Cookie Notice

Last updated: December 20, 2022

Capitalized terms used in this Cookie Notice, but not defined here, will have the meanings given to them in our Privacy Notice.

Hopkins & Carley uses cookies and similar technologies on its Website. You can find out about cookies and how to control them in the information below. This Cookie Notice explains how we use cookies in connection with the Website and your related choices.

If you do not want to accept the use of these cookies, please do not opt in to them through our cookie banner. This may affect your ability to use the Website.

What Are Cookies, Generally?

Generally speaking, there are two types of domains to which cookies belong:

First-party cookies are set by the web server of the visited page and share the same domain as the visited page (in this case, the hopkinscarley.com domain); or
Third-party cookies are stored by a different domain than the visited page’s domain. This can happen when, for example, our Website references a file, such as JavaScript, located outside its domain.

How and Why We Use Cookies

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our Website. We classify cookies in the following categories:

Strictly Necessary: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

Optanon Consent	This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor.
PHPSESSID	PHP session cookie associated with embedded content from this domain.
OptanonAlertBoxClosed	This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information.

Performance & functionality: These cookies are needed for functionality of our website. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.

__atuvs	This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. This is believed to be a new cookie from AddThis which is not yet documented, but has been categorised on the assumption it serves a similar purpose to other cookies set by the service.
__atuvc	This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count.
vuid	This domain is owned by Vimeo. The main business activity is: Video Hosting/Sharing.
player	This domain is owned by Vimeo. The main business activity is: Video Hosting/Sharing.
banner-0-shown	First party cookie displaying content on website.

Analytics and Targeting: These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. As this may be considered a sale, you may exercise your right to opt in by using the toggle switch.

uvc	Tracks how often a user interacts with AddThis
__atuvc	This domain is owned by AddThis. The main business activity is: AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising.
NID	This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organizations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer's adverts appear.
xtc	This domain is owned by AddThis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted behavioral advertising.
__atuvs	This domain is owned by Addthis. The main business activity is: AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising.
__atrfs	This domain is owned by Addthis. The main business activity is: AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising.

Opting in or Disabling Cookies

You can select which cookies to allow through our cookie banner. You can also set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but because the cookies that we use are essential or functionality cookies, if you do block them, some parts of the Website will not work.

Changes to this Cookie Notice

Hopkins & Carley may update this Cookie Notice from time to time, at its sole discretion. If so, we will post an updated Cookie Notice on our Website. Changes, modifications, additions, or deletions will be effective immediately on their posting to the Website. We encourage you to review this Cookie Notice regularly for any changes. Your continued use of the Website and/or your continued provision of Personal Information to us after the posting of such notice will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice. If you continue to use the Website, you will be deemed to have accepted the change.