Cookies Policy
About Cookies
BRM’s website like most other websites on the internet make use of “cookies”. These are small text files stored on your computer containing data. While the actual data in the cookies and how it is used can vary greatly between websites, cookies created when you use our website are mainly used by your internet browser to help improve user experience, monitor use of our websites and enable correct function of our website.
How BRM use Cookies
BRM do not directly access information stored by cookies and we only make use of anonymised usage data to carry out tasks described in “About Cookies”. Some functionality on our website is provided using tools and services provided by third parties which create cookies on your computer when you visit our website. Those third parties will have their own policies regarding how they use cookies and the data stored in them.
Controlling or Disabling Cookies
Most modern internet browsers let you control the creation and use of cookies and you may be able to disable or limit any cookies you do not want using browser settings. You should refer to the provider of your internet browser for further information on how to do this.
Information on cookies and browser privacy features can often be found in the browser’s help file which is usually accessible by pressing the “F1” key while your internet browser is open.
The Cookies used by our website and services/tools included on our website
Below is information on the cookies that may be created on your computer when you visit our website, with links to relevant resources containing further information about specific cookies and policies of any third-party providers.
Some of the cookies used by our website will expire after you leave our website others will expire after varying periods of up to 10 years. Many internet browsers can provide information on when specific cookies will expire and/or information may also be available from the third parties who set the cookies.
To enhance your experience of our website and aid the sharing of information to and from our website, we may make use of a number of third-party software tools including social media sharing buttons, social media feeds, embedded video, maps and information tools. The suppliers for these services and tools set their own cookies, which we have little or no control over. Most cookies are placed to assist with functionality and for us and/or the third-party to monitor how their product is used.
Whilst our website does not host any third-party advertising and BRM do not use data in cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you in order to advertise our services to you, the third -party providers of tools and services may use cookies to help serve and control and monitor effectiveness of advertising shown to you on other websites.
Our website and news blog make use of the following cookies:
| Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
More information available at: |
| Google Analytics |
_ga_D2T1X3QKXV
_gat
_ga
_gid |
Cookies for Google Analytics collect information about how visitors use our website to help us improve our services and user experience at our website. Information collected by these cookies is anonymous and examples of data collected include the pages visited, how a visitor entered our website (e.g. by typing the address or via a link) or the web browser visitors are using. |
https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies |
| google.com |
_GRECAPTCHA |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-GB |
| .google.com |
__Secure-ENID |
To secure digitally signed and encrypted data from the unique Google ID and store the most recent login time that Google uses to identify visitors, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized parties. This can also be used for targeting purposes to display relevant and personalized advertising content. |
https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-GB |
| .google.com |
AEC |
This cookie ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. It also prevents malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge. |
https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-GB |
| www.google.com |
DV |
This cookie is used by Google Ads Optimization for provide ad delivery or retargeting. |
https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-GB |
| Wordfence |
wfwaf-authcookie-(hash) |
Used by the Wordfence firewall to perform a capability check of the current user before the site’s content management system has been loaded. |
https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/ |
| WordPress |
wordpress_test_cookie |
Check if cookies are enabled on the visitor’s browser to provide appropriate user experience. |
https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/cookies/ |
| WordPress |
wp-settings-[UID]
wp-settings-{time}-[UID] |
Customizes the view of the website’s admin interface and the front-end of the website. The value represented by [UID] is the individual user ID of the user as given to them in the users database table. |
https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/cookies/ |
Please be aware that if you disable or block certain cookies on our website, some functions may not work correctly or at all.
