Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They serve a variety of functions – from facilitating essential website operations to providing analytics about how the site is used. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, enhancing your user experience by offering personalized content and features.
Types of Cookies Used on This Website
Our website, ‘squirrel-proof bird feeders Leeds’, uses several types of cookies for different purposes:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its services and features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.
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Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect identifiable information; all information collected is aggregated and used to improve the performance of our website, ensuring a better user experience.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies can also be used to memorize changes you’ve made to text size, fonts, and other customizable aspects of the website.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advert and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking the appropriate option in our cookie consent notice, which appears when you first visit our website. You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies before the cookies are stored on your device.
To manage and delete cookies, you may manually adjust your preferences through your browser’s settings. For more detailed information about managing and deleting cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended.
Third-Party Cookies
We may work with third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and analytics providers) who set cookies on our behalf when you visit our website. These third-party cookies are used for the purposes described above, and their usage is subject to each third party’s privacy policy.
Consent and Control
We require your consent to place certain essential and non-essential cookies on your device, except where they are necessary for the operation of our website. You were prompted to give your consent upon your first visit to our site. However, you can modify or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in our cookie consent notice.
Contact Information
Should you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Email: [email protected]
This Cookie Policy is compliant with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), ePrivacy Directive, and the UK GDPR. It is reviewed regularly to ensure compliance with current data protection legislation and to reflect best practice.
Please note that this Cookie Policy is a guide and does not constitute legal advice. For the most accurate and up-to-date legal advice regarding cookies and privacy laws, please consult with a qualified legal professional.