Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 14th June 2022

This Cookie Policy explains how Redtangle (“Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website at https://redtangle.co.uk (“website”). It explains what these technologies do as well as your rights to control our use of them. In some cases, we may use cookies to collect personal information.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the Redtangle are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than Redtangle are called “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits this website and also when it visits certain other websites.

2. Why do we use cookies?

We use first and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third-parties serve cookies through our website for analytics and other purposes.

The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below.

Name: redtangle_session
Purpose: To maintain a browser session with the server.
Type: Performance and functionality
Provider: Redtangle
Expiration: 1 Hour

Name: redtangle_cookie
Purpose: To store if a user consents to the cookies in use.
Type: Performance and functionality
Provider: Redtangle
Expiration: Session

Name: XSRF-TOKEN
Purpose: To protect form submissions from malicious activity.
Type: Performance and functionality
Provider: Redtangle

Name: _gid
Purpose: To store and count pageviews
Type: Analytics
Provider: Google Analytics
Expiration: 1 day

Name: _ga_#
Purpose: Used to distinguish individual users by means of the designation of a randomly generated number as a client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions
Type: Analytics
Provider: Google Analytics
Expiration: 2 years

Name: _ga
Purpose: It records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user. It is an HTTP cookie that expires after 2 years
Type: Analytics
Provider: Google Analytics
Expiration: 2 years

3. How can I control cookies?

By using our website, we assume you are happy to receive cookies. The cookies we use are in place to provide a good service and not collect any unnecessary data.

If you wish to turn off cookies, or delete any that have already been placed on your computer, you can do this via your browser in it’s settings.

4. How often will we update our Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

5. Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected].