Cookie Policy EU law states that websites much state that they will be using cookies. www.smytham.co.uk uses 2 cookies to function. The cookies allow us to understand and evaluate how the website is being used. We use google analytics _ga and a standard tracing cookie -atuvc . This analysis enables us to improve the effectiveness of our website in providing the information and in the right format for our website visitors. Google analytics store information about what pages you have visited, how long you spend on the site and how you got there. It does not store or collect personal information to identify you. For more information on google analytics and how to opt out go to Googles privacy policy. To find out more about cookies, including how to block/delete them go to www.allaboutcookies.org Cookies Policy Cookies - what are they? Cookies allow us to understand what areas of the BH&HPA websites are used, we use cookies to help us understand this as well as provide features that make the website easier to use. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but as a result parts of the site may not work as intended. A cookie is a small text file that’s stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Some cookies are deleted when you close down your browser, these are known as session cookies. Others remain on your device until they expire or you delete them from your cache. Occasionally the website works with third party cookies - for example Google Analytics which records the data for us about visitor use, pages visited etc. This information helps us understand your usage. This information does not get recorded in a personally identifiable format. If you don't allow storing of cookies, your ability to use this web site may be impaired. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Alternatively, you can search the internet for other independent information on cookies. Cookie details Cookie Name Purpose ASP.NET_SessionId Session Cookie. Purpose: To remember your selections or preferences that you Content: Randomly generated number Expires: When user exits browser __utmX (where X is a letter from 'a' to 'z') Google Analytics tracking cookie. Purpose: We use Google Analytics to collect our website usage Content: Randomly generated number Expires: 2 years If you wish to reject or delete this cookie, please see the followin http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html Measuring website usage using Google Analytics cookies We use Google Analytics to find out how people interact with our site. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you have visited, how you arrived there and how long you spend on the site. Google Analytics does not collect or store any personal information used to identify who you are such as your name or address. We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data. For more information about Google Analytics cookies go to Google Privacy Policy. Cookies www.helevalley.co.uk uses 1 type of ‘Cookie’ to function: Google Analytics is a free service provided by Google inc. which sets a cookie to that allows us to evaluate how visitors use the site, and give us broad trends in how people access the website such as whether using a computer or a mobile phone. This is essential to us in helping make sure we provide the right information in the right format for our visitors. For more information on the cookies set by Google Analytics please click here to see Google's privacy policy. You can also opt out of being tracked on Google Analytics to visit google's opt out page please click here. Please note: Choosing this option in Google Analytics will opt you out for all websites not just www.helevalley.co.uk EU Cookie Directive As you may have read the law has recently changed in relation to the use of Cookies. We have investigated many ways in which we can meet this directive. Guidance is however still evolving and many of the options available are quite obtrusive and can interrupt your browsing experience. Therefore we have taken the view that currently we will provide information on the cookies we provide (as above) and advise users on how to change their browser settings to block cookies, please click here, to learn more about cookies from the AboutCookies.org. This will allow you to take control of cookies across all websites, not just on www.helevalley.co.uk. cookie policy for implied consent Due to recent EU law changes each website much explicitly state that they will be using cookies. The only cookie currently in use on this website (www.oakdown.co.uk)is used to support analysis and understanding of how people use the website (what they like most, when is the busiest time of day on the site, have people found new content when it is published, etc). This analysis is to help improve the usage and effectiveness of the website. The data collection and reporting behind this analysis is currently provided by Google Analytics. Users continued use will indicate agreement to the use of a Google analytical cookie. More information on this cookie and advice on how to stop this cookie being used is set out below. Cookie Usage The cookies in use to deliver Google Analytics service are described in the table below. Cookie Title Description These cookies are used to store information, such as what time your current visit occurred, whether you have been to the site before, and what site referred __utma you to the web page.These cookies contain no personally identifiable __utmb Google information but they will use your computer’s IP address to know from where in __utmc Analytics the world you are accessing the Internet.Google stores the information collected __utmv by these cookies on servers in the United States. Google may transfer this __utmz information to third-parties where required to do so by law, or where such third-parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Opt-out In order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience. http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None For more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please see the Google website. A link to the privacy advice for this product is provided below for your convenience. http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html Disabling Cookies If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1). • • • • Internet Explorer http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies Google Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies Mozilla Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Blocking%20cookies Apple Safari http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32467
