WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a piece of information that a website stores on the website browser on your computer. The browser sends the information back to the website to enable the website to recognise the user. Cookies include information such as the lifetime and expiry date of the cookie, the domain the cookie has come from and an identifier – for example, a random unique number. This is standard for all websites.

HOW IS A COOKIE USED?
Cookies are used to store data. Without cookies shopping baskets would not store the products within them and remember what’s in your shopping basket while you browse or if you are logged in or not. Our cookies will never store your payment information. Cookies can’t harm your computer, and are active for differing lengths of time, some are stored until you close your browser, while others may last for several weeks or more.

EXAMPLES OF COOKIES USED ON THIS SITE?
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
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This cookie is used by Google accounts on relevant pages
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This cookie is used by Google accounts on relevant pages
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This cookie is used by Google accounts on relevant page.
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NID
Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users.
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This cookie is set by Twitter on sites which include Twitter feeds or optional content sharing with Twitter. For more information, see https://twitter.com/privacy
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This cookie is set by Twitter on sites which include Twitter feeds or optional content sharing with Twitter. For more information, see https://twitter.com/privacy
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This cookie is set by Twitter on sites which include Twitter feeds or optional content sharing with Twitter. For more information, see https://twitter.com/privacy

PHPSESSID
This cookie keeps track of your session on the website. Simpson Recruitment uses cookies in a number of ways:

CATEGORY 1. STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES:
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets, cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet. We are not required to get your consent to the use of Strictly Necessary Cookies. They last for one “session” and expire when you leave our website or close the browser. Cookies that fall into this category are:_Shopping cart cookies_Access to protected areas of a website_Remembering previously entered text so it’s not lost if the page refreshes

CATEGORY 2. PERFORMANCE COOKIES:
These cookies collect and store anonymous information only about how visitors use our website and cannot be used to identify you. It is only used to improve how our website works. We are required to get your consent to the use of Performance Cookies. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. Performance Cookies can be deleted from your browser history at any point before their expiry time. Cookies that fall into this category are:_Analytics_Advertising_Pay Per Click

CATEGORY 3. FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES:
These cookies remember your preferences to personalise your experience on our website and provide enhanced, more personal features, for instance, they may be used to provide services such as watching a video, commenting on a blog or adding product reviews. We are required to get your consent to the use of Functionality Cookies. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. Functionality Cookies can be deleted from your browser history at any point before their expiry time. Cookies that fall into this category are:_Detecting if you have already seen a pop-up to ensure it doesn’t get shown to you again_Submitting comments_Remembering colours, font sizes and page backgrounds

CATEGORY 4. TARGETED ADVERTISING COOKIES:
Targeted Advertising Cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. The information they store is not anonymous. We are required to get your consent to Target Advertising Cookies. We will ask for clear, explicit consent from you to store these cookies on your device using a pop-up, overlay, splash page or header/footer bar. Cookies that fall into this category are:_Collecting information about browser habits to target advertising_Collecting information about browser habits to target website content

MANAGING COOKIES USING YOUR BROWSER:
Internet browsers will usually provide an option to disallow the setting of all or some cookies. You can find more about using your browser’s cookie settings either via the help menu for your browser or on the browser’s own website. Cookies can also be deleted by using your internet browser, but you must disallow them otherwise they will be reapplied the next time you visit a website. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
You can learn more about cookies and how to manage them at AboutCookies.org