What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer (or other device such as mobile phone) if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer (or device’s) hard drive. There are different types of cookies which are explained below.
By accessing and using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. If you want to adjust or remove certain cookies, please see the information below.
How we use Cookies
We use the following cookies:
1. Strictly necessary cookies – these are required for the operation of our website.
2. Analytical/performance cookies – these allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works.
3. Functionality cookies – these are used to recognise you when you return to our website.
4. Targeting cookies – these record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and our marketing and advertising more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Third Party Cookies
The majority of the cookies that are placed on your computer from this website are generated by us. As explained above our website also uses third party cookies which are cookies placed on your computer originating from another website.
The information obtained from these cookies enables us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and promotions on third party websites. Please note that these cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information.
www.vigilantplc.com sometimes uses cookies in its email communications, to personalise communications, track whether the email has been opened or read, and whether the recipient has used any website links contained in the email communication. This allows us to monitor and improve our email communications and website.
www.vigilantplc.com makes no representations or warranties connected with third party cookies.
Web Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics tool which helps us understand how visitors engage with our website. This analytics tool uses its own cookies to track visitor interactions, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to our site before, and what site referred the visitor to our web page. All information is collected anonymously and no personally identifiable information is captured. We may decide to aggregate this anonymous information to provide meaningful reports, such as which areas of the site are most popular. This analysis is used to improve our website and how visitors find it.
Blocking Cookies
You may choose to restrict or block cookies from this website, or indeed any other website, by adjusting the privacy settings within your browser. The help section within your browser should provide you with comprehensive information on how to tailor these settings to your needs. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you navigate to our site.
Please note if you alter these settings you may be unable to access certain parts of our website.
Deleting Cookies
You may also choose to delete the cookies already stored on your computer, but in doing so, this may momentarily impede the website’s performance, or have a negative impact on any existing session you have with this website.
For comprehensive information, including how to restrict, block and delete cookies, please visit: https://www.aboutcookies.org