Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies to collect information. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or other mobile or handheld device. This includes information about pages viewed and the visitor’s journey around our website. We do not, however, use cookies to collect or record information on users’ names, addresses or other personal details. Aircon Group is able to monitor individual visitor browsing behaviour but third parties are not able to identify users using cookies.
Who sets the cookies?
The cookies stored on your computer or another device when you access this website are set by Aircon Group and our suppliers who partner with us to help deliver a high-quality website and online experience.
How do you disable cookies?
If you want to disable cookies you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies however doing so will mean loss of certain functionality on this website. How to disable cookies from your device will depend on the browser you use, here’s how to do it on the most popular Windows PC browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Choose the menu “Tools” then “Internet Options” 2. Click on the “Privacy” tab 3. Select the appropriate setting
Mozilla Firefox:
1. Choose the menu “Tools” then “Options” 2. Click on the icon “Privacy” 3. Find the menu “Cookie” and select the relevant options
Opera 6.0 and above:
1. Choose the menu “Files” then “Preferences” 2. Click Privacy and select one of the available options.
To disable Cookies in any other browser or on an Apple Macintosh device further information can be found here www.aboutcookies.org
What happens if I disable cookies?
This depends on which cookies you disable, but in general, the site may not operate properly if cookies are switched off
What sorts of cookies does Aircon Group use?
Session Cookies
Session cookies are anonymous temporary cookies used to enhance your online experience; they do not store any personal information and are not used for tracking or any other purpose. Session cookies automatically expire 20 minutes after your visit has ended and are deleted from your device.
If you are a registered site user, session cookies enable us to link your visit to our database in order to allow access to the registered user content areas and retrieve previously saved information. This cookie is essential to the website’s functionality.
Analytics Cookies
This website uses a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.(‘Google’). Cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site; they do not contain any personal information.
We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site and user experience. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track visitor interactions. These cookies are used to store information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page.
For more information regarding Google Analytics and your data privacy please visit: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
It is possible to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking on all websites you visit by installing an add-on to your browser. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is available for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. The add-on can be downloaded here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to identify users and generates statistical data on the way they use our website. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to identify users and generates statistical data on the way they use our website. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to limit request rates. | 10 minutes |
| _utma | Stores the amount of visits, time of the first visit, the previous visit and current visit for each user. | never | |
| _utmb | Used by Google to identify how long a user stays on the website | end of session | |
| _utmc | Used by Google to identify how long a user stays on the website | 30 minutes | |
| _utmt | Used by Google to limit request rates. | 10 miuntes | |
| _utmz | Used by Google to identify how the user navigated to the website | 6 months | |
| DYNSRV | website | Used to manage load balancing to manage server traffic demand. | session |
| ADMINDYNSRV | website | Used to manage load balancing to manage server traffic demand. | session |
| cerber_groove | website | A security cookie used to validate the user session. | 2 weeks |
| wordpress_test_cookie | website | Used to identify if the current browser supports the use of cookies. | session |
| wordpress_logged_in_ | website | Used to identify if the current user is logged in. | session |
| wordpress_sec_[hash] | website | Used to store authentication details. | session |
| wp-settings- | website | Used to customize users view of the admin interface, and possibly the main site interface. | session |
| wp-settings-time- | website | Used to customize users view of the admin interface, and possibly the main site interface. | session |
| hidebanner | website | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for our website | 1 year |
| gwcc | website | Unclassified | 3 months |
| wpe_auth | website | Provides administrators access to server related features from the CMS | session |
| cookieconsent_dismissed | website | Stores the users cookie consent state for our website | 1 year |
| october_session | website | Stores the last visitor session | 2 hours |
| admin_auth | website | Stores the last administrator session | 5 years |
| user_auth | website | Stores the last user session | 5 years |
| wpSGCacheByPass | website | Used to improve the speed and performance of the website | 1 hour |
| PHPSESSID | website | Stores a message when a form is submitted which can be displayed on a different page. | session |
| XSRF-TOKEN | website | This cookie is written to help with site security in preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. | End of session |
| _zlcmid | website | This cookie is managed by Zopim, a tool which enables us to provide our live chat service. It allows us to continue chatting with users across multiple pages. | session |
| __hssc | HubSpot | This cookie keeps track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp. | 30 min |
| __hssrc | HubSpot | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session. | session |
| __hstc | HubSpot | The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | 1 year |
| hubspotutk | HubSpot | Used to identify users and generates statistical data on the way they use our website. | 1 year |
| (random characters) | website | Used by the site firewall to prevent attacks to the site from malicious software and hackers | 1 Day |