Cookie Notice
Last updated: December 2021
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Website owners can use cookies for a variety of reasons that can include enabling their websites to work (or work more efficiently), providing personalised content, and creating website analytics.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Aros Kapital) are called "first party cookies". Only the website owner can access the first party cookies it sets. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like interactive content). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognise your device both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits other websites that have partnered with them.
Why do we use cookies?

We use first party and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons that are strictly necessary for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to provide Website functionality, or to enhance visitors' experience on our Website by providing them with personalised content. This is described in more detail below.

The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:

Types of cookie

Essential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

Analytics and customisation cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website are being used or how effective are marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our Website for you

What cookies are served through the website?

Wordpress Cookies (https://wordpress.org/) for session handling and authentication.

Google Analytics (http://www.google.com/analytics/) These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.

Upsales CRM (https://www.upsales.com/) Upsales helps create reports on activities on the website in order to assist with marketing and analysis.

HotJar (https://www.hotjar.com/) Hotjar analyses user behaviour on the website and helps to see what is working and how it might be improved

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.

How often will you update this Cookie Notice?

We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Notice regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Notice indicates when it was last updated.

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at dpo@aroskapital.co.uk.