Halo Consulting Limited
Cookie Policy
Last updated January 2024
This website site uses cookies.
The law requires that website owners:
- give as much information as possible about cookies used on a website; and,
- clear instructions how to refuse them, should you so choose.
If you do choose not to allow cookies, please be aware that this site may not be fully functional.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages.
For more detailed information about cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
What do cookies do?
They are used remember your preferences and in some cases your purchases via the website.
Cookies are also used to collect anonymous data about your visit to this website (for example, like which areas of the site you visit and for how long) so as to help us improve the experience of using the website and eliminate errors.
The cookies we use are not unsafe. They in themselves are not threat to your online privacy because we don’t store sensitive information such as contact details. We do not collect payment information.
We also use cookies that enable you to more easily share pages you like via social media sites, such as, Instagram. We recommend you review Instagrams cookie policy too.
Types of Cookies used
We’ve grouped the cookies we use into four categories. These categories align to the International Chamber of Commerce’s guidance on categorisation. The four categories are:
- Strictly necessary
- Performance
- Functionality
- Targeting
Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features.
For example, strictly necessary cookies help with making an on-line purchase. Without these cookies it may not be possible for you to use the website as you would like or as intended.
Please note: we treat usage of our site as acceptance of this website using strictly necessary cookies. While you are free to block them (see ‘Managing Cookies’ below), if you do then we cannot guarantee that this website will function properly.
This website does not use strictly necessary cookies.
The following are the strictly necessary cookies provided by 3rd parties: None
Performance cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use a website.
For instance, performance cookies collect information about 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 become anonymous.
The information is only used to improve how a website works.
Please note we recommend permitting the use of performance cookies on the website. While you are free to block them (see ‘Managing Cookies’ below), if you do then we cannot guarantee that this website will function properly.
Performance cookies used on this website are:
| Name of Performance cookie | Used by | Description | Expiration |
| _ga | Google Universal Analytics | Standard analytics cookie (distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.) | 1 year and 1 month |
| _ga_B9CXZ6W7XE | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. | 1 year and 1 month |
| Burst_uid | apathnotchosen.com | Store and track interaction | 1 month |
The following are the performance cookies provided by 3rd parties: None
Functionality cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local information or news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise, to provide services you have asked for on the website.
The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
This website does not use functional cookies.
The following are the strictly necessary cookies provided by 3rd parties: None
Targeting or Advertising cookies
Targeting or advertising cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They can also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.
Targeting or advertising cookies 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.
This website does not use targeting cookies.
Cookies provided by 3rd parties: None
See also management of the acceptance of targeting cookies across all websites by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative website.
Managing Cookies
Please follow the instructions below for your chosen web browser:
Chrome
To delete all cookies, specific cookies or cookies for a specific period of time; or otherwise change your cookie settings, both of Google Chrome and any third party cookies Chrome uses please following the instructions:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click the ellipses (three vertical dots).
- Click Settings, then Privacy and security
- You can then manage:
- Chrome cookies. Click Clear browsing data, then ‘Cookies and other site data’
- Third-party cookies. Click Third-party cookies, and then choose an option
- Allow third-party cookies.
- Block third-party cookies in Incognito mode.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Ad privacy. You can turn this off.
For further information you can consult Google Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#zippy=%2Cdelete-cookies-from-a-site%2Cdelete-cookies-from-a-period-of-time
Internet Explorer 11
Click the Tools menu, then Internet Options and finally click the Privacy tab.
Move the slider to choose your preferred settings. These settings are quite general.
For more specific cookie settings click on ‘Advanced’, check the ‘Override cookie handling’ button and modify the settings to suit your requirements.
You can also click on ‘Sites’ to set cookie settings for individual websites.
Firefox 3.5 upwards
Click the Tools menu, then Options.
Next select the Privacy tab and in the History panel, and select “Use custom settings for history”.
You can set general cookie preferences using the checkbox, or more specific settings by clicking on ‘Exceptions’. Clicking on ‘Show Cookies’ displays all cookies saved on your computer and also allows you to clear all of them with a single click.
Apple Safari (v 3 upwards)
Click the Cog icon or Edit on the main menu.
Click Preferences, then Security
The ‘Accept cookies’ section allows you to specify your cookie preferences.
To remove all cookies, click on ‘Show Cookies’ and ‘Remove All’.
Further information
There is also a comprehensive guide on clearing cookies, containing many more browser types, at http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/SiteInformation/DG_197506?CID=Central&PLA=url_mon&CRE=managing_cookies