Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Your consent applies to the following domains: h3consulting.co.uk

Your current state:Consent Accepted. Manage your consent.

1. What are cookies ? (apart from delicious things we eat)

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

When visitors leave comments on the site or submits information online to h3consulting.co.uk, we collect the data shown in the comments form or email, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

By default h3consulting.co.uk does not collect any personal data about visitors, and only collects the data shown on the User Profile screen from registered users. However some of plugins used on this website may collect personal data. This are listed below information below:

Smush uses the Stackpath Content Delivery Network (CDN). Stackpath may store web log information of site visitors, including IPs, UA, referrer, Location and ISP info of site visitors for 7 days. Files and images served by the CDN may be stored and served from countries other than your own. Stackpath’s privacy policy can be found here. Smush uses a third-party email service (Drip) to send informational emails to the site administrator. The administrator’s email address is sent to Drip and a cookie is set by the service. Only administrator information is collected by Drip.We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service.

Akismet collects information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information Akismet collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself.

Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (www.google.de/intl/de/about) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) for the purpose of designing our websites in line with your user preferences and continuously optimising these. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website, similar to below, are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

type/version of browser,
operating system used,
referrer URL (last website visited),
host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
time of server request,

The specified data are processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring that the website can establish a connection smoothly,
ensuring that our website is easy to use,
analysis of system security and stability, as well as
for additional administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Article 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legitimate interest is based on the data collection purposes listed above. We do not on any account use the data collected for the purpose of identifying you. The provision of this data is not required by law or contract or to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. It is not, however, possible to access the website if the data are not provided.

We also use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. More detailed explanations can be found below.

a) When you subscribe to our newsletter or request updates

If you have provided your express consent in accordance with point Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we use your name and e-mail address to send you our newsletter or updates on a regular basis. Stating an e-mail address is sufficient for receiving the newsletter.

You can unsubscribe at any time by contacting us.

b) When you use our contact form

We offer you the possibility to contact us via a contact form provided on the website. A valid e-mail address is required for this so that we know who the inquiry is coming from and can respond to it. Additional information can be provided on a voluntary basis.

Data is processed for the purpose of contacting us in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR on the basis of the consent you provide on a voluntary basis. The personal data collected by us when you contact us are deleted in accordance with statutory requirements once your inquiry has been dealt with.

2. How do we use cookies ?

As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

3. What types of cookies do we use ?

Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information.

Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit etc. These data help us understand and analyse how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

Marketing: Our website may displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalise the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.

The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.

Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing contents on the website on social media platforms.

Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.

By default h3consulting.co.uk does not collect any personal data about visitors, and only collects the data shown on the User Profile screen from registered users. However some of plugins used on this website may collect personal data. This are listed below information below:

Smush uses the Stackpath Content Delivery Network (CDN). Stackpath may store web log information of site visitors, including IPs, UA, referrer, Location and ISP info of site visitors for 7 days. Files and images served by the CDN may be stored and served from countries other than your own. Stackpath’s privacy policy can be found here. Smush uses a third-party email service (Drip) to send informational emails to the site administrator. The administrator’s email address is sent to Drip and a cookie is set by the service. Only administrator information is collected by Drip.We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service.

Akismet collects information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information Akismet collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself.

Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (www.google.de/intl/de/about) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) for the purpose of designing our websites in line with your user preferences and continuously optimising these. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website, similar to below, are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

type/version of browser,
operating system used,
referrer URL (last website visited),
host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
time of server request,

The specified data are processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring that the website can establish a connection smoothly,
ensuring that our website is easy to use,
analysis of system security and stability, as well as
for additional administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Article 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legitimate interest is based on the data collection purposes listed above. We do not on any account use the data collected for the purpose of identifying you. The provision of this data is not required by law or contract or to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. It is not, however, possible to access the website if the data are not provided.

We use social plug-ins of the social networks Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram on our website on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in order to increase the awareness of our website via these. The advertising purpose behind this is to be considered a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. Operation in line with data protection requirements is to be ensured by the relevant plug-in operator.

a) Facebook

Additional information on this can be found in Facebook’s cookie policy at https://en-gb.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.

b) Twitter

Additional information on this can be found in Twitter’s cookie policy at https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies

c) Instagram

Additional information on this can be found in Instagram’s cookie policy at https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370

d) LinkedIn

Additional information on this can be found in LinkedIn’s cookie policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

4. How can I control the cookie preferences ?

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.