth_ token

Used to authenticate a login

Yes

WordPress_ logged_in

Used to save an active log in

Yes

Wp- settings

Cookie set to store some settings

Yes

Eform- submission

Convenience cookie to save form data between sessions

No

cookielawinfo

A few different cookies that save cookie preferences

No

viewed_cookie_policy

 A confirmation that the user has viewed the cookie consent form

No 

 

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

                

Name of 

Cookie

Purpose

Provider

Strictly 

Necessary

_ga

Used to identify users across sessions

Google

No

_gid

Unique user identifier

Google

No

_gat

User to throttle request rate

Google

No

_gac

Contains campaign specific data for a user

Google

No

AnalyticsSyncHistory

Aids in syncing analytical data to LinkedIn

Linkedin.com

No

UserMatchHistory

Links a Linkedin user with their profile

Linkedin.com

No

lang

Saves language preferences for linked in User

Linkedin.com

No

lidc

Saves some settings for linkedin

Linkedin

No

bcookie

Save some settings for linked in

LinkedIn

No

__gads

This cookie is set by google to track how many times a particular advest has been viewed

Google

No

_fbp

This cookie is used to deliver advertising across the facebook network

Facebook

No

fr

This cookie is used by facebook to measure the success of advertising campaigns

Facebook

No

 

5.      Consent and Control

As the private areas of Our Site do not use Cookies apart from those vital to the functionality of the system, we are not required to request your consent before storing these. Should this change in the future, we will display a prompt requesting your permission before these are stored.

 

Before third-party Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a prompt requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of third-party 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 and/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 the privacy and cookies policy link at the bottom of the page.

 

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. 

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

 

a) Google Chrome:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

b) Microsoft Internet Explorer: 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835

c) Microsoft Edge: 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge 

(Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

d) Safari (macOS): 

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB

e)  Safari (iOS): 

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

f) Mozilla Firefox: 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences

g) Android:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en 

(Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)  

6.      Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. If We do so, details of the changes will be highlighted at the top of this page.  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.

 

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.

 

7.      Further Information

If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact our Data Protection Officer, David Gardiner – david@unisuregroup.com

 

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

a) [link to privacy policy].

b) [Link to website T&C].

8.       Implementation of this Policy 

This Policy shall be deemed effective as of 27 August 2020. No part of this Policy shall have retroactive effect and shall thus apply only to matters occurring on or after this date.

This Policy has been approved and authorised by Stephen Paul Conway, Group Chief Executive Officer on 27 August 2020 and is due for review by 27 August 2021.