WHAT IS THIS POLICY ABOUT?

This Cookie policy explains how we use “cookies” and similar technologies (such as “web beacons,” “pixels” or “tags”) on the Shared Assets website at http://www.sharedassets.org.uk (“Site”). It is designed to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Site. Please take a moment to read and understand this Cookie policy. This Cookie Policy should also be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.

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1. WHAT ARE COOKIES OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?
2. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?
3. WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE ON OUR SITE?
4. IS CONSENT NEEDED TO USE COOKIES?
5. HOW DO I REFUSE, BLOCK OR DELETE COOKIES?
6. WHAT TECHNOLOGIES ARE USED IN EMAILS?
7. DOES THIS POLICY CHANGE?
8. HAVE ANY FEEDBACK FOR US?‍‍‍

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?‍

Cookies are very small text files or pieces of code, which often include an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, the website will request to store this text file on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information  Other information gathered through cookies may include the date and time of visits and how you are using the particular website. 
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We also use similar technologies to cookies known as “web beacons”, “pixels” or “tags”. These technologies do a similar job to cookies, allowing website operators to count page views and understand how visitors interact with and respond to certain content on a webpage or email. 
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For the purposes of the remaining sections of this Cookie Policy, we refer to all cookies and similar technologies using the above features as “cookies”.  
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We use “first party cookies” and “third party cookies” in connection with our Site. First party cookies are cookies placed by us to collect information about you. Third party cookies are cookies placed by third party website operators. Information about you collected by those third party cookies will be shared with the relevant third party. Please refer to the relevant third party website operator’s privacy policy for more details about the information they may link to third party websites which are not operated by us. Where you follow links from our Site to the website of a third party, that website may place different cookies on your device.
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You should check the relevant privacy policy and/or cookie policy for more information about how that third party uses cookies. You should be aware that applications you use to access our Site, such as your website browser, may also place cookies on your device when visiting our Site, or other websites. An example of this would be where you sign into Google Chrome using a Google Account (see Section 6 below). We do not have control over these third party cookies, so you will need to manage these cookies in the settings of the relevant applications. For more details on cookies and similar technologies, please visit All About Cookies.
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2. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?‍

All cookies have expiration dates that determine how long they stay in your browser:

Session Cookies – these are temporary cookies that are placed on your device during your browsing session and then expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies – these are designed to last for a pre-defined period of time, which varies depending on the nature of the cookie. Persistent cookies stay in your browser until they reach their individual expiry date, or until you manually delete them.‍

3. WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE ON OUR SITE?‍

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies – Essential cookies are those cookies which a website could not operate without.

Analytics/Performance Cookies – Analytics cookies, along with other information, allow websites to calculate the aggregate number of people using a website and which features of a website are most popular. This information is generally used to improve the website and the way visitors are able to move around it. 

The table below sets out more information about the individual cookies we may use on our Service and the purposes for which they are used.

4. IS CONSENT NEEDED TO USE COOKIES?

Non-essential Cookies – We may only store and access non-essential cookies on your device with your permission. You are not obliged to give consent to our use of non-essential cookies. If you do give your consent and then change your mind, you can block or delete them (see Section 5 below). We will ask you to refresh your consent every six months.

Essential Cookies – Please note that we do not need your consent to store and access essential cookies on your device, although you can still block or delete them (see Section 5 below).‍

5. HOW DO I REFUSE, BLOCK OR DELETE COOKIES?‍

There are various ways that you can manage your cookie preferences, but please be aware that in order to use some parts of our Site you will need to allow certain essential or functional cookies. If you block or subsequently delete those cookies, some aspects of our Site may not work properly and you may not be able to access all or part of our Site. Your options for managing your cookie preferences are set out below:

Using your browser settings or other tools. You can block the use of cookies generally (not just in respect of our Site) by activating the relevant settings in your browser. For more information on cookie management and blocking or deleting cookies for a wide variety of browsers, visit All About Cookies. Further, if you do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (but this will only work on certain browsers). For further information on Google Analytics and its use of cookies, please consult the Google Analytics cookie policy. ‍

6. WHAT TECHNOLOGIES ARE USED IN EMAILS?‍

We use third party providers  to handle your contact details (Mailchimp) and to respond by email (Mailchimp). Their emails may contain cookies. Their privacy notices and cookie policies can be found here.

If you do not wish to accept cookies from any one of our emails, simply close the email before downloading any images or clicking on any links. You can also set your browser to restrict cookies or to reject them entirely. These settings will apply to all cookies whether included on websites or in emails.

In some instances, depending on your email or browser settings, cookies in an email may be automatically accepted (for example, when you've added an email address to your address book or safe senders list). Please refer to your email browser or device instructions for more information on this.‍

7. DOES THIS POLICY CHANGE?‍

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we use cookies. For example, it is not currently our policy to enable purchases of merchandise online via our website, but if this policy were to change we would wish to use cookies to keep track of your online purchases, to keep your purchases secure and to assist you with making them (for example using a shopping cart cookie). We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy.‍

8. HAVE ANY FEEDBACK FOR US?‍

If you have any questions or feedback on our Cookie Policy, please contact us at hello@sharedassets.org.uk.

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