Cookie Policy

We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.

Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.  Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.

What cookies are used on this site?

The cookies we use are divided into four categories:

1. Necessary Cookies

These cookies are used to identify you to the website allowing us to provide you with members only content and your current “logged in” status on the site.  No personal information is collected by these cookies and the cookie is destroyed at the end of your browsing session unless you have indicated for your details to be remembered.

Cookie names:

• wordpress_logged_in*
• wordpress_sec_*

2. Performance/Analytical Cookies

These cookies collect information (including the IP address of the computer or device used to access the site) about how visitors use the site, for example, the pages that are visited most often, where visitors have come from and the pages they have visited. The information is used to improve the way the website works. We sometimes use third parties to perform these services for us and when this is the case, the cookies may be set by the third party, such as Google Analytics™.

This site uses Google Analytics™ which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web to help us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics™, please see the Google Privacy Policy here.

Cookie names:

• _ga
• _gat 

3. Functionality Cookies

These cookies recognise you when you return to the site. This enables us to remember your preferences (for example, language and other settings) and improve your user experience. These cookies do not collect information that identifies individual users.

Please Note: If you continue to use this site without changing your browser settings (see ‘How to Control Cookies’ below), we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this site

How to Control Cookies

The Help menu of most web browsers will tell you how to control cookies – for example, how to refuse cookies and how to delete cookies that have already been set.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.

Please Note: restricting cookies will impact your use and/or the functionality of the site.

Except where stated or where the context requires otherwise, references in this cookie policy to “us” or “we” are to be taken as references to Group Risk Development (info@grouprisk.org.uk)