Cookies Policy
How Hampden Consultancy Group uses cookies to enhance your experience
Effective Date: 2 June 26
This Cookie Policy explains how Hampden Consultancy Group (HCG) uses cookies and similar technologies on www.hampdencg.com. It sits alongside our Privacy Notice and tells you what cookies we set, why, and how you can control them.
The short version: We use a small number of cookies. The essential ones keep the site working and cannot be switched off. We only set analytics or marketing cookies once you say yes through our cookie banner, and you can change your choice at any time using the Cookie settings link in our website footer.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit. Cookies let the site remember things about your visit, such as keeping you signed in or remembering your preferences. We also use similar technologies, such as pixels and local storage, and we treat them all as cookies in this policy.
Cookies cannot run programs or carry viruses. They can only be read by the website that set them, or by a third party we have allowed to set one.
The cookies we use
We group our cookies into four categories. The list below explains each one and whether it needs your consent.
Category - Strictly necessary
Examples - Session, security, and your cookie-consent record
What it does - Keep the site working and secure, and remember the cookie choice you made
Consent needed? - No (always on)
Category - Analytics / performance
Examples - e.g. Google Analytics ga, gid; to confirm]
What it does - Measure how the site is used, so we can improve it. Aggregated and non-identifying
Consent needed? - Yes
Category - Functional
Examples - [Preference cookies; to confirm]
What it does - Remember choices such as language or region to improve your experience
Consent needed? - Yes
Category - Marketing / targeting
Examples - [Only if campaigns are run; to confirm]
What it does - Measure and tailor any advertising or campaigns we run. Off unless you agree
Consent needed? - Yes
The specific cookies we set depend on the tools we use, which we are confirming. Once finalised, the exact cookie names and providers will be listed here.
How we ask for your consent
When you first visit our site, a cookie banner appears. Until you make a choice, we do not set any non-essential cookies. You can:
Accept all: allow every category of cookie.
Reject non-essential: keep only the strictly necessary cookies.
Manage preferences: choose category by category which cookies to allow.
We keep a record of your choice so we do not ask again on every visit. We will ask you again from time to time, and whenever we add or change the cookies we use.
How to manage or withdraw consent
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by selecting Cookie settings in our website footer. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including deleting cookies already stored or blocking new ones.
Please note that blocking some cookies may affect how the site works, and some features may become unavailable.
To manage cookies in common browsers, see their help pages: Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox each provide cookie controls under their privacy or security settings.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by trusted third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as analytics. These providers process data under our instructions and their own privacy terms.
We do not control cookies set by third-party sites you reach through links on our website. Please check their own cookie and privacy policies.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. There is no agreed industry standard for how sites should respond to it, so our site does not currently change its behaviour based on this signal. You can still control cookies using the options above.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we change the tools we use. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date above and, where appropriate, ask for your consent again.
More information and contact
For more about how we handle your personal data, please read our Privacy Notice. If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at info@hampdencg.com, or our Data Protection Officer at the same address.
You can also find helpful guidance on cookies from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk.
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