Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are tiny files that we place into a folder on your computer when you visit our various websites and customer portals.  They allow us to customise and performance enhance your browsing experience.

We set out below information to assist your understanding of the cookies that we use here at Gamma.

Cookie Information

There are two types of cookies used by Gamma which vary by the length of time they remain active:

Session Cookies

Set by a site, which are deleted when the visitor closes their browser.

Persistent Cookies

Set by a site, which are stored on the visitor’s device and expire on a given date.

Cookie Groupings

To make it easier for you to understand the way in which Gamma uses cookies, they have been grouped into the following categories. The category to which a cookie belongs can be seen in the table below under the heading ‘Reason for use of cookie’.

Your Visit

These cookies are used to ensure that your journey through our website is smooth. They will typically remember what settings you have applied or any preferences that you have set so that they are not forgotten when you click through to a different screen.

Remarketing

Gamma uses 3rd party remarketing services including Google AdWords, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and AdRoll. These services will place cookies on your web browsers in order to serve you ads based on past visits. This allows us to market to those that have shown interest in Gamma’s products and services. We respect your privacy and will not collect any identifiable information through the use of Google or any other 3rd party remarketing service. To opt out of Google’s use of cookies visit https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en-GB. To opt out of AdRoll’s use of cookies visit https://app.adroll.com/optout/safari

User Preferences

These cookies are used to remember your individual preferences. On our websites this may include a variety of things such as the enabling of automatic form completion to displaying prices Inc or ex VAT, what you have selected before or to enable us to make product recommendations.

Analytics

The software which uses Analytics cookies is intended to provide Gamma with an overview of traffic trends throughout our sites using such analytics software. These trends may include information such as your chosen browser, whether you are accessing using a smartphone or laptop, participation in marketing/email campaigns, page views, session length, etc. No personal or identifiable information is collected or used.

How can I check if cookies are enabled?

Please be aware that if you disable cookies it will not be possible to use most if not all of our websites. To check the current status of cookies please click on your browser from the list below for step-by-step instructions:

Internet Explorer

1. Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet options’ , then click on the ‘Privacy’ tab
2. Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.

Google Chrome

1. Click on the menu icon near the top-right of your browser window and select ‘Settings’.
2. On the ‘Settings’ screen, click ‘Show advanced settings…’.
3. Now click the ‘Content settings…’ button. This will display your cookies settings. The first option ‘Allow local data to be set (recommended)’ should be selected.

Safari

1. Click on ‘Safari’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option
2. Click on ‘Security’, then ‘Accept cookies’ and select ‘Always’

Firefox

1. Click on the menu icon near the top-right of your browser window and select ‘Options’.
2. Select ‘Privacy’, and in the ‘History’ section the drop-down menu labelled ‘Firefox will:’ select ‘Remember History’ should be selected.

Other

There are a number of other browsers available that will all have their own unique way of setting cookies, for assistance with these individual browsers please refer to their help section.

Can I enable cookies on Gamma websites but not on other sites?

It’s possible to only accept Cookies when you are on Gamma websites and portals by adding our various web addresses to a ‘safe list’. Here’s how to do this in different browsers:

Internet Explorer

1. Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet options’ , then click on the ‘Privacy’ tab.
2. Under the ‘Settings’ menu slide the bar to the top, so that ‘Block All Cookies’ is selected.
3. Click the ‘Sites’ button and enter www.gamma-portal.com (for example) in the ‘Address of website’ bar, then select ‘Allow’.

Google Chrome

1. Click on the menu icon near the top-right of your browser window and select ‘Settings’.
2. On the ‘Settings’ screen, click ‘Show advanced settings…’.
3. Now select ‘Block sites from setting any data’ then select the ‘Manage exceptions’ button.
4. In the ‘Hostname Pattern’ field type gammagroup.co/pragma (for example) and ensure that the ‘Behaviour’ is set to ‘Allow’.

Safari

1. Click on ‘Safari’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option.
2. Click on ‘Security’, then ‘Accept cookies’ and select ‘Only from site you navigate to’.

Firefox

1. Click on the menu icon near the top-right of your browser window and select ‘Options’.
2. In the first drop down menu labelled ‘Firefox will:’ select ‘Use custom settings for history’.
3. Click the ‘Exceptions…’ button
4. In the ‘Address of web site’ field type gammagroup.co/pragma (for example) and click ‘Allow’.

Other

There are a number of other browsers available that will all have their own unique way of setting cookie exceptions, for assistance with these individual browsers please refer to their help section.

Further Questions

If you have any questions or concerns about any of our cookies or policies, please feel free to email us at info@gamma.co.uk.