WHAT ARE COOKIES?
If you’ve ever read a newspaper article about the internet, it’s likely that someone, somewhere will have mentioned ‘cookies’. They may have been explained as an evil and intrusive spying mechanism tracking your every move on the net – or a harmless device designed to make your life easier. This guide should clear up any confusion and ease any concerns.
We may use cookies to:
- Analyse our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions.
- Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.
- Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, the other 50% a different piece of content.
- Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
- To recognise when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.
- Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.
Controlling Cookies
You can use your web browser’s cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device, you should set your web browser to refuse cookies.
However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you. Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you visit it.
To learn more about cookies and how they are used, visit All About Cookies.
Security
- We will always hold your information securely.
- To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your information, we have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards.
- We also follow stringent procedures to ensure we work with all personal data in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Links from our site
- Our website may contain links to other websites.
- Please note that we have no control of websites outside the Cloud 9 Design domain. If you provide information to a website to which we link, we are not responsible for its protection and privacy.
- Always be wary when submitting data to websites. Read the site’s data protection and privacy policies fully.