What are cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by a website on your device. Cookies can hold information about your preferences and other information that you need when you visit a site. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website and so enables you to use the SQM Time system. The following information explains how we use Cookies, when they might be placed on your device and how to remove them. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.

Types of cookies

Cookies may be categorised on the basis of their life span: Session cookies are temporary cookies which only exist during the time you use the website (or more strictly, until you close the browser after using the website). Persistent cookies are usually stored on your hard disk and survive across multiple visits to our website

Session Tracking

When you access SQM Time a session cookie is set to record the fact that you have successfully connected to the database. No personal information is stored in this cookie and, being a session cookie, it is automatically deleted when you close your web browser. This cookie is essential for us to provide our online entries services and without it you will not be able to register for or use our services.

Remember me

If you choose the "Remember Me" option when you log into SQM Time a persistent cookie is set to hold your login details and password for the next time you try and access the system. As this is a persistent cookie it will not be deleted when you close your browser. If you do not wish this cookie to be saved then don't select on the "Remember Me" option. If you have already set this option but now want to remove the cookie then please choose the "Log Out" option to log you out of SQM Time, as this will remove this cookie.

Google analytics

When you access any page of our web site we use "Google Analytics Tracking" cookies to collect data including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from and the pages they have visited during their session / time spent on our site. All data collected is anonymous non-personal information which is used by us to compile reports for internal use only. These cookies are not essential to the running of our site and can be safely deleted at any time. Please see the Google Privacy Policy to find out further information about these cookies.