Hampshire Cultural Trust’s Cookies Policy

This policy explains what cookies are and how we use them on our website.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file which is generated by a website and stored in a folder on your computer. The cookie stored is unique to your computer.

The main types of cookies are:

  • Necessary cookies. Our website needs to set these cookies in order for it to function properly. E.g. to allow you to add an item to your shopping cart or to remember that you have logged into your individual account. We set these cookies automatically when you visit our website. You can prevent us from setting these cookies by changing your browser settings but that may result in our website not working properly.

     
  • Functionality cookies. These cookies improve your experience of our website but aren’t strictly necessary for our website to function. They are optional and we ask for your consent before we set them.

     
  • Analytics cookies. These cookies help us monitor how visitors use our website. They are optional and we ask for your consent before we set them.

     
  • Third party cookies. These cookies share certain information about your device and browser with a third party. That information may be used to indirectly identify you based on your browsing behaviour and other information that third party holds.

We use Google Analytics and Facebook Tracking Pixel third party cookies on our website. These help us to identify which parts of the website are popular and which are less so. These cookies are optional and we ask for your consent before we set them.

For information about how Google Analytics uses your personal information, please visit https://policies.google.com/privacy.

For information about how Facebook uses your personal information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.

How can I control which cookies are set?

When you visit our website for the first time you will be prompted to choose your cookie preferences. You can refuse your consent to non-necessary cookies using the options provided. You can also change your browser settings to reject cookies although this may stop our website from working properly if you block necessary cookies.

Cookies information

Name Cookie type Purpose How long does it keep my data ?
oyster_gdpr_cookie_accept Necessary This cookie remembers your cookie consent. 12 months
oyster_alert Necessary This cookie hides the pop-up once closed off. Per session
Google Anlaytics Third party

The information generated by Google Analytics cookies will be used by Google Analytics to evaluate the use of this website.

26 months
Facebook Tracking Pixel Third party Facebook collects data when you are logged into Facebook and enables sponsored content to be targeted at you in your Facebook newsfeed. The Tracking Pixel is used to monitor how effective this advertising is. Up to 90 days

Further information

For more information about how we process your personal data, please visit https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/privacy-policy.

For more information about cookies generally please visit https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/.

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy should be addressed to data@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk.

This policy was last updated 16 October 2020.

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