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When you log onto or browse one of GSF Group (“our”) websites, we may collect data about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies help us to improve our website and to deliver a better and more personalised experience to you. This data is used to analyse trends, to administer the website you are visiting, track movement around the website and gather general demographic data about our visitor base. Cookies identify you as a number – no other personally identifiable data will be collected through them.

There are four types of cookies that we may use:

  1. Essential cookies, that help us to distinguish each user of our websites and allow our websites to function as they should
  2. Functional cookies remember any preferences you’ve set or purchases you’ve made and are there to improve your online experience
  3. Analytics cookies are analytical cookies that collect anonymous data about how visitors use the website, allowing us to make improvements to ensure our websites are easy to use
  4. Marketing cookies are used to provide visitors with customised marketing based on the websites you’ve visited and how you have interacted with the websites. These cookies also allow us to track who has visited our website by clicking on our affiliate links. Our advertisers or other third-party websites where we post content, like LinkedIn or Twitter, may also use cookies over which we have no control. Please check out the privacy notice on their websites for information about how they use cookies and otherwise manage your personal data.

 Cookies we use on our Platform 

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.  

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
_grecaptcha
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide spam protection

Marketing

Name
rc::c
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences

Active Campaign

Marketing

Usage

We use Active Campaign for marketing automation (automated email marketing). Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Active Campaign Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
prism_*
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and track interaction

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Google Maps

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Google Maps API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

YouTube

Marketing

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
GPS
Expiration
session
Function
Store location data
Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
YSC
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
PREF
Expiration
8 months
Function
Store user preferences

Managing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser and from version to version. 

Contact Info  

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact our Data Protection Officer at DataProtection@gsfgroup.com. 

Changes to our Cookie Notice  

We may make changes to this Cookie Notice from time to time. We will post any changes to our website. Any changes will come into effect the next time you engage with us after the changes have been notified. The current Cookie Notice was last modified in January 2025.