Cookie Notice
About this notice
This cookie notice explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this notice to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy notice.
You can manage your cookies preferences at any time by clicking on the “Settings” button (floating button at the bottom left of your screen) and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.
Your consent applies to the following domains: https://www.workman.co.uk/
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide a better user experience, and understand how the website performs, which in turn helps us analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use?
The below table details the necessary, analytic, functional, and advertising cookies used on our website.
| Cookie type | Cookie | Name | Third parties involved | Purpose | Lifespan |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | _ga | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | Persistent, 24 months | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | _gat | Google uses this cookie to distinguish users. | 1 minute | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | _gid | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. | 1 day | |
| Functionality | Lead Forensics | lfuuid | Lead Forensics | Allows a website to track visitor behaviour on the sites on which the cookie is installed. Tracking is performed anonymously until a user identifies himself by submitting a form. | Persistent, 10+ years |
| Analytics | LinkedIn Ads | In_or | This cookie registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 1 day | |
| Authentication | LinkedIn Ads | li_at | This cookie is used to verify the identity of a logged-in user. It enables secure access to LinkedIn accounts and ensures that users are properly authenticated. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | liveagent_ptid | Used for Live Chat functionality on LinkedIn. It helps maintain session information for the live chat service, ensuring a seamless user experience. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | timezone | This is employed for adjusting the displayed timezone on LinkedIn. It ensures that users see content and timestamps in their local time zone. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | li_theme_set | This cookie is used to remember a user’s theme preferences. It ensures that the chosen theme (e.g., light or dark) is applied consistently. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | li_alerts | This cookie is responsible for managing notification settings on LinkedIn. It helps remember a user’s notification preferences and ensures they receive relevant alerts. | Session | |
| Advertising | LinkedIn Ads | bscookie | This is an advertising cookie used by LinkedIn to track browser settings. It helps LinkedIn serve relevant ads to users based on their preferences and browsing habits. | 2 years | |
| Analytics | LinkedIn Ads | lidc | This cookie is part of its analytics and metrics tracking. It assists in gathering data for analytics reports, including user interactions and site usage statistics. | 1 day | |
| Analytics | LinkedIn Ads | li_gc | This cookie is another component of LinkedIn’s analytics system. It contributes to tracking analytics data, such as user behaviour and engagement on the platform. | 2 years | |
| Analytics | LinkedIn Ads | AnalyticsSyncHistory | This cookie is used by LinkedIn to synchronize analytics data. It helps ensure that the data used for analytics reporting is accurate and up-to-date. | 30 days | |
| Session Cookie | LinkedIn Ads | JSESSIONID | This cookie is used for session management on websites. It allows LinkedIn to maintain user sessions, ensuring uninterrupted access to the platform while logged in. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | li_theme | This cookie assists in remembering a user’s chosen theme preferences (e.g., light or dark) on LinkedIn. It ensures a consistent theme display. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | li_mc | This cookie is employed for managing marketing campaigns on LinkedIn. It helps track user engagement with marketing content and campaigns on the platform. | 2 years | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | li_rm | This cookie enables the “Remember Me” feature, allowing users to stay logged in for an extended period. It enhances user convenience by reducing the need for frequent logins. | 1 year | |
| Advertising | LinkedIn Ads | UserMatchHistory | This cookie is used for ad targeting on LinkedIn. It helps LinkedIn deliver relevant advertisements to users based on their interests and interactions on the platform. | 30 days | |
| Advertising | LinkedIn Ads | bcookie | This is an advertising cookie used for browser identification. It assists in recognizing and profiling users, enhancing the targeting of ads and content on the platform. | 2 years | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | liveagent_vc | This cookie plays a role in Live Chat functionality on LinkedIn. It helps manage and maintain user sessions during live chat interactions, ensuring a smooth experience. | Session | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | li_sugr | This cookie is used to provide auto-suggestions to users. It assists in offering relevant search and connection suggestions while navigating the platform. | 2 months | |
| Functionality | LinkedIn Ads | liveagent_oref | This cookie is involved in Live Chat on LinkedIn. It helps maintain session information for the live chat service, ensuring a seamless user experience. | Session |
How can I control my preferences?
You can manage your cookies preferences at any time by clicking on the “Settings” button (floating button at the bottom left of your screen) and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.
In addition to this, most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can, however, obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
Lead Forensics
Contained within our website is tracking code provided by Lead Forensics. This code enables Lead Forensics to track the activity on the website and provide us with information on the IP address of the requesting computer (this data is not anonymised), the date and duration of the user’s visit, and the web pages which the user visits. The Lead Forensics tool uses IP tracking for identifying businesses and is not the same as cookies. The Lead Forensics tracking code only provides information that is readily available in the public domain.
It does not, and cannot, provide individual, personal or sensitive data regarding who has visited our website. It provides information on what companies have visited our website by identifying them from their IP address. This data may be used by us to contact the business about their experience or for marketing purposes. We will not pass this data to third parties for any reason. More information can be found at the Lead Forensics website or specific GDPR compliance information can be found here.
Updates to the cookie notice
We may occasionally make changes to the cookies utilised on this website. In the event of such updates, we will revise the information provided in this notice to reflect any modifications. Furthermore, we will renew the consent process across the entire site, ensuring that each user has the option to opt out, in accordance with GDPR.
This notice was last updated on Thursday 5th October 2023.