Privacy policy & Cookie Policy

Our Cookies Policy

About our cookies – supporting your informed choice

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you access most websites on the internet.

By using our website you agree to the use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.

Currently across http://www.ecctis.co.uk/ we make use of cookies to help manage our website, make our website easier to use and support the provision of relevant information and functionality to you to improve your visitor experience, as well as provide us with information about how our website is used so that we can make sure it is as up-to-date, relevant and as error free as we can.

Cookies set across our website (whether set by our 3rd party partners or us), can be in the form of session cookies (lasting only as long as your visit to our website) or persistent cookies, and may use different technologies, such as JavaScript or Flash.

You can choose to manage the cookies we use on our website through your internet browser settings at any time. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. Certain cookies may be set as soon as you visit our website, but you can remove them using your internet browser settings.

Turning cookies off

Please note that preventing cookies will impact on the functionality or performance of our website and will prevent you from using certain services provided through it. If you choose to do so, we cannot guarantee access to the services provided through our website or be sure how our website will perform during your visit. Doing so will also affect our ability to update our website to cater for user preferences and improve its performance

If you have any further questions, would like any further clarification around our use of cookies or wish to discuss how we are embracing online privacy, please email us at [email protected]

Further Information

Further general information about cookies is available at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

For further information about Google Analytics please see http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

To prevent tracking by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

If you would like to find out more about advertising networks and affiliate programmes and how cookies are used for these purposes, please visit http://www.youronlinechoices.co.uk This is an information portal which is run by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), the trade association for digital advertising, and will provide you will all the information you need to know about online behavioural advertising and the choices available to you.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that we place into a folder on your computer when you visit .

We set out below information to assist your understanding of the cookies that we use here at ECCTIS.

COOKIE INFO

There is only one type of cookies used by ECCTIS:

Session Cookies

Set by a site, which are deleted when the visitor closes their browser.

COOKIE GROUPINGS

To make it easier for you to understand the way in which ECCTIS uses cookies, we have grouped them into the following categories. The category to which a cookie belongs can be seen in the table below under the heading 'Reason for use of cookie'.

"Your Visit"

These cookies are used to ensure that your journey through our website is smooth. They check whether you are logged into the website and what services you use.

Analytics

The software which uses Analytics cookies is intended to provide ECCTIS with an overview of website usage through such analytics software. These trends may include information such as your chosen browser, participation in marketing/email campaigns, page views, session length, etc. No personal or identifiable information is collected or used.

HOW CAN I CHECK IF COOKIES ARE ENABLED?

Please be aware that if you disable cookies it will not be possible to place an order on the ECCTIS website. To check the current status of cookies please click on your browser from the list below for step-by-step instructions:

Internet Explorer

1-Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab

2-Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.

Google Chrome

1-Click on 'Tools' (or the spanner icon) at the top of your browser window and select Options or Settings

2-Click the 'Under the Hood/Bonnet' tab, locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content settings' button

3-Now select 'Allow local data to be set'

Safari

1-Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option

2-Click on 'Security', then 'Accept cookies' and select 'Always'

Firefox

1-Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon

2-In the first drop down menu labelled 'Firefox will:' select 'Remember History'

Other

There are a number of other browsers available that will all have their own unique way of setting cookies, for assistance with these individual browsers please refer to their help section

CAN I ENABLE COOKIES ON THIS WEBSITE BUT NOT ON OTHER SITES?

It is possible to only accept Cookies when you are on the ECCTIS site by adding our web address to a 'safe list'. Here's how to do this in different browsers:

Internet Explorer

1-Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab

2-Under the 'Settings' menu slide the bar to the top, so that 'Block All Cookies' is selected

3-Click the 'Sites' button and enter www.ecctis.co.ukin the 'Address of website' bar, then select 'Allow'

Google Chrome

1-Click on 'Tools' (or the spanner icon) at the top of your browser window and select Options or Settings

2-Click the 'Under the Hood/Bonnet' tab, locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content settings' button

3-Now select 'Block sites from setting any data' then select the 'Manage exceptions' button

4-In the 'Hostname Pattern' field type www.ecctis.co.ukand ensure that the 'Behaviour' is set to 'Allow'

Safari

1-Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option

2-Click on 'Security', then 'Accept cookies' and select 'Only from site you navigate to'

Firefox

1-Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon

2-In the first drop down menu labelled 'Firefox will:' select 'Use custom settings for history'

3-Click the 'Exceptions' button

4-In the 'Address of web site' field type www.ecctis.co.uk and click 'Allow'

Other

There are a number of other browsers available that will all have their own unique way of setting cookie exceptions, for assistance with these individual browsers please refer to their help section.

FURTHER QUESTIONS

If you have any questions or concerns about any of our cookies or policies, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

Cookies Used At ECCTIS

Cookie name Description Content Created by Purpose Expires Cookie type Personal information stored
ASP.NET_ SessionId Unique code given to each visitor of the website. udsxsu duy3unsd zyr0pdd4bz ECCTIS To hold the session ID When user closes browser. Session No
__utma Used to track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site pertaining to the cookie, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. 174604982. 659380496. 1365693015. 1365693015. 1365693015. 1 Google analytics Google Analytics uses the information from this cookie to calculate things like Days and Visits to certain pages. Two years after creation. Persistent No
__utmb Records the time a visitor starts looking at a the website. 174604982. 15. 10. 1365693015 Google analytics utmb takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site. When user closes browser. Session No
__utmc Records the time a visitor leaves the website. 174604982 Google analytics utmc takes a timestamp of the exact moment a visitor exits a site. 30 minutes after user closes browser. Session No
__utmv Used for recording custom reporting variables. n/a Google analytics n/a When user closes browser. Session No
__utmz Used for recording referral information. 174604982. 1365693015.1.1. utmcsr=(direct)| utmccn=(direct)| utmcmd=(none) Google analytics Used to track of where the visitor came from, what search engine was used, referring link, keywords used and geographical location. Six months Persistent No

Does ECCTIS Ltd share the Information it receives?

Information about our customers is an important part of our business and we do not share personal data with third parties.

How Secure Is Information About Me?

We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.

We reveal only the last four digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage and disclosure of personally identifiable customer information. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal information to you.

It is important for you to protect against unauthorised access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when you finish using a shared computer.