Cookie Notice COOKIE NOTICE
Last updated: November 2024
Our Privacy Notice explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. Our platform, ‘Horizon’, uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of this platform for which you have signed up for. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use Horizon and also allows us to improve the platform. This Cookie Notice explains what cookies are, how we deploy cookies, what such cookies are used for and what options you have in order to control them.
By using Horizon, providing your explicit consent or using our services, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this notice. You can manage your cookie preferences as described below.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files that are stored on your computer when you visit web pages. They are widely used in order to make platforms like Horizon work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide us with information for different purposes.
Types of cookies:
- Necessary cookies: Necessary cookies help make the platform usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of Horizon. Horizon cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Preference cookies: Preference cookies enable Horizon to remember information that changes the way Horizon behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
- Statistics cookies: Statistic cookies help us understand how visitors interact with Horizon by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
- Marketing cookies: Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across Horizon. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
Cookies we use on our platform:
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie Provider | Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| Horizon | .ASPXAUTH | Identifies whether a user is authenticated | HTTP Cookie | 30 mins |
| Horizon | .AspNet.ApplicationCookie | Holds encrypted user identity information | HTTP Cookie | Session |
| Horizon | ASP.NET_SessionId | Holds session ID for the current user session | HTTP Cookie | Session |
| Horizon | __AntiXsrfToken | Anti-forgery token used to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks | HTTP Cookie | Session |
| Horizon | riskMatrixFilter | Stores the users filter configuration for the risk matrix | HTTP Cookie | 24 hrs |
| Horizon | userSession | To store the session of the user when in the assessment application | HTTP Cookie | 24 hrs |
| CloudFlare via Highcharts | _cfuvid | Used to verify the identity of users accessing the site ensuring they are legitimate users and aids in maintaining a secure connection for improving the delivery of site assets | HTTP Cookie | Session |
Aside from the essential cookies mentioned above, no other cookies are currently being collected or used by us. If there are any substantial changes to our cookie practices in the future, we will notify users accordingly and update this policy to reflect those changes.
Legal Basis for Processing Cookies
We use cookies in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. The legal basis for processing the personal data collected through cookies depends on the type of cookie:
- Essential Cookies: The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning of Horizon and/or any services we provide to you.
- Preference, Statistics, and Marketing Cookies: The legal basis for processing is your consent, which you can provide or withdraw at any time through as provided below.
How can you change your cookie settings?
You can manage platform cookies in your browser settings, and you always have the choice to change these settings by accepting, rejecting, or deleting cookies. All browser settings are slightly different, so to manage cookies, you should check the ‘Help’ menu of your browser of choice (or your mobile phone’s handset manual).
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you choose to change your settings, you may find that certain functions and features will not work as intended on Horizon. In accordance with the GDPR and UK data protection laws, we ensure that your consent is obtained before cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of Horizon are placed on your device. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings. You can also do so, when you visit Horizon for the first time as we will provide you with a cookie banner which lets you decide which cookies to accept or reject.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Contact info
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at DPO@privacyculture.com or hello@privacyculture.com.
You can also contact us by calling: +44 (0) 20 7112 9360.
Our principal address is at Bouverie House, 154-160 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2DQ, United Kingdom.