Effective Date: 05/02/2024

Introduction

At SkillSynch, we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website (www.skillsynch.co.uk), understand how our site is used, and tailor our services to your interests. This Cookie Policy provides detailed information about how and why we use cookies and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, mobile phone, or tablet) by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently as well as to provide information to the site's owners.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site.

• Performance Cookies: These collect information about how you use our website, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked on. None of this information can be used to identify you. It is all aggregated and, therefore, anonymized.

• Functionality Cookies: These allow our website to remember choices you’ve made in the past, like what language you prefer or what your user name and password are so you can automatically log in.

• Targeting cookies or advertising cookies: These are placed on your device by us or our advertising partners. They remember that you’ve visited a website and use that information to show you ads that are tailored to your interests.

How We Use Cookies

• Site Functionality: Enabling navigation and basic site functions to provide you with a seamless experience.

• User Preferences: recognising repeat visitors and remembering their preferences (e.g., language settings).

• Analytics and Performance: Gathering data on how users interact with our website, which helps us improve our services and functionalities,.

• Marketing: Delivering targeted advertising based on user behaviour and preferences.

Your Choices and Control

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Please be aware that if you choose to reject cookies, this may impair some of the functionality of our website.

• Managing Cookies in Your Browser: You can change your cookie settings in your web browser. The browser help section typically provides information on how to refuse cookies or receive a notification before accepting a cookie.

• Third-Party Cookies: Note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control.

Changes to Our Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our cookie policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this cookie policy, please contact us using the details provided on our website.