Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit websites. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of a cookie. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a better and more personalized web experience.

Cookies can be ‘Session Cookies’ or ‘Persistent Cookies’. Session Cookies allow a website to link a series of your actions during one browser session, for example to remember the items you have added to a shopping basket. Session Cookies expire after a browser session and are therefore not stored on your computer or device afterwards. Persistent Cookies are stored on your computer or device between browser sessions and can be used when you make subsequent visits to the website, for example to remember your website preferences, such as language or font size.

Cookies we use and their purpose

We use only one type of cookie – ‘Strictly Necessary’. Other types of cookie: ‘Performance’, ‘Functional’ and ‘Targeted Advertising’ are not used on Green Star BCS websites. We use strictly necessary cookies to make our site work. These cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. These cookies do not store any information that directly identifies you.

Green Star BCS respects your right to privacy and gives you control over how cookies are set on your browser. Subject to applicable law, you may be presented with a Cookie Banner with links to a Cookie Preference Centre. We encourage you to interact with different categories of cookies and adjust your preferences. Visitors without access to this functionality can use their browser settings to control how cookies are set on their devices. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and impair the services we are able to offer. You can find more detailed information about how to control cookies later in this policy.

How to control cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways via your browser or, for visitors from selected countries, by adjusting your preferences via a Cookie Preference Centre. Please bear in mind that removing or blocking cookies can impact on your user experience and parts of the site may no longer be fully accessible. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Most browsers will allow you to see what cookies you have and delete them on an individual basis or block cookies from particular or all sites. Be aware that any preference set will be lost if you delete all cookies, including your preference to opt-out from cookies as this itself requires an opt-out cookie to have been set.

20 November 2024