This website uses cookies. Please read this cookie policy alongside our privacy policy. We last updated this cookie policy February 2021.
Who we are
The pages on the website (“the Website”) are published by Halma plc, a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 00040932, whose registered address is at Halma plc, Misbourne Court, Rectory Way, Amersham, Bucks HP7 0DE (“Halma plc”).
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites save to your device or browser’s memory. When you visit the Website, to make it work effectively we use cookies and similar technologies.
Below we use the word “cookies” for both cookies and other similar technologies which also rely on information stored on your computer or mobile device.
Please see Further Information On Cookies below for links that provide more details about cookies, including how to manage them with your browser settings.
We use two types of cookies –
- Strictly necessary
- Optional
Strictly necessary cookies
Some of the cookies we use are essential to operate the Website. Unless your browser settings block cookies we will automatically set these essential cookies on your device.
Please see Further Information On Cookies below for links that provide details of how to block cookies with your browser settings.
The table below lists the essential cookies we use as well as explaining what they do and how long they will stay on your device.
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| AWSALBCORS | This cookie is managed by AWS and is used for load balancing. | 7 Days |
| __RequestVerificationToken | This is an anti-forgery cookie set by web applications built using ASP.NET MVC technologies. It is designed to stop unauthorised posting of content to a website, known as Cross-Site Request Forgery. It holds no information about the user and is destroyed on closing the browser. | Session |
| AWSALB | AWS ELB application load balancer. | 7 Days |
| AWSELB | AWS Classic Load Balancer creates load balancing cookie: used to map the session to the instance. | 1 Day |
| AWSALBTG | AWS Application Load Balancer Cookie for Weighted Target Groups. It is used to honor sticky sessions and enable target group stickiness. | 7 Days |
| AWSALBTGCORS | AWS Load Balancer Cookie for Weighted Target Groups with cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) requests. This cookie is generated for SameSite=None; Secure to enable stickiness. | 7 Days |
| AWSELBCORS | AWS Load Balancer Cookie for sticky sessions with CORS requests. It contains the SameSite attribute to support cross-origin requests. | Session |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET technologies. Maintains an anonymised user session by the server. | Session |
| JSESSIONID | General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Maintains an anonymous user session by the server. | Session |
| m | This domain is associated with Stripe, a company that provides payment processing services for e-commerce websites and applications. | 1 Year |
| lang | This cookie stores the user's language preference for the session to serve content in their preferred language. | Session |
| __CookieConsentV300 | A JavaScript plugin that alerts users of the use of cookies on this website to comply with EU guidelines. | 180 Days |
| __cf_bm | To read and filter requests from bots. | A few seconds |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is set on a user’s browser to assign them a unique ID in addition to identifying them through their IP address. Without this cookie, visitors to a site will be recognized as the same user if they share the same IP, and any data collected will be shared for all users with that IP. | End of browser session |
Performance
We also use the performance cookies in the table below to measure website analytics and performance. We will only use these cookies if you consent to them when you first visit the website.
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| _hjTLDTest | When the Hotjar script executes, it tries to determine the most generic cookie path to use instead of the page hostname. This allows cookies to be shared across subdomains (where applicable). The cookie is removed after this check. | Session |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | This cookie indicates whether the visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit. | Session |
| _hjid | Set when the user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It persists a random user ID unique to that site and browser, ensuring subsequent visits are attributed to the same user. | Session |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Used by Hotjar to detect the first pageview session of a user. It sets a True/False flag. | Session |
| _hjFirstSeen | Identifies whether this is a new user's first session on a website, indicating if Hotjar is seeing the user for the first time. | Session |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Indicates whether the visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. | A few seconds |
| _hjSessionUser_2790794 | Used to persist the Hotjar User ID unique to that site and browser. This ensures behavior in subsequent visits is attributed to the same user ID. | 1 Year |
| _hjSession_2790794 | Holds the current session data, ensuring that subsequent requests within the session window are attributed to the same Hotjar session. | Session |
Functionality
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| lidc | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website. | 1 Day |
| ajs_anonymous_id | Used for Analytics to track how many people visit the site and if you have visited before. This cookie has a lifespan of 1 year. | 356 Days |
| csrftoken | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. This cookie is from Prezi.com. | 1 Year |
Marketing
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics, used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for analytics reports. | 730 Days |
| _gid | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | 1 Day |
| _gat_UA-11735642-1 | This is a pattern-type cookie set by Google Analytics to limit the amount of data recorded on high-traffic websites. | Session |
| bcookie | Set by Microsoft MSN for sharing website content via social media. | 1 Year |
| bscookie | Used by LinkedIn for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 Year |
| test_cookie | Owned by Doubleclick (Google), used in real-time bidding advertising exchange. | 1 Day |
| lidc | Set by LinkedIn, used for content sharing buttons embedded on websites. This cookie is set regardless of whether the visitor has an active LinkedIn profile. | 1 Day |
| YSC | Set by YouTube for tracking user interactions with embedded videos. | Session |
| UserMatchHistory | Used by LinkedIn to track user behavior for targeted advertising. | 1 Month |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used by LinkedIn to track user interactions for advertisement purposes. | 30 Days |
| li_sugr | Used by LinkedIn to identify and track users across their network. | 90 Days |
| U | Used by LinkedIn for tracking and targeting ads based on user interactions. | 3 Months |
| rtc | Used by LinkedIn for session tracking related to content sharing buttons. | 120 Seconds |
| CONSENT | Set by YouTube (owned by Google) to manage user data for video-related targeted advertising. | 6171 Days |
| bscookie | LinkedIn's cookie to track and identify users for social media sharing and content engagement. | 730 Days |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Used by YouTube to track video viewership and user engagement. | 180 Days |
| SESSION | Cookie used by recruitingbypaycor.com for session management on careers-related pages. | Session |
| _lfa | Used by Leadfeeder to track and analyze company visitor behavior on the website. | 730 Days |
| _lfa_test_cookie_stored | Leadfeeder cookie, stored temporarily to check if cookies can be stored. | 1 Second |
| li_gc | Set by LinkedIn for tracking user interactions with social media content sharing features. | 6 Months |
| lissc | Set by LinkedIn for real-time bidding advertisements and tracking user behavior for targeted ads. | 365 Days |
| BNI_new_persistence | Cookie from recruitingbypaycor used to enable functionality on the careers webpage for job openings. | Session |
| _gat_UA-nnnnnnn-nn | Google Analytics cookie variant to limit the amount of data recorded for high-traffic websites. | Session |
| _gat_xxxxxxxxxx, _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | Google Analytics cookies for session tracking. | Session |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Used by YouTube for targeted advertising based on user behavior and engagement with videos. | 180 Days |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | Test cookie for YouTube to check user cookie preferences. | 1 Day |
| _ptref | Cookie used to target ads based on behavioral profiling and geographic location. | 1 Day |
| __putma | Cookie used for ad targeting based on user behavior and location. | 20 Years |
Further information on cookies
To learn how to clear your cookie data and for more information about how to manage cookies with your browser settings we recommend you visit - the Information Commissioner's Office or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Contact
If you need more information, you can contact us by email at [email protected]
