Website Data Practises
Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings. Most websites use this, to find out more about cookies visit https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information, they are not used to personally identify you. They are stored on your device when our website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, improve the performance of our website, make it more secure, provide better user experience, understanding where people find us, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the major online websites do, our website uses first party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies
On our website (theshropshirescratchingcompany.com), we use cookies which are saved for 4 weeks (28 days) before clearing which track the traffic source of the original visit to our site, so that we can understand the performance of our adverts.
We also use Google Analytics to track the performance of our website and collect information about how visitors use and interact with our website. We do not collect or store any of your personal information, so we cannot use this information to identify who you are.
Manage cookie preferences
Different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/how-to-manage-and-clear-your-cache-and-cookies?form=MA13I2
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
You have the right to see any personal data stored on our systems (as defined in the Data Protection Act) that we keep about you, any request to view or for this data to be deleted must be made in writing to info@scratchings.company.
If any external links are used across theshropshirescratchingcompany.com, Earp Consulting Group Ltd are not liable for the security of these links, and we recommend you use up to date relevant virus protection and firewalls before accessing these sites.
