Cookies and Website Privacy Notice

Introduction

At Dals, we prioritise your privacy and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. This Notice outlines what we use and why, as well as how you can manage your cookies preferences.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

What types of cookies do we use?

Cookie name	Category	Purpose	Expiry (days)	Service
_gcl_au	Advertising	Google Ads / Advertising – Collects user actions such as visits, conversions to make data driven decisions.	89	Google Ads
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics / Analytics – used to track user data such as session time, conversions to make data driven decisions	399	Google Analytics
bcookie	Analytics	LinkedIn / Analytics tracking	364	LinkedIn
li_gc	Analytics	LinkedIn / Analytics tracking	179	LinkedIn
lidc	Analytics	LinkedIn / Analytics tracking	0	LinkedIn
_hjSessionUser_5217842	Analytics	Hotjar – Records click data on the site to see how users are using the website to make data driven UX recommendations	364	Hotjar
MUID	Advertising	Microsoft / Bing advertising tracking	389	Microsoft Advertising
_fbp	Advertising	Facebook / Advertising – Records page views, conversions to make data driven decisions	89	Facebook
_uetsid	Advertising	Microsoft / Bing advertising tracking	0	Microsoft Advertising
_uetvid	Advertising	Microsoft / Bing advertising tracking	389	Microsoft Advertising
_ga_MW3HCE9TD0	Analytics	Google Analytics / Analytics – used to track user data such as session time, conversions to make data driven decisions	399	Google Analytics
IDE	Advertising	Google Ads – used to personalise the ads users see	399	Google Ads
_clck	Unclassified	Microsoft / Bing advertising tracking	364	Microsoft Clarity
_clsk	Analytics	Microsoft / Bing advertising tracking	0	Microsoft Clarity
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Advertising	Enable personalised recommendations on YouTube based on past views and searches	179	YouTube
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA	Advertising	Used by YouTube to store the user’s privacy and consent settings for embedded videos	179	YouTube
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN	Essential	Used by YouTube to manage and test new features by assigning users to specific groups for phased rollouts of updates and interface changes	179	YouTube
NID	Analytics	Used to show Google ads in Google services for signed-out users	182	Google Analytics

How to manage your cookie preferences

You can change your cookies preferences by clicking the “Privacy” button in the left bottom corner of our website. You can then customise and select which cookies you accept by selecting or de-selecting the tick boxes. Once you have made your selection, you then press the ‘Save’ button. Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.

Contact Information

For any questions about this Notice or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at DPO@dals.co.uk. We are committed to addressing any concerns you may have and ensuring your data is handled responsibly.

Changes to This Notice

We may update this Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Significant changes will be communicated through email, our website, and other appropriate channels to ensure you are always informed about how we protect your personal data. This Privacy Notice is reviewed annually or whenever there is a significant change.