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Cookies Policy

Published 24 May 2018

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 - We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, service and product users.

1.2 - By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy and our privacy policy.

1.3 - In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Lightmap Ltd. For more information about us, see Section 9.

1.4 - This cookies policy will explain what cookies are, how we (Lightmap) use them on our website and how you can opt out and find further information.

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

2.1 - A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that the website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the website.

2.2 - The cookie will collect information relating to your use of our sites, information about your device such as the device’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at our site via a link from third party site, the URL of the linking page. If you are a registered user or subscriber it may also collect your name and email address, which may be transferred to data processors for registered user or subscriber verification purposes.

2.3 - Cookies record information about your online preferences and help us to tailor our website to your interests. Information provided by cookies can help us to analyse your use of our sites and help us to provide you with a better user experience.

2.4 - Cookies are either ‘session’ or ‘persistent’ cookies, depending on how long they are stored for:

Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to a website and are deleted from your device when you close your browser;

Persistent cookies are saved on your device for a fixed period of time after the browser has closed and are activated each time you visit the website where the cookie was generated.

3. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES?

Here is a list of the different types of cookies available. We do not use Behavioural Advertising Cookies.

3.1 Essential Cookies

These are cookies which are essential for the running of our website. Without these cookies, parts of our website would not function. These cookies do not track where you have been on the internet and do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are used to remember your preferences on our website and to provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is usually anonymised, so we cannot identify you personally. Functional cookies do not track your internet usage or gather information which could be used for selling advertising, but they do help with serving advertising.

3.3 Analytical Performance Cookies

Analytical performance cookies are used to monitor the performance of our website, for example, to determine the number of page views and the number of unique users a website has. Web analytics services may be designed and operated by third parties. The information provided by these cookies allows us to analyse patterns of user behaviour and we use that information to enhance user experience or identify areas of the website which may require maintenance. The information is anonymous (i.e. it cannot be used to identify you and does not contain personal information such as your name and email address) and it is only used for statistical purposes.

3.4 Behavioural Advertising Cookies

We do not use Behavioural advertising cookies, which may be placed on your device by us or our trusted third party service providers, remember that you have visited a website and use that information to provide you with advertising which is tailored to your interests. This is often called online behavioural advertising (OBA) and is done by grouping together shared interests based upon web browsing history. Your web browsing history can be used to infer things about you (e.g. your age, gender etc.), and this information may also be used to make advertising on website more relevant to you. Although behavioural advertising cookies can track your activity around the internet they cannot identify you personally, even if you are signed in to our website. Without these cookies, online advertisements you encounter will be less relevant to you and your interests. If you would like more information about OBA, including how to opt-out of these cookies, please visit www.youronlinechoices.com http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

4. WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

4.1 - Essential and Functional Cookies

We use these cookies to enable certain online functionality including:

Logging into the website to allow access to specific pages.

Knowing that we have presented the cookie message to you at least once.

We do not allow you to disable essential and functional cookies. If you do not want us to store these cookies please cease using this website immediately.

5. COOKIES USED BY OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS

5.1 - Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

5.2 - Analytical Performance Cookies

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to analyse which pages are viewed and how long for and which links are followed, and we can use this information to provide more interesting content. We also use this analysis to report on our performance. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

6. PIXEL TAGS

We may use "pixel tags," which are small graphic files that allow us to monitor the use of our websites. A pixel tag can collect information such as the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the tag appears; the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the page on which the pixel tag appears; the time the page containing the pixel tag was viewed; the type of browser that fetched the pixel tag; and the identification number of any cookie on the computer previously placed by that server. When corresponding with you using an HTML e-mail, we may use pixel tags to let us know whether you received and opened our e-mail.

7. FACEBOOK PIXEL TAGS

We may use facebook pixels on our web pages to enable us to target our Facebook ads to audiences of people who have visited our website or shown an interest in our products.

You can control the advertisements that you see by logging on to your Facebook account, click on Accounts at the upper right-hand corner of your home page. Select "Account settings" and then "Facebook ads." Change the settings as appropriate.

8. HOW CAN I MANAGE OR OPT OUT OF COOKIES?

8.1. - Opting out of Essential and Functional Cookies

We do not allow you to disable essential and functional cookies, this is because doing so would severely impact your use of our website. If you do not want us to store these cookies please cease using this website immediately.

8.2. - Opting out of Analytical Performance Cookies

If you would like to opt out of Analytics cookies, please do so by clicking on the links below:

Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

8.3 - Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);

(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari);

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

For more information about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org http://www.allaboutcookies.org and for more information about behavioural advertising in particular please visit www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/ http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk.

General information about data protection may be found at:

Information Commissioner’s website: http://ico.org.uk

Direct Marketing Association: http://www.dma.org.uk

Consumer advice from the DMA Data & Marketing Association: http://www.dmaresponsibility.org

9. FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS

Please write to us if you would like more information on the cookies that we use and their purposes:

Data and Privacy Policy Enquiries

Lightmap Ltd.

The Coach House, Hexgreave Hall,

Upper Hexgreave, Newark, Nottinghamshire,

NG22 8LS, United Kingdom