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What is a cookie?
When you interact with the Site, we try to make that experience simple and meaningful. When you visit the Site, our web server sends a cookie to your computer. Cookies are smal pieces of information which are issued to your computer when you visite a website and chich store and sometiles track information about your use of the Site. A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your web session and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are used to remember you when return to the Site and will last for longer.
Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (“first party cookies”) or may be set by other websites who display content on the page you are viewing (“third party cookies”).
We use cookies to?:
- Remember that you have visited us before; this means we can identify the number of unique visitors we receive. This allows us to make sure we have enough capacity for the number of users that we get;
- Customise elements of the promotional layout and/or content of the pages of the Site;
- Collect anonymous statistical information about how you use the Site (including how long you spend on the Site) and where you have come to the Site from, so that we can improve the Site and learn which parts of the Site are most popular with visitors; and
- Gather information about the pages on the Site that you visit and also other information about other websites that you visit, so as to place you in a “market segment”. This information is only collected by reference to the IP address that you are using, but does include information about the county and city you are in, together with the name of your internet service provider. This information is then used to place interest-based advertisements on the Site which it is believed will be relevant to your market segment.
Some of the cookies used by the Site are set by us, and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf.
How to manage cookies?:
Most of browsers, smartphones and other web-enabled devices are typically set up to accept cookies.
You have different options to manage the cookies on your computer or device. You can change your browser settings to prevent cookies from being accepted, or, depending on which browser you are using, you might be able to receive an alert when a website is trying to place one on your browser. With most browsers you can allow first party cookies to be set but refuse third party cookies.
You can delete cookies stored in your browser by using a function in your browser. Whilst this does not mean you won’t collect cookies in the future, it gives you freedom to delete your cookies after you have been online. This function is often known as ‘clearing cookies’.
Clearing your cookies on one browser of one device does not automatically clear them on another. You need to clear all browsers on all channels independently.
You can find some helpful information about controlling your cookies on www.aboutcookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser.
Please note, however, that by blocking or deleting cookies used on the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of www.peclogit.org
Do I need to accept cookies?:
To make full use of our website, cookies need to be enabled on your browser; certain features will not work if you reject cookies. Cookies are used to offer a personalised experience when browsing the website on your computer, tablet, mobile phone…
Please note that if you disable cookies, it will restrict your experience on our site and you will not be able to set up an account, login to an existing one and purchase online.
