Cookie Policy

We are Cognassist UK Ltd a company registered in England and Wales under company number 1215 9846 and with our registered office at 9 Apollo Court, Koppers Way, Monkton Business Park South, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 2ES.

This cookies policy applies to our website www.cognassist.com and any other website on which this policy is posted or expressly referenced (“Cognassist Sites”).

The Cognassist Sites use cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Cognassist Sites and also allows us to improve the Cognassist Sites. By using the Cognassist Sites you accept our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

If you do not accept the use of these cookies please disable them by following the instructions below.

  • What is a cookie?
  • How do we use cookies?
  • What cookies do we use?
  • How do I manage and delete cookies?
  • Cookie and privacy practices of 3rd parties
  • Contact details

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that websites place in your browser when you visit them. When you return to the site, the site can access its previously placed cookie to uniquely identify your browser. Cookies accomplish several different things. They recall your preferences at a website, help you view content more efficiently and improve the overall user experience on a website. They can also help advertisers see what interests you and what advertising may be relevant to you. For further information on cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.cookiepedia.co.uk

 

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies to collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type. We also use cookies to obtain information about your general Internet usage. They help us to improve the Cognassist Sites and to deliver a better and more personalised service.

In addition to uses for analytical purposes and for system administration, we also use cookies to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

 

What cookies do we use?

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 assessments, cannot be provided.

Performance Cookies          

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

Functionality Cookies           

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made parts of web pages that you can customise.  The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Targeting or Advertising

These 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. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

 

More detail on Cognassist cookie usage

 

Strictly necessary

These cookies are necessary for the Websites to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in to secure areas of the Cognassist Sites, using a shopping cart or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Cookies used
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Salesforce pardot 3rd party

Performance

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Cookies used
www.Cognassist.com _gat_UA-107595962-1, _uetsid 1st Party
Google analytics Ga, _gid, 3rd party
Salesforce pardot 3rd party
Linkedin lissc 3rd party

Functional

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation and to recognise you when you return to the Cognassist Sites. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of region). They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Cookies used
Cognassist.com Lang 1st Party
Salesforce pardot 3rd Party
Linkedin Lidc, bcookie 3rd Party

Advertising

These cookies may be set through our site by us or our advertising partners. They may be used by us or those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Cookie Subgroup Cookies Cookies used
Cognassist.com bscookie 1st Party
bing.com MUID 3rd Party
doubleclick.net Test_cookie 3rd Party
facebook.com Fr, _fbp 3rd Party

How do I delete and manage cookies?

When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

Manage cookie preferences

Strictly Necessary Always active
Performance Always active
Functional Recommended
Advertising/Targeting Recommended

Cookie and privacy practices of 3rd parties

The Cognassist Sites may contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, data partners, advertisers and affiliates. It may also contain links to third party social media sites. These third parties may place their own cookies or other technological devices on your Internet browser. We have no control over these third parties and no responsibility for the technologies they employ. To learn how a particular website collects and uses your information, you should read the privacy policy of that website.

We do not accept any responsibility or liability for third party policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Contact details

If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this policy, the Cognassist Sites or our products, please email us at: info@Cognassist.com. We will respond within 10 working days.