SECTION I - ABOUT US

 

**Welcome**

Thank you for choosing SMEnergy Partners Ltd. Should you need to contact us, please utilize any of the contact methods available on the SMEnergy Website or reach out to us via email at info@smenergypartners.com.

 

**About SMEnergy**

This document is presented by SMEnergy Partners Ltd, referred to as "SMEnergy," "we," "us," or "our" herein. We are a registered company in England and Wales with the registration number 15439340. Our registered office is located at:

 

86-90 Paul Street

EC2A 4NE London

United Kingdom

 

**About This Document**

This document outlines the SMEnergy Cookies Policy for the SMEnergy Website, and this is Version 1 dated February 2nd, 2024. It is directed towards visitors to the SMEnergy Website (referred to as "you" or "your"). Please note that this document is not intended to create any contractual obligations.

 

**About the SMEnergy Website**

The "SMEnergy Website" is accessible at http://www.smenergypartners.com and/or http://www.smenergypartners.co.uk. It serves as a platform for individuals to obtain comparison quotes from product and service suppliers partnered with the SMEnergy Website. Additionally, it facilitates supply contracts with the partner supplier who provided the winning quote.

 

**Laws We Comply With**

This policy is maintained in accordance with Section 6 of 'The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003' (the "cookies law"). Compliance requires that we do not store or gain access to information on your computer without meeting the requirements of Section 6. This may involve the use of cookies or local storage enabled by your browser. We seek your consent through a banner displayed upon visiting our page, and your continued use of the SMEnergy Website or clicking on the banner is assumed as consent.

 

Our regulator for the cookies law is the Information Commissioner for England and Wales. For more information, refer to: [https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/](https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/)

 

**Our Right to Change This Policy**

We reserve the right to vary and amend this policy at any time by updating it on the SMEnergy Website, sending an email to you, or providing a general notice on your account home page.

 

SECTION II - COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES WE USE

 

**Introduction**

This section provides details about the cookies and other technologies currently in use as of the date of this policy.

 

**Google Analytics**

We utilize Google Analytics (see: [Google Analytics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Analytics), [Google Analytics Support](https://support.google.com/analytics/)) to gain insights into visitor flows, traffic sources, and page views on our website. If you wish to avoid tracking, customize your browser settings to refuse cookies. The collected information is stored anonymously, with various cookies used to link your computer to the usage of the SMEnergy Website.

 

**Google Tag Manager**

In addition to Google Analytics, we employ Google Tag Manager (see: [Tag Management System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_management_system), [Google Tag Manager Support](https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821?hl=en)) for more granular insights into visitor flows, traffic sources, and page views on our website. Google Tag Manager uses JavaScript to monitor individual elements of a page, providing detailed usage information. The data is anonymized, ensuring privacy.

 

**Site Management**

We use local storage to indicate whether you have seen and agreed to our cookies policy. Session storage stores an ID related to your current visit, aiding our server in tracking your progress in specific journeys on the website.

 

SECTION III - ABOUT COOKIES AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

 

**Cookies**

**What are they?**

Cookies are small text files that your web browser enables our website to write to or read from your computer.

 

**Usage**

Cookies are the primary means to store information on your computer for future use.

 

**Where are they stored?**

Your browser's cache folder on your hard drive stores downloaded files from or created by a website. Our web pages instruct your browser to save or read cookies in this cache.

 

**What is stored in them?**

Cookies can store textual data, up to a specified size limit.

 

**How do they work?**

When your browser requests a web page, it automatically includes any previously set cookies. Our server can instruct your browser to store a cookie in its response. JavaScript in our web pages can also set and retrieve cookies.

 

**Can I stop them?**

Yes, you can control the cookies through your browser settings, but disabling them may affect certain features. We may offer a page on our website in the future for you to manage stored cookies.

 

SECTION IV - RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

 

**JavaScript**

JavaScript, a programming language, is used to animate and make the SMEnergy Website function. It is employed to validate user input, store and read cookies, and support other technologies mentioned. JavaScript can be disabled in browser settings.

 

**Web Storage**

Apart from cookies, web storage allows a web page to store information on your computer. Technologies include localStorage and sessionStorage. Web storage can be disabled in browser settings.

 

**Flash and Java Applets**

Third-party add-ins like Flash and Java Applets provide additional data access and storage on your computer. We do not currently use these technologies.

 

**Web Beacons**

Web beacons, simple image files, are included in web pages to signal a website visit. We may use these as part of Google Tag Manager.

 

SECTION V - OTHER INFORMATION

 

**Essential and Non-Essential**

Cookies and technologies are classified as either "essential" or "non-essential." Essential technologies are necessary for the website's basic functioning, while non-essential ones are used for improvement and monitoring. Currently, we only use first-party cookies and technologies.

 

**First Party or Third Party**

These technologies are categorized as either "first party" (for our purposes) or "third party" (enabled by our website for third parties). At present, we only use first-party cookies and technologies.