Cookie Policy
This site uses analytics and performance-related cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device to help sites remember your preferences and provide a better user experience.
We use them to provide anonymised data for Google Analytics, data which is kept for 14 months only. Google Analytics enables us to calculate the aggregate number of people using the website and which parts of the site are most popular; it reports trends without identifying individual visitors.
However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. Consult the Help section of your browser or take a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all browsers.
For more information, please see LDA Design’s Cookie Policy below
Please contact us if you have any queries and comments, or if you want to make a request regarding any of your data subject rights.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file saved on your computer or mobile device. It has a unique ID assigned to your device and enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as location, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time. That way, you don’t have to keep re-entering the information whenever you come back to the website or browse from one page to another. Cookies can also help customize your browsing experience.
Not all cookies contain personal information but where they do, we will treat this information as personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy We also treat cookie information as personal data where it is associated with your account or other contact information.
Type of cookies
There are two broad categories of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device until deleted manually or automatically. Session cookies remain on your device until you close your browser and are thereby automatically deleted.
Why do we use cookies?
Generally speaking, there are a few reasons why we may use cookies:
- Cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function and to enable you to make use of the services we provide;
- Cookies that collect data related to the use of our website and the performance of it. We use this information to improve our online products and services;
- Cookies that we use to personalize and optimize your experience on our website. These cookies store information on your choices such as text size, language and screen resolution.
- Cookies that are placed by third parties for enhanced services (such as social media cookies) or for advertising purposes.
Please see below for further information on the types of cookies we use.
Analytics and performance-related cookies
These cookies help us measure traffic patterns to determine which areas of our website have been visited. We use this to research a visitor’s habits so that we can improve our online products and services. We may log IP addresses (that is, the electronic addresses of computers connected to the internet) to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information.
These cookies are not essential to the website and we will always ask for your consent before placing these cookies. You can withdraw your consent at all times. See more information below.
| Cookie Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| CMSSession | This allows our administrators to do certain things, such as change content. Although this cookie can show us which pages you visit and how you use our site, we don’t use it for this purpose. What’s more, it can’t track you when you leave or return, and doesn’t contain anything that can identify you personally. | session |
| __utma | To help us make our website better for you, we use Google’s Analytic tools. This sets five cookies which collect useful information, like how many people visit our site, which pages they like most, how long they stay, and where on the web they come here from. If you don’t want to be part of these stats, you can opt -out of Google Analytics cookies [1]. Or simply delete your cookies at the end of each session, as described below. This cookie is set to lets us know you have chosen to set your cookie limits. | 2 years |
| __utmb | To help us make our website better for you, we use Google’s Analytic tools. This sets five cookies which collect useful information, like how many people visit our site, which pages they like most, how long they stay, and where on the web they come here from. If you don’t want to be part of these stats, you can opt -out of Google Analytics cookies [1]. Or simply delete your cookies at the end of each session, as described below. This cookie is set to lets us know you have chosen to set your cookie limits. | 1 hour |
| __utmc | To help us make our website better for you, we use Google’s Analytic tools. This sets five cookies which collect useful information, like how many people visit our site, which pages they like most, how long they stay, and where on the web they come here from. If you don’t want to be part of these stats, you can opt -out of Google Analytics cookies [1]. Or simply delete your cookies at the end of each session, as described below. This cookie is set to lets us know you have chosen to set your cookie limits. | session |
| __utmz | To help us make our website better for you, we use Google’s Analytic tools. This sets five cookies which collect useful information, like how many people visit our site, which pages they like most, how long they stay, and where on the web they come here from. If you don’t want to be part of these stats, you can opt -out of Google Analytics cookies [1]. Or simply delete your cookies at the end of each session, as described below. This cookie is set to lets us know you have chosen to set your cookie limits. | 6 months |
[1] Google Analytics policy – https://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html
[2] Google/YouTube privacy policy – https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
[3] Google/YouTube cookies – https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/key-terms/#toc-terms-cookie
[5] Google Cookies Policy – https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/
Your preferences
It’s possible to restrict or block cookies or even delete cookies that have already been placed on your device. If you do so, you may not be able to access certain parts of our website and we may think that you have never visited us before and will therefore show you the Cookie Notice again and ask for your consent in placing cookies.
You can also restrict or block cookies by changing your browser’s settings. Check the specific information in your browser’s help section to find out how to manage your cookie settings.
How to contact us
If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding cookies, please contact us via our contact page.
This policy was last updated on 24/05/2018
