In plain terms

This policy explains what cookies are, how our website uses them, and how you can control them. The short version: we use a few cookies that are needed to make the site work, and we use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used so we can improve it. The analytics cookies only load if you agree to them through the banner on our site, and you can change your mind at any time. This policy sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information more generally.

1. Who we are

We are EmpowerPath Solutions Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 16295086, with our registered office at Unicorn House, Station Close, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1TL. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean EmpowerPath Solutions Limited. If you have any question about our use of cookies, contact us at info@empowerpath.co.uk.

2. What cookies are

A cookie is a small file, usually containing a unique identifier, that a website sends to your computer, phone or other device and that is stored there. It lets the website recognise your device and remember things about your visit. A website can only read the cookies it has set itself, not cookies set by other websites. Cookies do a range of jobs, from keeping a site working properly to helping the owner understand how it is being used.

3. How we use cookies

We use cookies in two ways.

Some cookies are essential. They are needed to make the website work properly and to keep it secure, for example remembering your cookie choices. Because the site cannot function without them, these do not require your consent, and they do not identify you personally.

Other cookies are for analytics. We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use our site, such as which pages they visit, how long they stay, how they arrived and what they click on. This helps us see what is working, what is not, and where the site can be improved. Analytics cookies are not essential to the site working, so we only set them where you have given your consent.

We treat the information collected through analytics as personal information, because it can include things such as your device and your approximate location, and we handle it in line with our Privacy Policy. We use it only to understand and improve our site, and we do not use it to try to identify you personally.

4. Your choices, and how to manage cookies

When you first visit our site, our cookie banner asks whether you are happy for us to use non-essential cookies such as analytics. Analytics cookies are only set if you agree. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the cookie settings on our website.

You can also control cookies through your web browser. Browsers let you accept all cookies, warn you when a cookie is being set, or refuse them altogether. Each browser is a little different, so the quickest way is to use the Help menu in your browser to find its cookie settings. On a phone or tablet, check the device or browser instructions. Please bear in mind that blocking all cookies, including essential ones, may stop parts of the site working as they should.

If you want general, independent guidance on cookies and how to manage them, aboutcookies.org explains it clearly.

5. Google Analytics and information sent outside the UK

Our analytics are provided by Google Analytics. Google processes the information collected by its cookies on our behalf, and stores some of it on servers outside the United Kingdom, including in the United States. Where information is handled outside the UK, it is covered by the appropriate safeguards recognised under UK data protection law, so that it continues to be protected to the same standard. Google may pass information to others where the law requires it, or where they are processing it on Google’s behalf. You can read how Google uses information from sites that use its services, and how to control it, in Google’s own privacy information at policies.google.com/privacy.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time, for example if we start using a different or additional cookie. The version and date at the top show when it was last changed, and we would encourage you to check it from time to time.

7. How to contact us

If you have any question about this policy, or about how we use cookies, contact us at info@empowerpath.co.uk, or write to us at EmpowerPath Solutions Limited, Unicorn House, Station Close, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1TL.