To comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations we periodically conduct a Cookie Audit of our website. This Cookie Audit was last updated on 28 May 2025.
Our website uses a number of cookies to store data on our visitor's computers.
Cookies created by this website
This website creates a number of cookies, which are referred to as first party cookies as they are specific to the host site that created them. All the first-party cookies which are created do not store any personal or sensitive information, or anything that makes you personally identifiable to us.
They are used for essential functionality such as security when processing form data or for analytics which helps us use anonymous visitor data to gain a better understanding of how people use our website.
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a Cookie Consent Popup. From here you can provide consent for which cookies we are allowed to create. At any time, you can change your preferences by clicking on the 'floating cookie' icon on the bottom left of your screen.
Functionality cookies
Our web server may create an essential session cookie, which is essential for your use of some of the interactive elements of the website, such as contact forms. The cookie contains a session ID which is a mechanism for distinguishing your visit to our website from any other visitors that may be using the website at the same time. This cookie expires when you leave our website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to measure how users interact with website content.
| Cookie name | Default expiration time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| _ gat | 1 Minute | Used to throttle request rate |
You can read how Google safeguards your data on their website.
We don't share the data that Google Analytics collects, and we don't believe that our use of Google Analytics is privacy-intrusive. We use the data that is collected in the following ways:
- to report, in aggregate, how our visitors find and use our website;
- to understand overall visitor behaviour; and
- to inform how we update and improve our website.
Google Maps
Cookies created: khcookie, NID, SNID and PREF
We use Google Maps on the Contact Us page to provide detailed information on how to locate our offices. We use Google's interactive maps because we believe they provide a helpful way for our visitors to identify how best to travel to us. We use the Google Maps tools on the basis that Google adheres to its privacy policy and its terms of service for Google Maps.
We advertise on LinkedIn to reach candidates and companies who may be interested in our Services. LinkedIn may create a number of cookies via the LinkedIn Insight Tag
- li_sugr (90 days)
Used to make a probabilistic match of a user’s identity for ad targeting and audience building. - li_fat_id (30 days)
A member-level identifier used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics. - lms_ads (30 days)
Identifies LinkedIn members off LinkedIn for advertising purposes. - lms_analytics (30 days)
Identifies LinkedIn members off LinkedIn for analytics purposes. - AnalyticsSyncHistory (30 days)
Records when the lms_analytics cookie was last synced to avoid redundant calls. - UserMatchHistory (30 days)
Records when the LinkedIn Ads ID sync last ran. - bcookie (1 year)
A browser identifier to uniquely identify devices (for fraud/abuse detection). - bscookie (1 year)
A secure browser cookie that remembers two-factor authentication status. - _guid (90 days)
Used to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads integrations. - BizographicsOptOut (10 years)
Indicates opt-out status for non-members (e.g. guest users). - li_giant (7 days)
An indirect identifier for groups of members used in conversion-tracking cohorts. - lidc (24 hours)
Data-center routing context to optimize latency.
Microsoft Advertising
We use Microsoft's Advertising Platform to conduct marketing campaigns on Bing. These campaigns may create a number of cookies to track performance and help us serve more targeted marketing campaigns.
- _uetsid A first-party session cookie containing a random Session ID used by UET to group hits together. Expires: 1 day (24 hours)
- _uetvid: A first-party persistent cookie storing a unique, anonymized Visitor ID (GUID) so repeat visits can be tied back to the same user. Expires: 13 months
- _uetmsclkid A first-party session cookie that holds the Microsoft Click ID (msclkid) when auto-tagging is enabled, ensuring ad clicks are accurately attributed. Expires: end of session
Facebook Advertising
We may from time to time carry out facebook advertising campaigns. In order to track the performance of these campaigns and to serve targeted ads based user preference, cookies may be created by Meta. If you consent to ad personalisation cookies and user data cookies, the campaigns may use personal data to target ads more specifically to users of Facebook.
First-Party Cookies created by Meta
- _fbp
Purpose: Stores a unique Facebook Browser ID to track page views and sessions for ad delivery and analytics.
Expiration: ~3 months (≈90 days) - _fbc
Purpose: Captures the Facebook click-ID (fbclid) when someone arrives via an ad, so you can tie conversions back to that click.
Expiration: ~2 years
Third-Party Facebook Cookies (set on .facebook.com)
These are dropped when the Pixel code loads Facebook resources (e.g. the image request to facebook.com/tr) and no same-site/third-party cookie blocks are in place.
- fr
Purpose: Facebook’s primary advertising cookie; used to deliver, measure and improve ad relevancy.
Expiration: 90 days - datr
Purpose: Identifies the browser for security, fraud prevention and site-integrity checks.
Expiration: 2 years - sb
Purpose: Secondary browser identifier used for login/authentication flows.
Expiration: 2 years - wd
Purpose: Stores browser window dimensions to optimize UI rendering.
Expiration: Session (or up to 1 week)
Google Advertising
We carry out Google Ads campaigns to advertise our services via Google's products. For detailed information on how Google uses cookies during a Google Ads campaign please refer to the following resource
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
In summary the following cookies may be created, but please refer to the link provided above for the most up to date and detailed information on how Google creates cookies during a Google Ads campaign.
- NID
Purpose: Stores user preferences and ad-related settings for signed-out users (frequency capping, personalization choices).
Expires: 6 months from last use Business Data ResponsibilityGoogle Policies - 1P_JAR
Purpose: Collects site-usage and conversion data to optimize ad delivery and measure performance.
Expires: 30 days
TypeForm
We use a 3rd Party Service called Typeform to provide forms on our website where you can submit your details to us. When typeforms are embedded on our website, some cookies may be created to track sessions, analytics and feature-tracking.
1. Session & Technical Cookies
- PHPSESSID
A standard session-ID cookie to keep your respondent’s session state. - varnish_cache (or similar)
Used by Typeform’s Varnish layer for caching/load-balancing. - device_view
Remembers the respondent’s device type (mobile vs. desktop) to render the form responsively. Broeinest
2. Interaction-Timing Cookies
- first_interaction
Timestamp of when the respondent first interacted with the form. - zero_interaction
Indicates that no interaction has yet occurred (used for timeouts or prompts).
Other cookies
From time to time we may use additional external services on our website which may create cookies on your device. As we add new services or make changes that use cookies, we will update this cookie policy with the details.
If you have any concerns about the cookies we create or the way we aim to attain consent from you, please contact us and we'll be happy to answer your questions.
