This Cookie Policy explains how NORTH STAR CYBER SECURITY LTD, trading as NS Security (“NS Security”, “we”, “us” or “our”), uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store and protect Personal Data.

NORTH STAR CYBER SECURITY LTD

Company number: 17058341

Company type: Private Limited by Shares

Registered in England and Wales

Website: https://ns-security.co.uk/

Email: contact@ns-security.co.uk

Cookies are small text files or pieces of information that may be stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow websites to recognise a device and may be used for purposes such as maintaining website functionality, protecting the website against security threats, remembering user preferences, understanding how visitors interact with the website and improving website performance.

Cookies may be:

• session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser; or
• persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

Cookies may also be:

• first-party cookies, which are set by NS Security or on our behalf; or
• third-party cookies, which are set by third-party services used on our website.

This Cookie Policy also applies, where relevant, to technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

These may include:

• local storage;
• session storage;
• pixels;
• tags;
• scripts;
• web beacons;
• software development technologies;
• device or browser identifiers; and
• other technologies that store information on, or access information from, your device.

For simplicity, references to “cookies” in this Policy generally include these similar technologies where applicable.

NS Security may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• operate and maintain our website;
• provide functionality requested by users;
• maintain website and information security;
• prevent fraud, abuse and malicious activity;
• protect forms and other website functionality;
• maintain user preferences;
• remember cookie choices;
• understand how visitors interact with our website;
• measure website performance;
• identify technical problems;
• improve website functionality, content and user experience; and
• support other purposes described to you when your consent is requested.

We seek to use cookies in a proportionate and privacy-conscious manner and to limit their use to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the operation, security or essential functionality of our website or to provide functionality specifically requested by you.

They may be used, for example, to:

• maintain website security;
• prevent malicious or fraudulent activity;
• enable essential website functionality;
• process and protect website forms;
• manage network traffic;
• maintain secure sessions; and
• remember your privacy and cookie preferences.

Because these cookies are necessary for the website or requested functionality to operate, they may be used without your consent where permitted by applicable law.

You may be able to block these cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may cause parts of the website to function incorrectly.

4.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may allow our website to remember choices you make or provide enhanced functionality.

For example, they may be used to remember certain website preferences or settings.

Where consent is required under applicable law, functional cookies will only be activated after you have provided the relevant consent.

4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

They may allow us to understand information such as:

• which pages are visited;
• how visitors navigate through the website;
• how long visitors spend on particular pages;
• how visitors arrive at our website;
• whether technical errors occur; and
• how the website performs across different devices or browsers.

We may use this information to measure and improve the performance, usability and effectiveness of our website.

Where required by applicable law, analytics and performance cookies will not be activated until you have provided your consent.

4.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

We may use marketing or advertising technologies if such functionality is introduced on our website.

These technologies may be used to measure the effectiveness of marketing activities, understand engagement with our communications or provide more relevant content.

Where consent is required by applicable law, such technologies will not be activated unless and until you have provided your consent.

We do not treat your use of our website, continued browsing or failure to change browser settings as consent where affirmative consent is required.

Certain website functionality may be provided by third-party service providers.

Depending on the technologies implemented on our website, third parties may place or access cookies or similar technologies on your device.

Third-party services may include, where applicable:

• website hosting and infrastructure providers;
• analytics providers;
• security and fraud-prevention services;
• content delivery networks;
• embedded content providers;
• communication services; and
• other technical service providers.

Third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies where they act as independent controllers.

Where third-party cookies require consent, we seek to prevent those cookies from being activated until the required consent has been provided.

We periodically review the third-party technologies used on our website.a

When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or consent management interface.

Where required by applicable law, you will be given the opportunity to:

• Accept All non-essential cookies;
• Reject All non-essential cookies; or
• Manage Preferences by cookie category.

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for the operation, security or requested functionality of the website.

Non-essential cookies that require consent will not be activated before the relevant consent has been obtained.

Your consent must be given through an affirmative action. Simply continuing to browse our website will not be treated as consent where consent is legally required.

You may change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time.

You can do this through the Cookie Settings or Manage Cookies functionality available on our website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before it was withdrawn.

Where you withdraw consent, cookies already stored on your device may remain until they expire or you remove them through your browser settings. However, where technically possible and required, the website will cease using the relevant non-essential technologies following withdrawal.

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.

Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

We seek to ensure that cookie retention periods are proportionate to the purposes for which the cookies are used.

Specific retention periods for cookies used by our website may be made available through our cookie consent management interface or cookie list.

The specific cookies and similar technologies used on our website may change as we update our website, security controls or service providers.

Where applicable, our cookie management interface provides information about individual cookies, including:

We periodically review our website to ensure that the cookies and technologies identified through our consent management mechanism accurately reflect those in use.

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through browser settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete individual cookies;
• delete all cookies;
• block cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• restrict cookies to particular websites; or
• configure how websites may store information on your device.

Please note that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality or security of our website.

Browser controls operate separately from the cookie preferences available through our website.

Some browsers and devices provide privacy signals or settings intended to communicate a user's preferences regarding tracking.

The legal and technical standards applicable to these signals continue to develop.

Where we are legally required to recognise a particular browser-based privacy signal, we will seek to process that signal in accordance with applicable requirements.

You may also use our website's cookie preference controls to manage non-essential cookies where available.

Some cookies and similar technologies may involve the processing of information that constitutes Personal Data.

Depending on the technology, this may include:

• IP address;
• online identifiers;
• device information;
• browser information;
• website interaction data;
• approximate technical location information;
• session information; and
• other information associated with a device or website visit.

Where such information constitutes Personal Data, its processing is also subject to our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.

Some third-party technology providers may process information outside the country in which you are located.

Where the use of cookies or similar technologies results in an international transfer of Personal Data, we will apply appropriate safeguards where required by applicable data protection law.

Further information about international transfers is provided in our Privacy Policy.

Depending on the applicable law, you may have rights regarding Personal Data collected through cookies and similar technologies.

These may include rights to:

• obtain information about processing;
• access Personal Data;
• request correction or deletion;
• restrict or object to certain processing;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
• lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

These rights are subject to the conditions and exemptions provided by applicable law.

Further information about your data protection rights and how to exercise them is available in our Privacy Policy.

NS Security applies appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect information processed through our website against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.

As a cybersecurity organisation, we also seek to minimise unnecessary tracking technologies and periodically review website technologies from both privacy and security perspectives.

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes to:

• our website;
• cookies or similar technologies we use;
• third-party service providers;
• our business activities;
• applicable legal or regulatory requirements; or
• our privacy and security practices.

The current version will be published on our website together with its latest revision date.

Where required, we may request renewed consent following material changes to our use of cookies.

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

Email: contact@ns-security.co.uk

For further information about how NS Security processes Personal Data, please see our Privacy Policy.

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