PLEASE READ THIS “COOKIE POLICY” BEFORE USING OUR SERVICES
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES
Our website ItsABogsLife™ uses cookies and other technology which we also refer to as cookies throughout this policy. We use them to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience and provide a smooth, interactive and smooth experience when you browse our website. Using them also allows us to improve our site and make amendments to it following trends and information we retrieve from them. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
When you first visit our site, you will be notified about our use of cookies within a prominent notification banner. Should you continue to use our website, closing out the notification or ignore it without reading our Cookie Policy and continue to browse our website pages, you indicate you have consented to the use of the cookies that will interact with your device throughout your visit with us. We make it very clear that you can change the settings within your browser and choose whether to accept cookies or restrict your device from doing so.
WHAT IS A COOKIE AND WHAT DO THEY DO?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or mobile device if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device or to the hard drive of the computer, but when, the information is sent back to our server from your browser they do not normally identify you personally.
They are used for instance when you return to a website, the servers recognises the cookies blueprint which matches ours and instantly remembers/recognises things like your login details, what you started last time you visited and never finished off, and where you went to within the site, what you clicked through and what you didn’t, so we can tailor your visit to us by providing relevant features for you the next time you re-visit.
WE USE THE FOLLOWING COOKIES
Strictly Necessary Cookies.
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance Cookies.
They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality Cookies.
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting Cookies.
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
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Cookie
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Purpose
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Strictly necessary
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__utma Cookie
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A persistent cookie - remains on a computer, unless it expires or the cookie cache is cleared. It tracks visitors. Metrics associated with the Google __utma cookie include: first visit (unique visit), last visit (returning visit). This also includes Days and Visits to purchase calculations which afford ecommerce websites with data intelligence around purchasing sales funnels.
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Session
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__utmb Cookie & __utmc Cookies
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These cookies work in tandem to calculate visit length. Google __utmb cookie demarks the exact arrival time, then Google __utmc registers the precise exit time of the user. Because __utmb counts entrance visits, it is a session cookie, and expires at the end of the session, e.g. when the user leaves the page. A timestamp of 30 minutes must pass before Google cookie __utmc expires. Given__utmc cannot tell if a browser or website session ends. Therefore, if no new page view is recorded in 30 minutes the cookie is expired. This is a standard 'grace period' in web analytics.
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Targeting
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__utmz Cookie
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Cookie __utmz monitors the HTTP Referrer and notes where a visitor arrived from, with the referrer siloed into type (Search engine (organic or cpc), direct, social and unaccounted). From the HTTP Referrer the __utmz Cookie also registers, what keyword generated the visit plus geolocation data. This cookie lasts six months. It tells us about the traffic to our site and help with conversion information such as what source / medium / keyword to attribute for a Goal Conversion.
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Persistent
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__utmv Cookie
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Google __utmv Cookie lasts "forever". It is a persistent cookie. It is used for segmentation, data experimentation and the __utmv works hand in hand with the __utmz cookie to improve cookie targeting capabilities.
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Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
MANAGING YOUR COOKIE SETTINGS
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire as detailed above. Many advertising solutions offer a an opt out process of their advertising cookies. Please refer to www.youronlinechoices.com for information on how to do this.
You can delete ItsABogsLife™ cookies from your device, but parts of the website and mobile applications may appear degraded and functionality be restricted and prohibited.
INFORMATION ABOUT US
www.itsabogslife.co.uk is a site operated by ItsABogsLife™ Limited ("We"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 07975013. We are a Limited Company.
Registered Address:
ItsABogsLife Ltd,
68 Argyle Street,
Birkenhead,
Wirral,
CH41 6AF
Cookie Policy - Revised by ItsABogsLife™ - January 27, 2015