This Cookie Policy was last updated on August 24, 2024 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.austin-hughes.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Statistics cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
6. Placed cookies
	
	
		Usage
		We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more
	 
	
	
    Functional
    
6 months
Provide spam protection
 
    Marketing
    
session
Read and filter requests from bots
session
Read and filter requests from bots
persistent
Read and filter requests from bots
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Austin Hughes for website development.
	 
	
		Sharing data
		This data is not shared with third parties.
	 
	
    Functional
    
current_event_page
session
Stores the current event page
total_event_page
session
Stores the amount of event results
ah_user_region
3 Months
Sets website region for website content & contact form end-points. Required to display website in correct region.
woosc_products_*
7 days
Used for storing which products you want to compare in Product Comparison tool.
woosc_fields_*
7 days
Used for storing which product fields you want to display in Product Comparison tool.
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use WooCommerce for webshop management. Read more
	 
	
		Sharing data
		This data is not shared with third parties.
	 
	
    Functional
    
session
Store items in shopping cart
persistent
 
    Statistics
    
Store last visit
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more
	 
	
	
    Functional
    
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
365 days
Store if a message has been dismissed
365 days
Read to determine which cookie banner to show
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more
	 
	
	
    Statistics
    
2 years
Store and count pageviews
1 day
Store and count pageviews
1 minute
Store a unique user ID
90 days
Store ID’s of experiments and sessions for A/B testing
1 year
Store and count pageviews
1 minute
Store number of service requests
expires immediately
Provide parameters to URLs to identify the campaigns that refer traffic
expires immediately
Provide parameters to URLs to identify the campaigns that refer traffic
 
    Functional
    
session
Provide technical monitoring
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services. Read more
	 
	
	
    Functional
    
__cfduid
30 days
Identify trusted web traffic
cf_use_ob
30 minutes
Read and filter requests from bots
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more
	 
	
	
    Marketing
    
expires immediately
Read user IP address
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use WP Engine for website hosting. Read more
	 
	
	
    Purpose pending investigation
    
session
session
session
session
session
session
session
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use PHP for website development. Read more
	 
	
		Sharing data
		This data is not shared with third parties.
	 
	
    Functional
    
Provide functions across pages
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use WordPress for website development. Read more
	 
	
		Sharing data
		This data is not shared with third parties.
	 
	
    Functional
    
session
Store user preferences
session
Store browser details
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use YouTube for video display. Read more
	 
	
	
    Marketing
    
session
Store location data
6 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
session
Store and track interaction
8 months
Store user preferences
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Hotjar for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more
	 
	
	
    Statistics
    
30 minutes
Store first visit to the site
 
    Purpose pending investigation
    
_hjUserAttributesHash
_hjHasCachedUserAttributes
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Automattic for website development. Read more
	 
	
	
    Statistics
    
30 minutes
Provide functions across pages
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more
	 
	
	
    Statistics
    
1 day
Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Intercom Messenger for chat support. Read more
	 
	
	
    Marketing
    
9 months
Store a unique user ID
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use HubSpot for marketing automation (automated email marketing). Read more
	 
	
	
    Functional
    
6 months
Store cookie consent preferences
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Optimizely for website statistics. Read more
	 
	
	
    Statistics
    
6 months
Store a unique user ID
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Sourcebuster JS for visitor tracking. Read more
	 
	
		Sharing data
		This data is not shared with third parties.
	 
	
    Statistics
    
6 months
Store the user’s usage history
6 months
Store and count pageviews
6 months
Store and count pageviews
6 months
Store browser details
session
Store and track interaction
6 months
Store a unique session ID
30 minutes
Store and count pageviews
 
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Metaslider for website design. Read more
	 
	
		Sharing data
		This data is not shared with third parties.
	 
	
 
	
	
		Usage
		We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more
	 
	
	
    Purpose pending investigation
    
_gcl_ls
_gcl_ls
 
 
	
	
	
		Sharing data
		Sharing of data is pending investigation
	 
	
    Purpose pending investigation
    
layout
da_lid
wpe_utmb
wpe_utmb_sess
da_sid
da_intState
utmParameters
shareasaleSSCID
oribili_user_guid
cxssh_status
kameleoonVisitorCode
XSRF-TOKEN
ate_session
page_count
session_start
customer-effort-score-exit-page
marketplace_redesign_2023_last_shown_date
utm_medium
utm_content
_rdt_uuid
_rdt_em
uagSvgConfirmation
spectraCopyPasteStyles
uagSettingState
cmplz_task_filter
365 days
__wpDataTestLocalStorage
tinymce-custom-colors-forecolor
tinymce-custom-colors-hilitecolor
htmx-history-cache
_zitok
 
 
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.
 8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
                    - You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).
9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Austin Hughes
                    Unit 3608-12, Cable TV Tower, 9 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
                    Hong Kong
                    Website: https://www.austin-hughes.com 
                    Email: moc.sehguh-nitsua@rpdg 
                    Phone number: +44 (0) 2380 529303
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