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This page contains information on our Cookie policy.

This website uses cookies.

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded to your computer that gives you a more personalised experience when using our website. They are not harmful and are not used to identify you personally.

For example, a cookie can record certain information about a visitor to a website to tailor their options for when they next visit.

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Cookies we use: Necessary Cookies

These help to make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies:

Cookie Name

Provider

Purpose

Type

Expiry

nitro_prefetched_urls

virtualdcs.co.uk

This cookie is necessary for the cache function. A cache is used by the website to optimise the response time between the visitor and the website. The cache is usually stored on the visitor’s browser.

HTML

Session

Elementor

Virtualdcs.co.uk

Used in context with the website’s Word Press theme. The cookie allows the web site owner to implement

or change the website’s content in real-time.

HTML

Persistent

nitroCachedPage

virtualdcs.co.uk

This cookie is necessary for the cache function. A cache is used by the website to optimise the response time between the visitor and the website. The cache is usually stored on the visitor’s browser.

HTML

Session

NPTelemetryMeta:lastpv

virtualdcs.co.uk

This cookie is necessary for the login function on the website.

HTML

Persistent

Test_cookie

Doubleclick.net

This is used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.

HTTP

1 day

rc::aa

Google.com

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website in order to make valid reports on the use of the website.

HTML

Persistent

rc:aa

Google.com

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

HTML

Session

twk#

Embed.tawk.to

This cookie is used to enable chat functionality on the website.

HTML

Persistent

Cookies we use: Statistics Cookies

These help a website owner to understand how visitors interact with their website by collecting and reporting information anonymously:

Cookie Name

Provider

Purpose

Type

Expiry

_ga

 

virtualdcs.co.uk

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

HTTP

2 years

_ga_#

 

virtualdcs.co.uk

Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as the dates for the first and most recent visit.

HTTP

2 years

_gat

 

virtualdcs.co.uk

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.

HTTP

1 day

_gid

 

virtualdcs.co.uk

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

HTTP

1 day

twk_idm_key

 

virtualdcs.co.uk

Allows the website to recognise the visitor in order to optimise the chat-box functionality.

HTTP

Session

twk_uuid_#

virtualdcs.co.uk

Allows the website to recognise the visitor in order to optimise the chat-box functionality.

HTTP

180 days

TawkConnectionTime

 

virtualdcs.co.uk

Allows the website to recognise the visitor in order to optimise the chat-box functionality.

HTTP

Session

previousNav

Embed.tawk.com

Allows the website to recognise the visitor in order to optimise the chat-box functionality.

HTML

Session

td

Googletagmanager.com

Allows the website to recognise the visitor to optimise the website functionality.

Pixel

Session

Twk_token_

Embed.tawk.com

Allows the website to recognise the visitor in order to optimise the chat-box functionality.

HTML

Persistent

Cookies we use: Marketing Cookies

These are used to track visitors to a website with the intention or displaying advertisements that are relevant to the user, these may include cookies set and collected by our third-party advertisers or providers:

Cookie Name

Provider

Purpose

Type

Expiry

ads/ga-audiences

 

Google.com

Used by Google Adwords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites.

Pixel

Session

IDE

Doubleclick.net

Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficiency of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.

HTTP

1 year

pagead/1p-user-list/#

 

Google.com

Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites.

Pixel

Session