Cookie Policy
Types of Cookies
We use cookies, which are small text files that are placed on your browser or the hard drive on your device when you visit our website. The tables below explain the cookies we use and the purposes for which these are used.
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website 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 or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of our website will not then work.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookie | First Party / Third Party | Description | Duration |
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com | Third | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | 5 months 27 days |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | shippers.gtc-uk.co.uk | First | Issued by Microsoft’s ASP.NET Application, this cookie stores session data during a user’s website visit. | Session |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. 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 | Cookie | First Party / Third Party | Description | Duration |
| _cf_bm | .vimeo.com | Third | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Managemenwe | 30 minutes |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies are used to analyse use of the website so we can understand how visitors interact with the website and measure and improve the performance of the website. They may be set by us or by third party providers.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookie | First Party / Third Party | Description | Duration |
| _ga | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _gid | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day | |
| _gat_UA-6466638-3 | .gtc-uk.co.uk | A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. | 1 minute | |
| _ga_XFQJZJ46YE | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | 2 years |
| _hjFirstSeen | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | 2 Years |
| hjFirstSeen | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. | 30 minutes |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | www.gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site’s daily session limit. | 2 minutes |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | www.gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site’s pageview limit. | 2 minutes |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | Hotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie. | 30 minutes |
| CONSENT | .google.com | Third | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. | 2 years |
| _hjTLDTest | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | To determine the most generic cookie path that has to be used instead of the page hostname, Hotjar sets the _hjTLDTest cookie to store different URL substring alternatives until it fails. To determine the most generic cookie path that has to be used instead of the page hostname, Hotjar sets the _hjTLDTest cookie to store different URL substring alternatives until it fails. | session |
Performance Cookies
These cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for visitors. They may be set by us or by third party providers.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookie | First Party / Third Party | Description | Duration |
| gat | .gtc-uk.co.uk | Third | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. | 1 minute |
Changing your Cookie Preferences
Other than in respect of “Necessary Cookies” which are strictly necessary for this website to function and which are always active, all cookies are switched off by default. You can manage your cookie consent preferences at any time by clicking the orange cookies button in the bottom left corner of this website.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We will inform you of any changes to this Cookie Policy by posting them on this page and updating the information above.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us at website@bu-uk.co.uk or by post at Synergy House, Woolpit Business Park, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9UP.