Cookies Policy

About This Policy

This policy explains how Brilliant Skill Limited uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can control their use.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you've read and understood this policy. Your continued use of the site following any changes to this policy will be deemed acceptance of those changes.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They serve various purposes, from remembering your preferences to understanding how you interact with site content.

Most websites use cookies because they enable functionality and provide valuable insights that help improve user experience. Cookies can be set by the website you're visiting (first-party cookies) or by other services that provide content or functionality on that site (third-party cookies).

Cookies typically contain information about the website that created them, a unique identifier, and sometimes an expiration date. They can persist on your device for different durations, from a single browsing session to several years.

How We Use Cookies

Our website uses cookies to achieve several objectives that improve functionality and help us understand our audience.

Essential Cookies

Some cookies are absolutely necessary for our website to function properly. These essential cookies enable basic capabilities like secure access to certain areas, remembering your cookie preferences, and maintaining security throughout your browsing session.

Without these cookies, services you've requested cannot be provided. Because they're crucial for the site to work, essential cookies don't require your consent and are automatically placed when you access our website.

Examples include cookies that remember your cookie consent choices, maintain session state as you navigate between pages, and support security features that protect against malicious activity.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most frequently, how long people spend on different pages, and whether visitors encounter error messages.

The data gathered through performance cookies helps us identify areas where we can improve the site's usability, fix technical issues, and understand which content resonates with our audience.

All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymised. We cannot identify individual visitors from this data. Examples of what we track include page views, navigation paths through the site, time spent on pages, and bounce rates.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features tailored to your preferences. They might remember your preferred language, text size, or other customisable elements of the site.

These cookies improve your experience by personalising how the site appears and behaves when you visit. The information they collect may include your username or profile settings, but it won't track your browsing activity on other websites.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies track your activity across websites to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements. They're usually placed by third-party advertising networks with the website operator's permission.

These cookies remember that you've visited a website and share this information with advertisers and other organisations. They're often linked to site functionality provided by third-party organisations.

We use marketing cookies only with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time through our cookie preference centre.

Specific Cookies We Use

The following table details the specific cookies our website employs:

Essential Cookies

cookie_consent - Remembers your cookie preference choices. Duration: 1 year. This ensures we don't repeatedly ask for your consent and respect the preferences you've set.

session_id - Maintains your session as you navigate the site. Duration: Session only. Expires when you close your browser.

Analytics Cookies

analytics_session - Tracks individual page visits during your browsing session. Duration: 30 minutes. Helps us understand navigation patterns.

analytics_user - Distinguishes unique visitors to calculate how many people use our site. Duration: 2 years. The data is anonymised.

analytics_pageview - Records pages you view to identify popular content. Duration: Session only.

Functionality Cookies

preferences - Stores your site customisation choices. Duration: 1 year. Includes settings like preferred contact method or areas of interest.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we use to provide certain functionality or analyse site performance.

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use information collected through their cookies. We don't control how third-party cookies function or what data they collect.

When you use our website, you may receive cookies from these third-party providers. Before enabling non-essential cookies, we recommend reviewing the privacy policies of relevant third parties to understand their data practices.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Our Cookie Preference Centre

When you first visit our site, a banner appears allowing you to accept or customise your cookie preferences. You can access this preference centre at any time to modify your choices.

The preference centre lets you enable or disable different categories of cookies, except for essential cookies which must remain active for the site to function.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or alert you when websites attempt to place cookies on your device.

Browser settings also usually allow you to delete cookies that have already been placed. The method for doing this varies between browsers and versions, so consult your browser's help menu for specific instructions.

Please note that blocking all cookies will negatively impact your experience on many websites, as certain features and services rely on cookies to function. If you block cookies on our site, some areas may not work properly.

Opt-Out Tools

For analytics and advertising cookies specifically, some third-party providers offer opt-out mechanisms through their own websites. These tools allow you to prevent those providers from tracking your activity across multiple sites.

Mobile Device Identifiers

If you access our website through a mobile device, your device may use identifiers that serve similar purposes to cookies. These might include advertising identifiers or device fingerprinting technologies.

You can usually manage these identifiers through your device's privacy settings. The exact process depends on your device type and operating system.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you don't want your online activity tracked. Currently, there's no universal standard for how websites should respond to these signals.

Our website doesn't currently respond to Do Not Track signals, but you can use our cookie preference centre to control tracking through cookies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookies policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we'll update the revision date at the top of this page.

Significant changes will be communicated through a prominent notice on our website. We encourage you to review this policy occasionally to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Your continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Brilliant Skill Limited
12 Victoria Square
Birmingham B1 1BD
United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]

Further Information

For more information about cookies generally, including how to manage and delete them, you may find these resources helpful:

The Information Commissioner's Office provides guidance about cookies and similar technologies at ico.org.uk.

The website allaboutcookies.org offers comprehensive information about cookies, their purposes, and management tools.

Your browser's help documentation will explain how to control cookies for your specific browser and version.