Cookie Policy
C.L.C. Contractors Limited
Last updated: May 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to improve the user experience, and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies may be “session cookies” (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on clcgroup.com for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: These are necessary for our website to function correctly. They cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.
- Analytics cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website — for example, which pages are visited most often and whether visitors experience any errors. We use this information to improve our website. These cookies require your consent before being set.
- Marketing and tracking cookies: These are used by our email marketing platform (ActiveCampaign) to understand whether you have engaged with our email communications and to personalise follow-up content. These cookies require your consent before being set.
3. The Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to work. They do not require your consent.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session / PHPSESSID | C.L.C. Contractors Limited | Maintains your session as you move between pages | Session (deleted when browser closes) |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies are only set with your consent.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes individual users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | 2 years |
| ga* | Google (Google Analytics) | Maintains session state across page requests | 2 years |
| _gid | Google (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes individual users; used to throttle request rate | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google (Google Analytics) | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
About Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC (USA), to analyse website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how you use our website (such as pages visited, time spent, and your approximate location). This information is processed by Google and may be transferred to, and stored on, servers in the United States. We have enabled IP anonymisation in Google Analytics, which means your full IP address is not transmitted to Google. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy. To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you can download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Marketing and Tracking Cookies
These cookies are only set with your consent.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ac_enable_tracking | ActiveCampaign LLC (USA) | Tracks whether you have engaged with our email marketing communications | Session |
| ac_contact | ActiveCampaign LLC (USA) | Associates website activity with email contacts for personalisation | 1 year |
About ActiveCampaign: We use ActiveCampaign, provided by ActiveCampaign LLC (USA), for email marketing. If you receive emails from us and visit our website, ActiveCampaign may set cookies to track your engagement. Data may be transferred to, and processed in, the United States. For more information, see ActiveCampaign’s Privacy Policy.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Our consent tool
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose which categories of cookies to accept. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of our website.
Please note: Blocking analytics or marketing cookies will not prevent you from using our website, but it will mean we cannot improve the website based on your usage patterns, and some personalised marketing features will not work.
Your browser settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the “Options”, “Tools”, or “Preferences” menu of your browser. The following links may help:
Please note that blocking all cookies through your browser may affect website functionality.
Google Analytics opt-out
To prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data across all websites, install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
5. International Data Transfers
Some of the cookies described above are set by service providers located in the United States. Where this occurs, personal data associated with those cookies (such as your IP address or browsing activity) may be transferred to and processed in the USA. We have ensured appropriate safeguards are in place for these transfers, including reliance on UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs). Please see our Privacy Policy for further information.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: data@axisclc.com
Post: Data Protection Contact, C.L.C. Contractors Limited, Data Protection Enquiries
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date.
This policy was last reviewed and updated in May 2025