Cookie Policy
Veritas Accounting & Tax Solutions Limited
Cookie Policy – November 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how Veritas Accounting & Tax Solutions Limited ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website (www.veritas-ats.co.uk).
By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this policy. You can manage your preferences through your browser or by using our cookie banner.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a device. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website and ensure its proper functionality. The cookies we use fall into two categories: first-party and third-party cookies.
First-party cookies are essential for the website to operate correctly. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information and are used for basic functionalities such as navigating the site securely, logging into customer accounts, and preventing errors.
Third-party cookies are used to help us better understand how our website performs and how visitors interact with it. They enable us to improve our services, provide advertisements that are relevant to you, maintain security, and deliver a more seamless and tailored user experience. These cookies may also help enhance site functionality, such as booking appointments via third-party tools, and optimise future visits by remembering your preferences.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary
These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| crumb | Session | Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF). |
| CookieConsent | Persistent | Stores the user’s cookie consent preferences. |
| test | Session | Tests if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors. |
| PHPSESSID | 1 month | Authenticates a user’s session during Acuity Scheduling interactions. |
| rc::a | Persistent | Identifies bots to protect the website from spam and ensure functionality. |
| rc::c | Session | Identifies bots to protect the website from spam and ensure functionality. |
Preference
Preference cookies enable our website to remember your choices and preferences, such as video settings or other customisable features. These cookies enhance your browsing experience by tailoring the website to your needs and preferences.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| squarespace-video-player-options | Persistent | Remembers video player preferences like volume, playback speed, and quality. |
| loglevel | Persistent | Collects anonymised data on visitor interaction with the website's video content. |
| user_segment | Persistent | This cookie is used to remember your preferences and does not install any tracking on the visitor's computer. |
Statistics
Statistics cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| ss_cvisit | 30 minutes | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
| dd_cookie_test_# | Session | Tests if cookies are supported in the user's browser. |
| SS_MID | Persistent | This cookie identifies a unique visitor. No visitor information is stored except a unique ID dropped on visitors to the site. |
| SS_MATTR | Persistent | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
| SS_lastvisit | Persistent | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| ss_cid | 2 years | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
| ss_cpvisit | 2 years | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
| ss_cvr | 2 years | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
| ss_cvt | 30 minutes | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. |
| ss_cookieAllowed | 30 days | Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing analytics cookies on their browser. |
Third-party cookies
We may use third-party services to enhance website functionality (e.g., Acuity Scheduling for booking appointments). These services may place cookies on your device.
Please note that these cookies are governed by the respective third party's privacy policies.
Managing cookies
Our website displays a cookie banner to inform you about the use of cookies. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies, such as analytics cookies, through this banner.
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking Cookie Preferences in the footer of the website. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
You can also control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- Block cookies from specific sites or all websites.
- Delete cookies stored on your device.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We recommend checking this page periodically to ensure you stay informed about how we use cookies.