Cookie Policy

Please read this cookie policy along with our Privacy Policy.

Cookies are small files that websites save to your hard disk or to your browser’s memory. The cookies used on our platforms are listed below.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can typically modify your internet browser settings to decline cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your computer. If you continue to use BidGemmer without changing your browser settings, we will use cookies as set out in this cookie policy. If you choose to use your browser settings to decline, disable, reject or block cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of our platform or other websites that you visit.

To learn more about cookies and how to disable them we recommend you visit the Information Commissioner’s website here.

The cookies we use fall into the following categories:

Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for our platform and software to function. If you adjust your browser settings to decline these cookies our platforms and software will not function properly, and in some cases at all.

Analytic cookies: These cookies allow us to monitor the use of our platforms. For example, we use reports provided by Hotjar to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage. Hotjar cannot function without the use of cookies and details of the cookies used by Hotjar can be found in the table below as well as information on how to delete them.

Marketing cookies: These cookies collect information about your browsing habits and are used to deliver adverts to you that are more relevant to you. They are usually placed by third party advertising networks. You can learn more about third-party marketing cookies and how to delete them here.

Our platforms use the following cookies:

Cookie TypeCookiePurpose/More Information
Hotjar_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress and _hjIncludedInPageviewSampleUsed to distinguish users in Analytics.

You can opt-out of Hotjar cookies altogether by using this Hotjar Do Not Track. More information about how Hotjar collects and uses data can be found here.

_hjid and _hjTLDTestUsed to distinguish users in Analytics.

You can opt-out of Hotjar cookies altogether by using this Hotjar Do Not Track. More information about how Hotjar collects and uses data can be found here.

Sessionsails.sidUser Login Session Management
AvailabilityAWSALB and AWSALBCORSHigh availability Service