Cookie Policy
Welcome to SMKDEV! My website www.smkdev.co.uk uses browser cookies, scripts, web beacons, tracking URLs, pixel tags and similar technologies (hereinafter "cookies") to provide, protect and improve my website.
Below I explain how the cookies used work, their purpose, the type of data each collects and how you can manage your cookie settings.
I and the third parties involved in operating my website use cookies in strict accordance with the UK`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”). As well as the EU`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
What are cookies and why do we use them?
A cookie is a simple small file that is sent with the pages of a website you visit and can be stored by the web browser of your PC or device. Cookie files are automatically placed in the cookie folder which are effectively the "brain" of your browser and when you return to the same website, your browser then transmits the information stored in the Cookie back to the relevant website.
Cookies typically consist of a name and a value, and they can have various purposes depending on their classification, lifespan, and type. Typically, cookies are classed as either first-party cookies, or third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by my website, whereas third-party cookies are created by a partner website. Each cookie also has a lifespan which can vary from a few minutes to a few years.
As for the most frequently used way to categorise cookies, the classifications, the least privacy invasive type of cookies are Essential or Necessary cookies. As the name suggests those are essential or necessary to ensure that a website works properly and is secure and without them certain features of a website would simply not function. There are also Functional cookies, which allow a website to remember the options and personalisation settings a user has made when visiting a website. Of course, there are also Analysis and performance cookies, which are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website, track down problems, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics. Lastly, there are also advertising cookies or targeting cookies, which are used to deliver customised advertising to the user.
The Cookies used on my website
The PECR and PECD, require asking for consent when any cookie that is not strictly necessary for the operation of the website (Functional cookies, Analysis and performance cookies and Advertising cookies or targeting cookies).
Further, the DPA and GDPR also requires a legal basis for the use of personal data where cookies are used to process personal data, which would then be your consent as well as our legitimate interest. However, since the consent obtained must also be recorded, we have installed the necessary Cookie Notification Banner and you will be asked about the use of Cookies upon your first visit of my website.
Google Analytics
We also use Google Analytics based on our legitimate interest and your consent, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, on our website. Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyse how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:
Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser following this link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
How can I delete cookies?
How and whether you want to use cookies is up to you. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete, only partially allow or disable cookies. To do so follow the link to your browser Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari.
Does this policy change?
I may update my 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 my business practices and the way we use cookies. Please check here periodically for any changes.
Who should I contact for more information?
If you have any questions or comments about my Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact me.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on Friday, 17 February 2023.
Below I explain how the cookies used work, their purpose, the type of data each collects and how you can manage your cookie settings.
I and the third parties involved in operating my website use cookies in strict accordance with the UK`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”). As well as the EU`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
What are cookies and why do we use them?
A cookie is a simple small file that is sent with the pages of a website you visit and can be stored by the web browser of your PC or device. Cookie files are automatically placed in the cookie folder which are effectively the "brain" of your browser and when you return to the same website, your browser then transmits the information stored in the Cookie back to the relevant website.
Cookies typically consist of a name and a value, and they can have various purposes depending on their classification, lifespan, and type. Typically, cookies are classed as either first-party cookies, or third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by my website, whereas third-party cookies are created by a partner website. Each cookie also has a lifespan which can vary from a few minutes to a few years.
As for the most frequently used way to categorise cookies, the classifications, the least privacy invasive type of cookies are Essential or Necessary cookies. As the name suggests those are essential or necessary to ensure that a website works properly and is secure and without them certain features of a website would simply not function. There are also Functional cookies, which allow a website to remember the options and personalisation settings a user has made when visiting a website. Of course, there are also Analysis and performance cookies, which are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website, track down problems, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics. Lastly, there are also advertising cookies or targeting cookies, which are used to deliver customised advertising to the user.
The Cookies used on my website
The PECR and PECD, require asking for consent when any cookie that is not strictly necessary for the operation of the website (Functional cookies, Analysis and performance cookies and Advertising cookies or targeting cookies).
Further, the DPA and GDPR also requires a legal basis for the use of personal data where cookies are used to process personal data, which would then be your consent as well as our legitimate interest. However, since the consent obtained must also be recorded, we have installed the necessary Cookie Notification Banner and you will be asked about the use of Cookies upon your first visit of my website.
Google Analytics
We also use Google Analytics based on our legitimate interest and your consent, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, on our website. Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyse how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:
- 3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address),
- the website called up,
- the website from which the user reached the accessed page of my website (referrer),
- the subpages accessed from the website,
- the time spent on the website, and
- the frequency with which the website is accessed.
Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser following this link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
How can I delete cookies?
How and whether you want to use cookies is up to you. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete, only partially allow or disable cookies. To do so follow the link to your browser Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari.
Does this policy change?
I may update my 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 my business practices and the way we use cookies. Please check here periodically for any changes.
Who should I contact for more information?
If you have any questions or comments about my Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact me.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on Friday, 17 February 2023.
