Cookie Policy
This policy is the first stage towards achieving cookie compliance for our visitors. The following information is provided so that you are fully aware of the cookies we have in use, enabling you to make an informed choice about your continued acceptance of them. We will monitor regularly to ensure we meet the EU guidelines relating to online privacy and cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files sent back and forth with web pages used to identify that you have previously visited a site, or to store small pieces of information locally with you. If you want to know more about what cookies are visit www.aboutcookies.org
Cookies on our site – set by our third party partners or us – can be in the form of session or persistent cookies, or may be used by different technologies, such as JavaScript or Flash. If you would like to opt out of the cookies set by our site, this can be accomplished on a cookie-by-cookie basis subject to browser settings. These cookies may be used to collect analytics of non-personal visitor activity and to help manage your user experience. You may limit site operation or functions if you limit the cookies.
To find out how to control them via your browsers/device, visit www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies
Our own cookies and how they are used
Name of cookie | Type of cookie | Reason for use of cookie | Description |
---|---|---|---|
__utma | Persistent | Analytics | Google Analytics |
__utmb | Persistent | Analytics | Google Analytics |
__utmc | Persistent | Analytics | Google Analytics |
__utmz | Persistent | Analytics | Google Analytics |
mc | Persistent | Unique numbers that identify your browser and interaction history | quantserve.com |
d | Persistent | Unique numbers that identify your browser and interaction history | quantserve.com |
__qca | Persistent | stats module of the Jetpack plugin | wordpress.com |
km_uq | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
km_ni | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
__gads | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
__qca | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
km_ai | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
wordpress_eli | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
km_lv | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
wordpress_logged_in | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
wp-settings-1 | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
wordpress_test_cookie | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
wp-settings-time-1 | Persistent | if you’re logged in to WordPress when you visit then you’ll get all of the WordPress cookies. | wordpress.com |
guest_id | Persistent | This cookie is set for the browser to remember the guest id to display the latest news from our twitter account. | twitter.com |
remember_checked | Persistent | These are Twitter cookies that determine whether you are logged in to twitter during your browser session. They also allow you to tweet about a page and record the number of times a page has been tweeted | twitter.com |
k | Persistent | they let the website know if you’ve logged in to your Twitter account |
twitter.com |
__utma | Persistent | Analytics | twitter.com |
__utmz | Persistent | Analytics | twitter.com |
Definitions
A number of terms used in this guide are defined below. These definitions are based on those used in the ICO guidance.
Affiliate | an affiliate is a website operator who can send traffic to a website using links from another website. The affiliate is paid an agreed commission from the referral |
First & third-party cookies | whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie |
First-party cookies | are those set by a website that is being visited by the user at the time the website displayed in the URL window |
Third-party cookies | are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website this would be a third-party cookie |
Persistent cookies | remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie |
Session cookies | allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted |
Flash cookies | Many websites use Adobe Flash Player to deliver video and game content to their 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 (the cookie types listed above are all set via your browser); 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 can be stored in that cookie but you cannot choose what type of information is allowed to be stored. |
Further information
For further background information on the EU directive and cookies, please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office which provides full information and a downloadable Cookies Guidance PDF
Contact us
If you have any queries regarding our policy, please contact us: info@thesoundagency.com