Cookie Policy

References to “the Tarmac website” herein refer to www.tarmaccareers.com

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file which will be placed on your computer's hard drive.

Why does the Tarmac website use cookies?

These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website. The cookies we use are “functional” and "analytical" cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

The Tarmac website uses cookies to remember your preferences and to store data about a visit to our website. The data stored about a visit, or within a session, is lost once you close your browser. If you opt out of cookies this will affect what you see on the Tarmac website homepage.

We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Some of the features of the Tarmac website also allow third parties to place cookies. For example, if you watch the videos embedded in the Tarmac website, YouTube may set cookies.

More information on the cookies placed by the Tarmac website is set out below under ‘What cookies are being used in connection with the Tarmac website?’.

Why should I accept the use of cookies?

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website and service, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. If you wish to opt out see the browser setting instructions below under ‘I would like to switch cookies off, what must I do?’.

Have I opted in for the Tarmac website to place cookies?

By using our website you agree that the Tarmac website can place the cookies below under ‘What cookies are being used in connection with the Tarmac website?’ on your device.

Third party advertisers

Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control. An example of this is Google and sponsored listings, click here to learn more.

What cookies are being used in connection with the Tarmac website

Tarmac cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Cookie	Name of file	Purpose	Duration of cookie
ASP.Net Sessions	ASP.NET_SessionId	This cookie allows the site to recognise your movement around the site as being from one computer or device.	Expires when you close your browser

Functional Cookies

Cookie	Name of file	Purpose	Duration of cookie
Homepage pop up/ slider	profileStatus	This cookie is used on the pop up/slider that appears on the home page. With this cookie in place the slider will only automatically open once at a new visit. Otherwise you can open or close the pop up/slider.	Expires when browser is closed

Homepage pop up/ slider profileStatus This cookie is used on the pop up/slider that appears on the home page. With this cookie in place the slider will only automatically open once at a new visit. Otherwise you can open or close the pop up/slider. Expires when browser is closed

Third party cookies
Performance Cookies

Name of file

Purpose

Duration of cookie

More information

Google Analytics

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Google Analytics uses cookies to track your visits on our site. This information is used to generate reports within Analytics for Tarmac.

730 days
30 minutes
End of session
182 days

To disable these cookies please see http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html

Functional Cookies

Cookie	Name of file	Purpose	Duration of cookie	More information
Twitter	guest_id k	Twitter uses cookies to better understand how you interact with Twitter services and helps Twitter to make improvements. A Twitter ‘latest tweets’ box, specific to the Tarmac Twitter page, is displayed in various places throughout our site.	730 days 7 days	For more information please see http://twitter.com/privacy
YouTube	VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE PREF	Our site contains YouTube videos. These videos do not set cookies automatically, but if you play a video then you may have cookies set by YouTube placed on your computer. It tracks information like what videos you viewed and for how long.	240 days 716 days	You can read more about YouTube's cookie policy here: www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy
ISSUU	mc	Our site contains documents that you can read online like a book. These are mainly found as newsletters in the News section. ISSUU is an online publishing website which also sets cookies.	Expires in 1825 days after your last visit to a page that contains an Issuu document.	You can see their privacy policy at: www.issuu.com/about/privacy
Google Search	_canary _xgcid _xguid _mpush ck oo vstcnt clid sglst ipinfo acs sess uuid2	The search feature on the Tarmac website uses Google search to browse through the website for the keywords provided by you. This search box can be found in top right of every webpage.	180 days 1095 days 1095 days 1 day 1850 days 1850 days 180 days 180 days 180 days 180 days 180 days 1 day 90 days	To view the privacy policy for Google Maps, please see http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Google Maps	NID PREF testcookie khcookie SNID	Google Maps uses cookies to load interactive and clickable maps onto a web page. Our Maps are mainly found within the Contact Us section. Tarmac use this service to display Tarmac locations.	183 days 716 days End of session End of session 183 days	For more information please see http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html

I would like to switch cookies off, what must I do?
Many browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. If you are using Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari you should be able to configure your browser to restrict or block cookies, or you may wish to delete them, by going to your browsers settings. Below are short instructions for how to do this in the four most popular browsers:

Microsoft Internet Explorer
Click the 'Tools' icon in the top right hand corner and select 'Internet options'. In the pop up window select the 'Privacy' tab. From here you can adjust your cookie settings.

Google Chrome
Click the spanner in the top right hand corner and select 'Settings'. From here select 'Under the hood' and change the settings under 'Privacy'.

Mozilla Firefox
From the drop down menu in the top left hand corner select 'Options'. In the pop up window select the 'Privacy' tab. From here you can adjust your cookie settings.

Safari
From the settings drop down menu in the top right hand corner select 'Preferences'. Select the 'Security' tab and from here you can adjust your cookie settings.
More information about cookies

About Cookies
www.aboutcookies.org

All about Cookies
www.allaboutcookies.org

For any questions or comments on the use of cookies on the Tarmac website please contact us.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_ga	2 years	The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
_gat_UA-48267742-32	1 minute	A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to.
_gid	1 day	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
undefined	never	Wistia sets this cookie to collect data on visitor interaction with the website's video-content, to make the website's video-content more relevant for the visitor.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_fbp	3 months	This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
fr	3 months	Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.