1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owner.
Cookies may be:
- Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser; or
- Persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.
2. Types of cookies we use
We use the following categories of cookies:
a) Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable core functionality such as security, network management and accessibility.
These cookies do not require your consent under UK GDPR or the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR)
b) Functional cookies
These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
These cookies are only set with your consent.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR)
c) Analytics / performance cookies
We do not currently use analytics / performance cookies.
d) Advertising cookies
We use advertising cookies to:
- Show you advertisements that are relevant to your interests
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
- Understand how visitors interact with our website after viewing advertisements
- Prevent the same advertisement being shown to you repeatedly
These cookies may collect information about your online behaviour, such as pages visited, links clicked, and interactions with content. This information may be combined with other data collected by advertising partners.
These cookies are only set with your consent.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR)
3. Third‑party cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third‑party services that appear on our Website (for example, embedded content or analytics providers).
We do not control these cookies directly. You should refer to the relevant third party’s cookie and privacy policies for further information.
4. Cookie consent and control
When you first visit our Website, you are presented with a cookie banner (‘CookieYes’) that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non‑essential cookies
- Manage your cookie preferences by category
Non‑essential cookies will not be set unless and until you give your consent.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by:
- Using the cookie settings link on our Website, or
- Adjusting your browser settings (see below)
You are able to see which Cookies this website uses, into which category they fall and for how long they are retained via the cookie banner.
5. Managing cookies via your browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually:
- Delete existing cookies
- Block all cookies
- Block third‑party cookies
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this Website.
Useful guidance can be found here:
6. How long cookies are stored
Cookies are stored for different lengths of time depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies remain until they expire or are deleted
Specific retention periods are detailed in our cookie management tool where applicable.
7. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, guidance or how we use cookies.
The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was most recently revised.
8. Contact details
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact:
Data Controller
GXP Engaged Auditing Services
Theresienhöhe 28
80339 München
Germany
Data Protection Officer
Email: dpo@gxp-auditing.com
EU supervisory authorities
https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en