Cookie Policy
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Version 1.0.0 · effective 6/15/2026
Cookie Policy
This cookie policy explains how Brunel Strategic Resourcing Group Ltd ("BSR Group", "we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on the BSR Group platform and our public website. It supplements our Privacy Notice.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We also use localStorage, sessionStorage and similar browser storage technologies — for the purposes of this policy these are all referred to collectively as "cookies".
2. Categories of cookies we use
We use four cookie categories. You can accept or reject each non-essential category from the cookie banner or the Manage cookie preferences link in the footer.
- Essential — required for the platform to function (sign-in, security, consent recording). These are always on; rejecting them would break the site.
- Functional — remember UI preferences such as theme and dashboard layout.
- Analytics — anonymous usage measurement to help us improve the product.
- Marketing — used for retargeting and email engagement tracking. Off by default.
3. Live cookie declaration
The live, machine-readable list of every cookie we set — including provider, purpose and lifetime — is published on the Cookies page under "Cookie declaration". The summary at the time of writing is:
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
bsrg_session | BSR Group | Essential | Authenticates a logged-in user | Session |
bsrg_csrf | BSR Group | Essential | Prevents cross-site request forgery on form submissions | Session |
bsrg_cookie_consent | BSR Group (localStorage) | Essential | Remembers your cookie preferences | Persistent (until cleared) |
bsrg_session_id | BSR Group (localStorage) | Essential | Anonymous browser id for the consent audit trail | Persistent (until cleared) |
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes anonymous visitors and measures site usage | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes anonymous visitors over a 24h window | 24 hours |
_gat | Google Analytics | Analytics | Throttles analytics request rate | 1 minute |
4. Managing your preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time:
- Click Manage cookie preferences in the website footer to re-open the cookie banner.
- Use your browser settings to block, delete or prompt for cookies. Note that disabling essential cookies will break sign-in.
- Logged-in users can also manage preferences from Account → Privacy → Cookie preferences.
5. Consent record
Every choice you make is recorded in our consent log (see Privacy Notice §8 for retention) so we can demonstrate compliance to the ICO if required. The record includes: the choice you made, the timestamp, your anonymous browser id and the version of the cookie policy in force.
6. Third-party cookies
Where we embed third-party services (e.g. Google Analytics) those providers may set their own cookies. We only enable third-party analytics cookies after you have given consent. Marketing cookies are off by default.
7. Changes to this policy
We will update this cookie policy whenever we add, remove or change a cookie or analytics provider. The effective date below identifies the live version.
Live cookie declaration
Below is the complete list of every cookie or browser-storage entry we may set, together with its purpose and lifetime.
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __session | BSR Group | Essential | Keeps a logged-in user signed in (signed session cookie). | 30 days |
| __csrf | BSR Group | Essential | Protects forms against cross-site request forgery. | 8 hours |
| bsrg_cookie_consent | BSR Group (localStorage) | Essential | Remembers your cookie-banner choice so we do not re-prompt you. | Until cleared |
| bsrg_session_id | BSR Group (localStorage) | Essential | Anonymous browser id used in the consent audit trail. | Until cleared |
| bsr_signup_draft | BSR Group | Essential | Opaque token so a half-finished candidate signup can be resumed. The draft row may hold the name, email and profile fields you typed (not your password). | 7 days |
| __site_access | BSR Group | Essential | Remembers a successful site-password check if a pre-launch gate is enabled. | 7 days |
| bsrg_portfolio_share | BSR Group | Essential | Authorises media requests on a tokenised public portfolio page. | 24 hours |
| bsrg_quote_share | BSR Group | Essential | Authorises media requests on a tokenised public quote page. | 24 hours |
| bsrg_dashboard_theme | BSR Group | Functional | Remembers light or dark dashboard theme. Set only if you accept functional cookies. | 1 year |
| bsr_attribution | BSR Group | Marketing | Stores UTM parameters, referrer and landing page so we can attribute a later signup. Set only after analytics or marketing consent. | 30 days |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors and measures site usage after you accept analytics cookies. | Up to 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors over 24 hours (if GA4 still issues it). | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Analytics | Throttles analytics request rate (if GA4 still issues it). | 1 minute |
Manage your preferences
You can change your cookie choices at any time. Click the button below to re-open the cookie preferences panel.