What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, mobile or any other device by websites that you visit. It means if you come back, we can recognise it’s you and communicate with you more effectively.
Cookies are used to make sure websites function and work better. They give us more information about what our users are doing online and what they are interested in so we can make your visit to our website as smooth as possible.
Want to know a bit more? Visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org
Session cookies
These are temporary cookies that only stay in the cookie file on your browser until you close it. They are used to operate different functions on our website and to store and remember information about your activity on our site. This means if you’ve previously completed personal information on our site, you won’t need to take the time to type it out again and again. We’ll automatically remember and enter it for you, making life a little easier!
Persistent cookies
These stay in your browser’s cookie file for longer – just how long depends on the specific type of cookie. These cookies are used to track how many times you visit a website, whether you are returning or visiting for the first time, and how you interact with a site. They can be of help in matching content to your interests and preferences – for example, your language choice. Rest assured that these cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you.
How we use cookies
Cookie use can vary site by site. We use cookies for lots of different reason, including:
What cookies do we use and why?
How Google uses your data
We use Google services, including Google Analytics and Google Ads, to understand how visitors use our website and to measure and improve our advertising. Where you have given consent through our cookie banner, Google may collect and process information about your visit, such as cookies, device identifiers and your IP address.
For more information on how Google uses this data, please see Google’s Business Data Responsibility site, ‘How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services’: https://business.safety.google/privacy/.
Use of cookies by third parties and associated websites
Where our website includes links to and from other websites, we do not accept responsibility or liability for the content of these sites or they cookies they use. It is the responsibility of those websites to have their own cookie policy and to get the right of consent from you to use cookies.
Managing cookies
When you first visit our website, we will ask for your consent before we set any cookies that are not strictly necessary. Necessary cookies are needed for our website to work and are always active. Performance and analytics cookies and advertisement cookies are only set if you accept them using our cookie banner. If you reject them, or close the banner without making a choice, they will not be set.
You can change your mind at any time by updating your choices in the cookie settings on our website. If you withdraw your consent, we will stop setting those cookies from that point onwards.
You can also block or delete cookies using your browser settings. The “Help” menu of most browsers will tell you how to do this. Please note that if you block necessary cookies, some parts of our website may not work properly. For more information about cookies and how to manage or delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
How to contact us
If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Cookie Policy, please email our Data Protection Officer: DPO@thehearingpeople.co.uk
