Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how PGS Consultancy (UK) Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on
its websites, and what you can do to manage how cookies are used.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or
mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web
server so that the website can remember some information about your
browsing activity on the website. The cookie will collect information
relating to your use of our sites, information about your device such as
the device’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you
arrived at our site via a link from third party site, the URL of the
linking page. If you are a registered user or subscriber it may also
collect your name and email address, which may be transferred to data
processors for registered user or subscriber verification purposes.
Cookies record information about your online preferences and help us
to tailor our websites to your interests. Information provided by
cookies can help us to analyse your use of our sites and help us to
provide you with a better user experience.
Cookies are either ‘session’ or ‘persistent’ cookies, depending on how long they are stored for:
- Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to a
website and are deleted from your device when you close your browser;
- Persistent cookies are saved on your device for a fixed period of
time after the browser has closed and are activated each time you visit
the website where the cookie was generated.
How Does Paradigm Use Cookies?
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Essential and Functional Cookies
We use these cookies to enable certain online functionality including:
- identify returning users, registrants and subscribers and to allow them to be presented with a personalised version of the site;
- eliminating the need for returning users to re-enter their login details;
- commenting on our sites
Analytical Performance Cookies
We use these cookies to measure users’ behaviour to better develop
our websites. By using web analytics services provided by Google
Analytics we can analyse which pages are
viewed and how long for and which links are followed, and we can use
this information to provide more content which is of interest. We also
use this analysis to report on our performance.
Other Third Party Cookies
You may notice on some pages of our websites that cookies have been
set that are not related to Paradigm. When you visit a page with content
embedded from, for example, YouTube or Facebook, these third party
service providers may set their own cookies on your device. Paradigm does
not control the use of these third party cookies and cannot access them
due to the way that cookies work, as cookies can only be accessed by the
party who originally set them. Please check the third party websites
for more information about these cookies.
Some of our websites use Adobe Flash Player to deliver video and game
content to users. Adobe utilise their own cookies, which are not
manageable through your browser settings but are used by the Flash
Player for similar purposes, such as storing preferences or tracking
users. Flash Cookies work in a different way to web browser cookies;
rather than having individual cookies for particular jobs, a website is
restricted to storing all data in one cookie. You can control how much
data, if any, may be stored in that cookie but you cannot choose what
type of information is allowed to be stored. You can manage which
websites can store information in Flash cookies on your device via the website storage settings panel on the Adobe website.
How can I manage or opt out of cookies?
Some people find the idea of a website storing information on their
device a little intrusive, in particular when the information is stored
and used by a third party. For example, you may object to being served
advertising which is targeted to your interests based on your browsing
history. If you would prefer to opt out of cookies, it is possible to
control cookies by following the steps below, however you should be
aware that you might lose some features and functionality of the website
if you do so
Cookies, including those which have already been set, can be deleted
from your hard drive. You can also change the preferences/settings in
your web browser to control cookies. In some cases, you can choose to
accept cookies from the primary site, but block them from third parties.
In others, you can block cookies from specific advertisers, or clear
out all cookies. Deleting or blocking cookies may reduce functionality
of the site.
To learn more about how to reject cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
or go to the help menu within your internet browser. If you experience
any problems having deleted cookies, you should contact the supplier of
your web browser.
Further Information and Contact Details
For more information about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org and for more information about behavioural advertising in particular please visit www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/.
General information about data protection may be found at:
Information Commissioner’s website: http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk