Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Within the Mercer & Hole website the following cookies are used:

Google Analytics

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__utmb Expiry 30 minutes
__utmc Expiry on browser close
__utmz Expires -1 day ago (end of session).

Keeping an anonymous usage record of how visitors use the website, so we can improve the content and navigation of the website.
The Google Analytics software is described at: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

ExpressionEngine CMS Cookies

exp_last_activity Expiry 1 day
exp_last_visit Expiry 1 day
exp_tracker Expiry on browser close

This site runs the ExpressionEngine CMS. ExpressionEngine uses cookies to track a users session, when they last visited or did something on the site. No personal information is stored in these cookies, only timestamps related to that browser session.

exp_anon,
exp_notify_me,
exp_save_info,
exp_my_name,
exp_my_email,
exp_my_url

These are related purely to the comments section of the blog. When a user leaves a comment, they are given the option to have the browser remember their personal details – this is purely optional. Choosing to do so creates cookies that store this info in your browser session. Choosing not to remember your data sets just 2 cookies (exp_notify_me and exp_save_info) that remember this preference.

General Notice on cookies…
Use of cookies

This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.

Notice on how to disable cookies on a per browser basis

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