Last updated: 10 July 2023
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Qmerit! Qmerit Electrification UK, Ltd (“Qmerit”, “we”, “us” and “our”) is committed to respecting your privacy and we have provided this Cookie Policy to inform you about how and why information is collected about you and your device through the use of cookies placed on our Website. This Cookie Policy contains important information explaining what cookies are, what types of cookies we use, the purposes of those cookies, and what your rights are in relation to our use of cookies. Therefore, please read it carefully.
Some of the information collected by cookies may include personal data. For information about how and why we collect, store, use and share your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.
COOKIE BASICS
What are cookies? A cookie is a small text file that is sent to or accessed from your web browser or your device’s memory to collect information about how you use our Website. A cookie typically contains the name of the domain from which the cookie originated, the lifespan of the cookie, and a randomly generated unique number or other identifiers. Cookies may also contain information about your device, such as user settings, browsing history and activities conducted while using our Website. We also use the term “cookie” to refer to other similar types of tracking technologies.
Who places cookies? Cookies may either be created and placed directly by us (these are known as first-party cookies) or by third parties such as advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services (these are known as third-party cookies).
How long do cookies last? Cookies may also be either be session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies only last until you close your browser, while persistent cookies continue working after you close your browser. The lifespan of a persistent cookie varies and will depend on the purpose for which the cookie is used.
Why are cookies used? Cookies may be used for a variety of purposes, and they are typically classified according to their overall purpose. For example, we use the following general classifications within this Cookie Policy: essential cookies, analytics cookies, functional cookies, and advertising cookies.
What are your rights? With the exception of essential cookies, we do not place any cookies on your device unless you provide consent, and you are permitted to withdraw your consent at any time. Please see ‘how to manage cookies’ below for more information.
OUR COOKIES
Our website, https://qmerit.uk/privacy-policy/ (“Website”) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of Website. This helps us to provide you with a positive experience when you browse and use our Website, and also allows us to improve security and functionality.
When you visit our Website, some or all of the following types of cookies may be used:
Essential cookies: These cookies are required for the operation of our Website. For example, they include cookies that store your user ID as you progress through our EV home charging assessment.
Analytics cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to our Website and to see how you move around when using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by making sure you can easily find what you are looking for.
Functional cookies: These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences relating to, for example, font selection and form autocompletion.
Advertising cookies: These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website, and the advertising displayed on it, more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use in the table below.
|
Name |
Type |
Classification |
Purpose |
Duration |
|
Qmerit gfdp_* |
First party |
Essential |
Stores ID of user’s entry data as they progress through home charging assessment |
Persistent (1 week) |
|
Qmerit evhcaFromPrevio us |
First party |
Functional |
Stores boolean value on user as they progress through the home charging assessment to help support easy transitions between sections |
Persistent (localStorage*) |
|
Qmerit homepagevidurl |
First party |
Functional |
Stores URL to most compatible home page hero background video so it can more quickly load upon revisiting |
Persistent (localStorage*) |
|
Google Fonts API |
Third party |
Functional |
Provides additional fonts for design purposes |
Session |
|
Google Maps API |
Third party |
Functional |
Provides address autocomplete & mapping visual services to help user fill out home charging assessment |
Session |
|
Google reCAPTCHA rc::c |
Third party |
Functional |
Reads and filters requests from bots |
Session |
|
Google reCAPTCHA rc::b |
Third party |
Functional |
Reads and filters requests from bots |
Session |
|
Google reCAPTCHA rc::a |
Third party |
Functional |
Reads and filters requests from bots |
Persistent (localStorage*) |
|
Google Analytics _ga |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores and counts pageviews |
Persistent (2 years) |
|
Google Analytics _ga_* |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores and counts pageviews |
Persistent (1 year) |
|
Google Analytics _gid |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores and counts pageviews |
Persistent (1 day) |
|
HubSpot hubspotutk |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores and tracks user’s identity |
Persistent (13 months) |
|
HubSpot __hssc |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores anonymised statistics |
Persistent (30 minutes) |
|
HubSpot __hssrc |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores unique session ID |
Session |
|
HubSpot __hstc |
Third party |
Analytics |
Stores time of visit |
Persistent (13 months) |
|
Wistia wistia-video-prog ress-* |
Third party |
Functional |
Stores if user has seen embedded content |
Persistent (localStorage*) |
|
Google DoubleClick IDE |
Third party |
Advertising |
Provides ad delivery or retargeting |
Persistent (2 years) |
|
Google Ads Optimization NID |
Third party |
Advertising |
Provides ad delivery or retargeting, stores user preferences |
Persistent (6 months) |
|
Google Adsense _gcl_au |
Third party |
Advertising |
Stores and tracks conversions |
Persistent (3 months) |
*For cookies using LocalStorage, data is stored indefinitely in the user’s browser for the user’s benefit. Qmerit does not have access to this data.
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES
With the exception of essential cookies, we do not place cookies on your device unless you provide consent. When you visit our Website, you can choose which analytics, functional, and advertising cookies we set by adjusting the applicable settings.
Your choices will be remembered for 1 year (or until the date on which we place a new cookie if sooner), at which point we will prompt you to refresh your choices. To remember your choices, we place a single essential preference cookie on your device.
You can always withdraw your consent or adjust your choices at any time by navigating to the “Manage Cookies” button in the bottom right corner of your browser view.
Additionally, all up to date versions of popular browsers give you a level of control over cookies. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies, which would include essential cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our Website.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, you may contact us at privacy@qmerit.com.
CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Please check this Cookie Policy regularly to ensure you are aware of the most up to date version.