Cookie policy
1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data that websites collect from visits and that can identify a web-enabled user device such as a computer, laptop, PDA, mobile, smartphone or tablet. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
2. How do we use cookies?
Examples of how we use cookies include Google Analytics cookies which we use to collect information on how people use our website, including the number of visitors to our site and which parts of the site they visit. This information helps us to make improvements to our website and make sure it is meeting your needs.
3. The different types of cookies?
Category 1 – Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Category 2 – Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
Category 3 – Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Category 4 – Targeting or advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
4. Which cookies do we use?
Below is a list of all the types of cookie on the website. Category 1 and 2 cookies are the necessary cookies, if you choose too only allow necessary cookies, these will still be functional.
| Cookie | Name(s) | Purpose | Category |
| Alliance Homes Sales Cookie |
AllianceHomesSalesCookie |
This cookie is used to track acceptance or rejection of Alliance Homes Sales website setting cookies on a user’s browser after the user chooses an option in the cookie banner. | 1 |
| Reachdeck |
_ga _gid _gat_UA-4669579-7 |
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works. | 2 |
| YouTube |
__Secure-1PSID __Secure-1PAPISID |
Used by Google for targeting purposes to build a profile of a visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. | 3 |
| YouTube |
APISID SAPISID HSID SSID |
Used by Google to collect visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube. | 3 |
| YouTube |
__Secure-3PSIDCC __Secure-3PAPISID __Secure-3Psid |
Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized access. | 4 |
| YouTube | SIDCC | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized access. | 3 |
| YouTube |
SID NID |
Used by Google to display personalised advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions. | 3 |
| YouTube | LOGIN_INFO1_LIVE | Used by YouTube to estimate bandwidth. | 3 |
| YouTube | YSC | Used by YouTube to store a unique user ID | 3 |
|
www.grpgroup.co.uk |
_RequestVerificationToken | This is used to prevent spam. 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. | 1 |
|
www.grpgroup.co.uk |
ASP.NET_Sessionld | This cookie is automatically generated by asp.net. Used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. | 1 |
5. How to change cookie preferences
You have the ability control, accept and decline cookies, if you choose to decline cookies; you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our site and any preferences will be lost if you delete cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Open Cookie settings in the footer which will bring a pop-up box allowing the user to define their cookie preferences.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Cookies and data protection
If you would like to know how we collect and process your personal information, please click here to visit our Privacy Policy.