Finance Box – Cookies policy
What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise your device, preferences and can be used to improve your online experience. You can find more information about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org.
Your choices
We only use cookies that are strictly necessary to make our website work and keep it secure, unless you agree to more. Statistics and marketing cookies are switched off until you choose to turn them on. Our cookie banner gives you an equal choice to “Accept all” or “Reject all”, or to choose by category, and rejecting is as easy as accepting. You can change your mind at any time using the “Manage cookies” link at the bottom of every page.
Types of cookies we use
Functional
These cookies are used to ensure you can correctly navigate our websites, keep our forms secure and remember your cookie choices. These cookies are strictly necessary, so they do not need your consent.
Statistics
These cookies are used to analyse trends, administer the website, track visitor movements and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve our websites. We only use these cookies if you agree. They can collect information such as your IP address and details of your device, which may count as personal data.
Marketing
We only use marketing cookies if you agree. We sometimes advertise our products, services and vacancies on third party websites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and Bing. To help us target our advertising we use cookies from those third parties on our websites to tell us which pages you clicked on and interacted with. Each third party uses its own tracking cookies. If you don’t want to be shown targeted advertising, some third party sites allow you to request not to see messages from specific advertisers. These third party cookies are not under our control so you should check the websites and cookie policies of any third parties.
Tools on our website that may use cookies
| Tool | What it does | When it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Google Tag Manager | Loads the other tools listed here on our website. | Set up so that it only loads statistics and marketing tools if you have agreed. |
| Google Analytics 4 | Statistics: shows us how visitors use our website. | Only if you accept statistics cookies. |
| Hotjar | Statistics: heatmaps and recordings of how visitors move around our pages. | Only if you accept statistics cookies. |
| Klaviyo | Marketing: links website visits to our marketing emails. | Only if you accept marketing cookies. |
| YouTube | Plays videos embedded on our pages. YouTube may set its own cookies. | Only if you accept marketing cookies. |
| Captcha (spam protection) | Checks that forms on our website are filled in by a person, not a bot. | Always on, because it is strictly necessary for security. |
Other technologies
If you register to receive updates by email, you will receive emails which will contain a web beacon. This will take the form of a small, transparent image, which is embedded in each email. It will be used to send information such as your IP address, when each email was viewed, from what device and which geo-location. We use information about email usage to compile reports and to help us improve our communications. Our websites may also collect your IP address which is routinely stored as part of web server log files for 14 days.
How to manage cookies
You can change your cookie choices on our website at any time using the “Manage cookies” link at the bottom of every page. All recent versions of popular browsers give you a level of control over cookies. You can set your browser to accept or reject all, or certain, cookies. For instructions on how to manage cookies, please read the 'Help' section of your browser or visit our guide at www.aboutcookies.org. Please be aware that some areas of our website may not function after you have changed your cookie settings.
Contact
If you have any queries concerning our use of your personal information, please email steven.case@financebox.co.uk.