Cookie notice
Last Updated: 23 October 2026
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website, enables core website functionality and allows us to improve our services.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers stored on your browser or device. We also use similar technologies, including local storage, scripts and pixels. References to “cookies” in this notice include these technologies where appropriate.
We use the following categories:
Strictly necessary cookies. These technologies are required for the operation, security and consent management of our website. They are always active. You may block them through your browser settings, but parts of the website may not function correctly.
Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count visitors and understand how visitors use our website so that we can improve its operation and performance.
Functionality cookies. These support website features and remember choices or session information where appropriate.
Targeting cookies. These record visits and interactions so that we and selected third parties can measure campaigns, build audiences and make advertising more relevant.
Cookies and similar technologies used on QS.com
| Cookie / Pixel / Script Name | Provider | Type | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fs-consent | Finsweet Consent Pro | Cookie | Strictly Necessary | Stores the visitor's consent selections (accepted/rejected categories) so the consent banner can apply the correct category rules on subsequent page loads. | ~1 year |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Cookie | Strictly Necessary | Supports Cloudflare's bot detection and security challenge system, protecting Cloudflare-proxied services from automated traffic. | 30 minutes of inactivity |
| _cfuvid | Cloudflare | Cookie | Strictly Necessary | Distinguishes individual visitors sharing an IP address so Cloudflare can apply per-visitor rate limits and bot protections correctly. | Session (cleared when browser closes) |
| rc::a, rc::b, rc::c, rc::f | Google reCAPTCHA | Local storage | Strictly Necessary | Bot detection on forms. | Persistent |
| intellimize_tracking_policy | Webflow Intellimize | Local storage | Strictly Necessary | Records the tracking consent policy applied to your visit by our website personalisation system so your preferences are respected. | Persistent |
| intellimize_data_tracking_type | Webflow Intellimize | Local storage | Strictly Necessary | Records the type of data tracking in effect for your visit based on your consent choices. | Persistent |
| intellimize_user_tracking_choice_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local storage | Analytics | Records the visitor's explicit tracking consent choice. | Persistent |
| intellimize_opt_out_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local storage | Strictly Necessary | Opt-out flag for Webflow Intellimize tracking. Set to active when tracking is not consented to. | Persistent |
| fast.wistia.net | Wistia | Local storage | Strictly Necessary | Stores video analytics data for embedded Wistia video players | Persistent |
| hs-messages-is-open | HubSpot | Cookie | Functionality / [Strictly Necessary ] |
Remembers whether you opened or closed the live chat widget so it stays in the same state as you navigate between pages. | 30 minutes |
| hs-messages-hide-welcome-message | HubSpot | Cookie | Functionality / [Strictly Necessary ] |
Prevents the chat welcome message from reappearing immediately after you have already dismissed it. | 1 day |
| _ga | Google Analytics (GA4) | Cookie | Analytics | Assigns a pseudonymous identifier to distinguish unique visitors. Used to measure how people use our website so we can improve it. | 2 years |
| _ga_4G973WVG3V | Google Analytics (GA4) | Cookie | Analytics | Maintains session and engagement state for our Google Analytics measurement. Works together with _ga. | 2 years |
| intellimize_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local Storage | Analytics | General storage for our website personalisation system (Webflow Intellimize). Used to deliver content variations relevant to you. | Persistent |
| intellimize_activity_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local Storage | Analytics | Stores your activity data so our website personalisation system can apply the correct experience. | Persistent |
| intellimize_attributes_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local Storage | Analytics | Stores visitor attributes used by our personalisation system to apply content rules. | Persistent |
| intellimize_integrations_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local Storage | Analytics | Records the integration state between our personalisation system and other tools on the site. | Persistent |
| intellimize_server_context_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local Storage | Analytics | Stores server-side context data returned to your browser by our personalisation system. | Persistent |
| intellimize_user_117367079 | Webflow Intellimize | Local Storage | Analytics | Stores user-level data for our website personalisation system, which may include a pseudonymous identifier. | Persistent |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Cookie | Marketing | Stores a conversion-linker value that associates an advertising click with on-site actions, enabling Google Ads conversion measurement. | 90 days |
| _gcl_ls | Google Ads | Local Storage | Marketing | Cross-domain conversion linker key for Google Ads. Works with the _gcl_au cookie to attribute conversions across domains. | 90 days |
| _fbp | Meta | Cookie | Marketing | Stores a browser-level identifier for Meta's advertising measurement system, used for conversion attribution and custom audience creation. Meta Pixel ID: 1819520968075904. | 90 days |
| li_adsId | Cookie | Marketing | LinkedIn advertising identifier set by the LinkedIn Insight Tag, used for ad conversion tracking and LinkedIn audience measurement. | 30 days | |
| lastExternalReferrer | Meta | Local storage | Marketing | LinkedIn advertising identifier set by the LinkedIn Insight Tag, used for ad conversion tracking and LinkedIn audience measurement. | Persistent |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Meta | Local storage | Marketing | LinkedIn advertising identifier set by the LinkedIn Insight Tag, used for ad conversion tracking and LinkedIn audience measurement. | Persistent |
| __hstc | HubSpot | Cookie | Analytics | Main HubSpot analytics cookie — tracks the visitor across sessions. | 6 months |
| hubspotutk | HubSpot | Cookie | Analytics | HubSpot visitor token used for contact/session identification in CRM. | 6 months |
| __hssc | HubSpot | Cookie | Analytics | Tracks page views within a HubSpot session. | 30 minutes |
| __hssrc | HubSpot | Cookie | Analytics | Indicates whether the visitor has restarted their browser. | Session |
Third-party cookies and similar technologies
Third-party providers identified in the table may set cookies or receive information through technologies used on QS.com. These providers include Cloudflare, Finsweet, Google, Meta, HubSpot and Webflow Intellimize. The table explains the technologies used on QS.com and their purposes. You may also consult each provider’s privacy and cookie information for further details about its own processing practices.
To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Choices about cookies
You can manage analytical, functionality and targeting cookies through the QS.com cookie banner or cookie settings. Strictly necessary cookies remain active. You may also select “Reject All” for non-essential cookies.
Where required by applicable law, we use analytical, functionality and targeting cookies only after you have provided your consent. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through the QS.com cookie settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. If you block all cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website may not function correctly.
Retention periods vary by technology and are stated in the table. Session technologies expire when the relevant browser session ends. Persistent technologies remain for the stated period unless deleted earlier or refreshed.
For more information about how QS processes personal data collected through cookies and similar technologies, including your data protection rights and how to exercise them, please see our Privacy Notice. You can also contact us at [email protected].
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes to the technologies used on QS.com, our consent mechanism or applicable requirements. Please check this page periodically for updates.