Cookie policy
What are cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
How this site uses cookies
This website uses traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve the website in order to tailor it to your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.
Overall, cookies help provide you with a better experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives any access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
What cookies do we collect
Below is an outline of the cookies we collect on this website and an explanation of the purpose of collecting those cookies.
geocookies & geocookies-thirdparty – These functional cookies are set to manage your decisions you make if you accept all or dismiss the cookie popup that appears when you first visit our website. The purpose of this cookie is to let us know you have either given us your consent agree to our cookie policy, or have chosen to not allow third party tracking cookies. After your decision we can hide the popup from you on future visits in the same browser window. This cookie contains no personal identifying details about you, and expires 1 year after being set.
_ga, _gat, _gid – These three analytical / performance cookies are set by the Google Analytics tracking code we have on our website. These cookies are used to monitor your visits to the website, and their purpose is to give us an insight into how our visitors use the site, so we can improve it. We have made sure to anonymise the only personal identifying trait Google Analytics tracks, which is your IP address. We have customised the Google Analytics tracking code so it masks the final part of your IP, by setting it to 0 before any data is stored within Google Analytics. To find out more about Google Analytics, the type of data it collects about your visit and how to opt out of Google Analytics tracking please click here.
Your preferences
When first visiting this website you will have either accepted or rejected third party tracking cookies on this website. If you would like to manage your preferences or change your decision at any time, please do so by clicking manage my cookie preferences.
Blocking cookies
You may block cookies by activating settings on your browser which allow you to refuse the setting of some or all cookies. If you do so choose to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or some parts of our website or third party websites.
You can find out more about blocking cookies in specific browsers at https://aboutcookies.org.
Changes to our cookie policy
Any changes we may make to our Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page. You should ensure that you review this page from time to time.
Contact us
If you have any concerns about material which appears on the Website, or any questions or comments regarding this Policy, please contact us at claire.yates@firstacre.co.uk or use the contact form on the Website.