Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. The information contained in a cookie allows us to recognise you when you visit the Website. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your preferences; this helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

Types of cookies used

We use the following cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
• Analytical/performance cookies: They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
• Functionality cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to the Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Individual cookies used

We use the following individual cookies:

Cookie: Google Analytics
Name: _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz
Purpose: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and help us improve the Website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Website, where visitors have come to the Website from and the pages they visited. This information is shown to us through the Google Analytics tools and is not shared with anyone else. They are first-party cookies.
More information: Click here for an overview of privacy at Google. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, click here.

Cookie: Invest in Gloucestershire website cookie acceptance
Name: cookiecheck
Purpose: This cookie is used to record if a user has accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
More information: To withdraw your consent after accepting this cookie, delete the cookiecheck cookie.
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

Blocking cookies

To block cookies you must activate the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse all or some cookies.

However, 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 site. Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after you close your browser or clear your cache.