Introduction
When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of ‘cookies’. This information, which might be about you, your preferences, or your internet device (computer, tablet or mobile), is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information is not usually personally identifiable to you, but it can be used to give you a more personalised web experience.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can now choose not to allow some types of cookies to be set. You can find out more about how we use cookies on this site, and prevent the setting of non-essential cookies, by clicking on the different category headings below.
However, if you do this then it may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
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This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (http://www.seqlegal.com).
What Are Cookies?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Which information Is Collected?
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.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can now choose not to allow some types of cookies to be set. You can find out more about how we use cookies on this site, and prevent the setting of non-essential cookies, by clicking on the different category headings below.
However, if you do this then it may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
Why We Use Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
We use Google Analytics to provide this service, which uses first party cookies. The data collected is not shared with any other party.
The information we get through the use of these cookies is anonymised and we make no attempt to identify you, or influence your experience of the site while you are visiting it. If you do not allow these cookies we will not be able to include your visit in our statistics.
If you have used a Do Not Track browser setting, we take this as a sign that you do not want to allow these cookies, and they will be blocked.
What Cookies Do We Use?
We use both session and persistent cookies on our website.
The names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which they are used, are set out below:
We use Google Analytics to recognise a computer when a user visits our website, track users as they navigate the website, improve the website’s usability, target advertisements which may be of particular interest to specific users and facilitate the use of our website search engine.
We also use Mailchimp to create a newsletter list for some of our customers. However, you can decide whether you opt in for these newsletters or not. No information is stored by us without your consent.
First Party Cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.
Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.
The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: [_ga, _gat, __utma, __utmt, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz and __utmv].
The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at: [http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/].
Third Party Cookies
How Do I Block Cookies?
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:
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”;
In Firefox (version 47) 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
In Chrome (version 52), 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.
Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
How Do I Delete Cookies?
You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:
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);
In Firefox (version 47), 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
In Chrome (version 52), 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”.
Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.
Cookie Preferences
You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by visiting:
Contact Information
Contact Us Here.
10.1 This website is owned and operated by [name].
10.2 We are registered in [England and Wales] under registration number [number], and our registered office is at [address].
10.3 Our principal place of business is at [address].
10.4 You can contact us:
(a) [by post, using the postal address [given above]];
(b) [using our website contact form];
(c) [by telephone, on [the contact number published on our website from time to time]]; or
(d) [by email, using [the email address published on our website from time to time]].