Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us improve your browsing experience and understand how you use our website.
2. How We Use Cookies
INS Group uses cookies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you navigate through our website
- Improve website performance and user experience
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Provide personalized content and advertisements
- Enable certain website functionalities
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve how our website works.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
4. Cookie Details
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics tracking | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics tracking | 24 hours |
| cookieconsent_status | Essential | Stores cookie consent status | 1 year |
| sessionid | Essential | Maintains user session | Session |
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies and recommend that you check the third-party websites for more information about how they use cookies.
Third-party services we use include:
- Google Analytics (analytics and performance monitoring)
- LinkedIn (social media integration)
- Microsoft Clarity (user behavior analytics)
- Hotjar (user experience optimization)
6. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies for a website. Be aware that if you delete all cookies, any preferences you have set will be lost.
Browser-Specific Instructions
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions
Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of specific third-party cookies:
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- General advertising: Your Online Choices
7. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner asking for your permission to use cookies. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences individually. Your consent preferences will be stored for future visits.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
8. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites you visit. Currently, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our website does not currently respond differently to DNT signals.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
INS Group
Innovation Centre
Portsmouth, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Email: privacy@insgroup.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 23 9400 0000
Data Protection Officer: dpo@insgroup.co.uk
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