Cookie Policy

This page was last updated on 28th July 2020. Whenever this policy is changed in a material way, you will be asked to renew your cookie consent.

We, Kingspan Timber Solutions (“Kingspan Timber Solutions Affiliate/s”), through our website www.kingspantimbersolutions.co.uk, use cookies. These cookies help to ensure that our websites are secure and work properly, and if you consent so, it will help us to improve your experience across our websites by, for example, remembering your preference settings or sending you personalised information about our products and services.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information, which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They can improve your experience of using a website by, for example, remembering your preference settings and tracking your use of a website so that it can be improved to meet your needs. Most of our cookies only collect anonymous information. However, we or the other companies we use for cookies (listed below), may collect information such as log-in details and IP addresses that in some countries is considered personal data. We take your privacy seriously and would like you to understand how we process this personal data as per our Website Privacy Notice.

You may be able to access other websites from the Kingspan Timber Solutions website, these websites are not under our control. Please review their cookie and privacy policies when you visit them.

Also, when you use an external account (such as Facebook or Disqus) to log-in to our website, note that any preferences saved (such as remembering log-in details) are saved and further managed by your account provider and this is outside of our control .

What cookies do we use?

We know that understanding cookies, their uses and how these uses affect your online experience can be challenging. We want to make this as simple as possible for you. Below, you will find a summary of the purposes for which we use cookies followed by a complete cookie list.

Type 1: Functionality Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are used for security, or to enable the website to function – without these cookies you will not be able to use our websites.

Functionality cookies that provide website services to enhance your experience and cookies that save your preferences e.g. website language, enquiries or comments you make on our website – these cookies are not necessary for your use of our websites but enabling these cookies can improve your website experience. A full list of functionality cookies is available below. Type 2: Analytical Cookies (Anonymised)

Cookies that can tell us how (anonymised) users interact with our website, to help us improve. For these cookies, you will allow the companies we use (e.g. Google) to see some personal information e.g. IP address, but Kingspan Timber solutions will not see this information.

If you accept these cookies, we will be able to analyse anonymous interactions such as:

• the sources from which you access our website,
• general online behaviour and interactions with our websites e.g. user clicks and number of website visits, and;
• general user preferences such as popular keyword searches and advert clicks.

Type 3: Analytical Cookies (Personal)

Cookies that allow us to use your personal information to tailor our product and service offering to you based on your interests, needs and interactions with Kingspan Timber Solutions.

If you accept these cookies, we will be able to analyse interactions such as: Utilising third party cookies (this means that they are provided by other companies, for example, Google or Facebook) to advertise to you based on your interests and interactions with Kingspan Timber Solutions.

What consent options do I have?

Kingspan Timber Solutions would like to have your consent to send cookies to your computer or mobile device.

Our use of strictly necessary cookies does not require your consent. If you do not agree with the saving of strictly necessary cookies on your device, you should stop browsing our webpages.

If you do not consent to our functionality cookies, some parts of our website may not work as you wish.

Consent for Kingspan Timber Solutions cookies will last for 12 months, after which time we will ask you to renew your cookie consent.

Can I withdraw my consent or manage my cookies?

You can withdraw your consent to our cookies at any time, even if you have previously consented. More information about consent withdrawal is provided in our Website Privacy Notice.

To manage your cookie preferences, please click below.

You can also manage your cookies from your browser settings. You can find more information on how to do this here:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

Internet explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy

What is the difference between a 'persistent' and a 'session' cookie?

Type 1: Functionality Cookies

• Strictly Necessary Cookies

• Functionality Cookies (Enable website tools and saves preferences, enquiries and comments)

Type 2: Analytical Cookies (Anonymised)

• Cookies to register sources and links

• Cookies used to track and measure your activities and interactions on our website

Type 3: Analytical Cookies (Personal)

Cookies used for personalised and targeted marketing activity