Cookies Policy

 

Information about the use of cookies

This Site uses cookies to improve the Site’s performance and enhance the user experience. This policy explains how this is done. By continuing to browse the Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.


What are cookies?

Cookies are small files which a website may put on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a site or page. The cookie will help the website to recognise your device the next time you visit. Cookies serve many functions. For example, they can help us to remember your username and preferences, analyse how well our website is performing, or even allow us to recommend content we believe will be most relevant to you.

Cookies contain personal information - i.e. your username and password for Media Hub. Most cookies do not collect information that identifies you, and will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use the Site, or a user’s general location.


What cookies does the Site use?

We use the following type of cookies on the Site:

  • Strictly necessary cookies – these are cookies that are required for the operation of the Site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into the Site or make use of the Site.
  • Analytical/performance cookies – they allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Site works, for example, by ensuring that users are easily finding what they are looking for.
  • Functionality cookies – these allow us to recognise users who return to the Site and remember Site personalisation choices.
  • Targeting cookies - we also use cookies which record users’ visits to the Site and which enable us to present content which we think will be of particular interest to you.

 

In particular, we use the following individual cookies:

 

Cookie

Purpose

User’s login cookies

Having authenticated in a previous browser session, the client can continue to browse locked areas of website without being challenged again for authentication

Google Analytics

To produce website usage reports

ImagenWeb admin toolbar

Remembers the client’s preferences in interacting with the ImagenWeb admin toolbar so as to present a better user experience

User’s session cookies

Non-persistent authentication cookie that allows the client to browse locked areas of website and then expires with the client’s browser session

 

How to block or disable cookies

You can block the download of cookies or remove/disable them (including the cookies we use) by altering the privacy settings on your web browser. However be aware that if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Site. More detail on how to disable cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org.