Cookie Policy

This policy explains what cookies are, which ones this website uses, and how you can control them. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information more generally.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. It lets the site recognise your device on later pages or later visits.

Cookies last for different lengths of time. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire or you delete them.

Similar technologies, including pixels, tags and local storage, do comparable jobs. Where we refer to cookies in this policy, we mean those technologies too.

Our approach

We use two kinds of cookie on this website.

Essential cookies are needed for the site to work and to keep it secure. These are always set, because the site cannot function without them. The law does not require your consent for these.

Analytics cookies tell us how many people visit the site and which pages they read. These are only set if you accept them. If you reject them, or ignore the banner, they are not set at all.

We do not use advertising cookies, we do not share your browsing information with advertisers, and we do not use cookies to build a marketing profile of you.

Essential cookies

This website is built on the Squarespace platform. The following cookies are set for security and basic site function.

crumb

Security. Prevents cross-site request forgery, an attack that can trick a browser into taking an action you did not intend.

Expires: End of browser session

RecentRedirect

Site function. Records a recent redirect so pages load correctly.

Expires: 30 minutes

ss_cookieAllowed

Records your cookie preference, so the site does not ask again.

Expires: 30 days

The exact cookies set can vary slightly depending on the features in use on the site. If you find a cookie set by this site that is not listed here, please tell us and we will investigate and update this policy.

Analytics cookies

These are set by Squarespace Analytics, and only after you accept them. They tell us visitor numbers, which pages are read, and where visitors arrived from. We use this to understand whether the site is useful, not to identify individuals.

ss_cid

Identifies a unique visitor.

Expires: 2 years

ss_cvr

Tracks a visitor’s sessions on the site over time.

Expires: 2 years

ss_cpvisit

Records when the visitor first came to the site.

Expires: 2 years

ss_cvisit

Records the current browsing session.

Expires: 30 minutes

ss_cvt

Counts page views within the current session.

Expires: 30 minutes

Changing your mind

Rejecting cookies is as easy as accepting them. Both options appear on the banner itself, and you do not have to open a settings menu to decline.

Your choice is remembered for 30 days, after which the banner appears again and you can choose differently. To change your mind sooner, delete this website’s cookies in your browser. That clears your recorded choice and the banner will appear on your next visit.

Rejecting or withdrawing consent stops any further analytics cookies being set. It does not delete information already collected, though you can ask us to do that using the contact details below.

Controlling cookies in your browser

You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Every major browser lets you see what is stored, delete individual cookies, and refuse new ones.

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies
Safari: Settings → Privacy
Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security

Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of this website working properly.

For general guidance on cookies you may find aboutcookies.org useful.

Third parties

Our website host, Squarespace, processes information on our behalf under contract. Squarespace has its own privacy and cookie policies, available at squarespace.com.

This website links to other websites, including LinkedIn. This policy covers only our site. When you follow a link, the cookies you receive are governed by that site’s own policy, and you should read it if you want to know how they operate.

Changes to this policy

If we start using additional cookies, we will update this policy and, where the law requires it, ask for your consent before setting them. The date at the top shows when this policy was last revised.

Contact

Questions about this policy, or about any cookie you have found on this site:

email: mattbrowne@quillonadvisory.co.uk

address: Quillon Advisory LTD, 71-75, Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.