How Does this site Use Cookies?
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
This site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of this site. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
By using this site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. Third party Cookies are used on this site for:
- reCAPTCHA, a security service which protects our contact form from misuse.
For more details, please refer to the section “List of Third Party Cookie Providers” below.
All Cookies used by and on this site are used in accordance with current Cookie laws (namely the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) (PECR) (as amended), the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018).
We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of this site, supporting functions such as logging in, recording your consent to receive cookies and completing the contact request form or other forms on the site.
Analytics Cookies
It is important for us to understand how you use this site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve this site and your experience of it.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on this site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.
Targeting Cookies
It is important for us to know when and how often you visit this site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make this site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.
Third Party Cookies
Third party Cookies are not placed by us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).
Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit this site.
Session Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit this site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
Cookies on this site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the tables below.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
List of essential cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
| wordpress_logged_in_{hash} | Summit Stonemasons | Remember User session. WordPress sets the after login wordpress_logged_in_{hash} cookie, which indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | Session |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Summit Stonemasons | Test if cookie can be set. WordPress also sets wordpress_test_cookie cookie to check if the cookies are enabled on the browser to provide appropriate user experience to the users. This cookie is used on the front-end, even if you are not logged in. | Session |
| wp-settings-{user_id} | Summit Stonemasons | Customization cookie. Used to persist a user’s wp-admin configuration. The ID is the user’s ID. This is used to customize the view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | 1 year |
| wp-settings-time-{user} | Summit Stonemasons | Time at which wp-settings-{user} was set. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | 1 year |
| wp-saving-post | Summit Stonemasons | Auto-saving cookie: wp-saving-post is a WordPress cookie created when auto-saving a post in the editor. Used to track if there is saved post exists for a post currently being edited. If exists then let user restore the data. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | 1 day |
| wp-postpass_{hash} | Summit Stonemasons | Used to maintain session if a post is password protected. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | 10 days |
| wordpress_sec | Summit Stonemasons | Provides authentication function to logged-in users. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | Session |
| itsec-hb-login-{hash} | Summit Stonemasons | This cookie stores authentication information for logged in users. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | 60 mins |
| itsec-hb-login-{hash} | Summit Stonemasons | This cookie stores authentication information for logged in users. This cookie is set for administrative users only. | 60 mins |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google Inc | This cookie stores user information for bot detection. | 180 days |
List of targeting cookies
No targeting cookies are currently used on this site.
List of Third Party Cookie Providers:
Please note that the following third parties may also use cookies, over which we have no control.
Third party cookies are set by Google Inc for provision of the reCAPTCHA service. Read more at the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Consent and Control
You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)
- Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB
- Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences
- Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)
Further information on controlling cookies in your browser is available here: www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise
