INTRODUCTION
The Centralis group (collectively and individually, “Centralis”, “we” or “us”) use a variety of cookies across our website. We do this to provide you with the most secure and effective way of viewing pages on our sites. Cookies and other similar technologies are an indispensable part of how our websites work. They allow our site to:
- work as expected and keep it secure;
- help us understand how you prefer to use our site;
- make our sites easier to use by remembering certain information you have entered;
- improve your experience by showing you information relevant to you.
This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, how they affect you and what you can do if you do not wish to accept some or all of the cookies we use on our websites. Please read this policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other means of accessing the internet (each, a “device“) whenever you visit most websites. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes the cookie.
Cookies are useful because they allow us to recognise your device. They serve many different purposes, like allowing you to navigate between pages more efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your overall experience of our websites.
Cookies may be used to record details of pages relating to particular products and services you have looked at on our websites. This is to provide us with data to allow us to improve our websites and to provide you with information in which you may be interested.
Cookies can also be used to recognize and count the number of visitors to our websites and to see how you navigate our websites when you use them. This helps us improve the way our website work. You can find more information about cookies at: EU Cookie Directive – The EU Cookie Laws | Cookiepedia.
WHAT SORT OF COOKIES DO WE USE?
The following table summarizes the cookies collected while browsing the site:
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Duration | Type |
| _ga_* | .centralisgroup.com | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics |
| _ga | .centralisgroup.com | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics |
| _gcl_au | .centralisgroup.com | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | 3 months | Analytics |
| rc::a | google.com | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | never | Necessary |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | .centralisgroup.com | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | session | Necessary |
| rc::c | google.com | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | session | Necessary |
Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to help you move around our websites and use the functionality, such as accessing secure areas of our website. Without these cookies, certain features and functionality will not be available to you.
These types of cookies are only sent by our website and not by third-party tools. These include cookies like the Google reCAPTCHA cookies (rc::a and rc::c) that help protect the website from spam and malicious attacks, and WordPress’s wpEmojiSettingsSupports cookie, which help determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly.
Analytics cookies
These cookies enable us to track visitor behavior and measure website performance. The collected data is crucial for our business, as well as long term website optimisation measures. Google Analytics cookies (ga, ga*), and gcl_au from Google Tag Manager, are used for tracking page views, sessions, and experimenting with advertisement efficiency.
Concerning cookies’ collection purposes:
- *ga (Google Analytics)**: Used to store and count page views for analytics.
- _ga (Google Analytics): Tracks visitors, sessions, and campaign data, anonymously identifying users and monitoring site usage for analytics reporting.
- _gcl_au (Google Tag Manager): Tracks advertisement efficiency across websites that use Google Tag Manager.
- rc::a and rc::c (Google reCAPTCHA): Protects the site from malicious spam attacks by identifying bots.
- wpEmojiSettingsSupports (WordPress): Helps determine if the user’s browser can properly display emojis.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT COOKIES?
By using our websites and/or providing us with your consent (where required by applicable laws), you agree to us placing certain types of cookies described in this policy on your device; however, if you choose to, you can block these cookies using your browser settings.
Contact Details: If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy or the use of your personal information, please contact us on data.privacy@centralisgroup.com.