Cookies policy
- Introduction
1.1 Our website uses cookies.
1.2 We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website.
- Credit
2.1 This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (http://www.seqlegal.com).
- About cookies
3.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
3.2 Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
3.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
3.4 Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.
- Analytics cookies
4.1 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.
4.2 Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.
4.3 The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: _utma, _utmb, _utmc and _utmz.
4.4 The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
4.5 Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
- Third party cookies
5.1 Our website also uses third party cookies.
5.2 Details of other third party cookies used by our website are set out below:
these are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which may be used to enhance a website, for example Facebook and Twitter have their own cookies, which are controlled by them. This website does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the third party websites for more information about these. To opt-out of third-parties collecting any data regarding your interaction on our website, please refer to their websites for further information.
| Google Analytics Google Privacy policy View Google Analytics cookie page | |
| These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and pages visited. | |
| _utma | 2 years from set/update |
| _utmb | 30 minutes from set/update |
| _utmz | 6 months from set/update |
| YouTube Google Policies and Principles | |
| We may use YouTube to host video content. When you view a web page on our site with an embedded YouTube video, YouTube creates at least three cookies (see below). We use the YouTube service as a convenience for our visitors, and we use it on the basis that Google adheres to its privacy policy. | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 9 months |
| use_hitbox | When user exits browser |
| PREF | 10 years |
| Buto.tv Buto policy and support | |
| Buto.tv provides video hosting and uses cookies which we use to see how visitors are interacting with our videos and to help improve the services provided. | |
HTML email files
If you receive the HTML-formatted version of a newsletter, your opening of the newsletter email is notified to us and saved. Your clicks on links in the newsletter are also saved. These and the open statistics are used in aggregate form to give us an indication of the popularity of the content and to help us make decisions about future content and formatting.
Google Maps
We may use Google Maps on our website to provide detailed information on how to locate our facilities. Google Maps stores up to four cookies: khcookie, NID, SNID and PREF. We would use Google’s interactive maps because we believe they provide a helpful way for our visitors to identify how best to travel to us, and on the basis that Google adheres to its privacy policy which can be found at http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en-GB/policies/ and its terms of service for Google Maps at http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/help/terms_maps.html.
Twitter integration
In future we may use the Twitter “Follow Button” plugin to help us market our business using Twitter. The plugin detects whether you are logged in to Twitter when you visit our website and uses this information to present either a “Follow” or “You Follow” message with various other details from Twitter. The plugin creates five Third-Party cookies – pid, _twitter_sess, k, guest_id and original_referer – if a visitor accesses the site when not logged into Twitter, and a further cookie if accessed while logged on to Twitter. We would use the plugin as a convenience for our users and on the basis that Twitter adheres to its Privacy Policy – see http://twitter.com/privacy for more information.
Facebook integration
We may use the Facebook “Like Box” plugin to help us market our business using the Facebook Social Network. The plugin detects whether you have “Liked” our Facebook page and uses this information to present either a “Like” button or a “You Like this” message with various other associated details from Facebook. If you are not logged in to Facebook, no cookies should be served. If you are logged in to Facebook, the plugin creates and/or updates a series of third-party cookies. The plugin also uses JavaScript localStorage, creating a key-value pair called “FB_templateDataResponse”. We would use the plugin as a convenience for our visitors, and on the basis that Facebook adheres to its data use policy – see http://www.Facebook.com/about/privacy/ for more information.
Google +1 integration
We may use the Google “+1” plugin to help us market and promote our business using Google’s services. The plugin allows visitors to use the “+1” button to recommend our website to their contacts. The plugin creates at least two cookies, BEAT (a persistent cookie set to expire after 1 day) and ULS (a session cookie). We would use the plugin as a convenience for our visitors, and on the basis that Google adheres to its privacy policy – see http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en-GB/policies/ for more information.
Yandex
| Yandex Metrica |
yandexuid yabs-sid |
This website uses Yandex Metrica, a tool which uses cookies to provide us with information on how people use the site. This information helps us to analyse the performance of the site so we can make improvements. | Yandex’s privacy policy |
Bing
| Bing Microsoft | CC
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This website uses Bing, a search engine tool which uses cookies to provide us with information on how people use the site. This information helps us to analyse the performance of the site so we can make improvements. | Bing / |
- Blocking cookies
6.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:
(a) in Internet Explorer (version 11) you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy” and then “Advanced”;
(b) in Firefox (version 36) you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, “Privacy”, selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu, and unticking “Accept cookies from sites”; and
(c) in Chrome (version 41), you can block all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings” and “Content settings”, and then selecting “Block sites from setting any data” under the “Cookies” heading.
6.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
6.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
- Deleting cookies
7.1 You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:
(a) in Internet Explorer (version 11), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11);
(b) in Firefox (version 36), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Privacy”, then selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu, clicking “Show Cookies”, and then clicking “Remove All Cookies”; and
(c) in Chrome (version 41), you can delete all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings” and “Clear browsing data”, and then selecting “Cookies and other site and plug-in data” before clicking “Clear browsing data”.
7.2 Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.