Included uses ‘cookies’ on its web site. Like many online services, we use cookies to collect information. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive user experience. This type of information is collected to make our website more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs.
You can find out more about Cookies and how they work at: www.allaboutcookies.org.
What data do our cookies collect?
Included website cookies do not collect any identifiable personal information, but can automatically collect data based on visitor browser settings and context (e.g. location, device, browser, preferences) and the use of our website.
We use Google Analytics to help analyse how users use our website. Google Analytics uses Cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the website, which pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our website. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our website. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Site, rather than your name or other personally identifying information. We do not combine the information generated by Google Analytics with your Personal Data. Although Google Analytics plants a persistent Cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit the Site, the Cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
How to manage cookies
You can configure your own browser or social media platforms to control how much of your data is available through cookies.
Your consent to accepting cookies from our Site will be reset on a monthly basis so if you return to our site after a period of one month you will be asked to confirm your acceptance of our site cookies again.
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to accept Cookies from our Site for any of the purposes described above, then you can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting Cookies or to prompt you before accepting a Cookie from the websites you visit. Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept Cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the site. If you have any questions about how to disable or modify Cookies, please contact us.
Find out more about managing cookies here.
Third party cookies
When we post video and audio files, third parties may use local shared objects, known as “Flash Cookies,” to store your preferences for volume control or to personalize certain video features. Flash Cookies are different from browser Cookies because of the amount and type of data and how the data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser will not remove Flash Cookies.
Our Website may also allow third parties to download Cookies to your device. For example, if you choose to ‘share’ a page or article from our Website with friends through share this or a third party site or social network, you may be sent Cookies from these third party websites. Since we do not control these third party Cookies, we recommend that you check the relevant third party’s privacy policy or terms of use for more information about how they use Cookies.
How we use the data
- For analytics purposes – to count the number of unique visits to a page or click patterns, and understand the context in which visitors navigate through the website, so that we can improve the content and navigation
- To provide visitors with a tailored and appropriate experience, when they return to a website
- To report statistics internally and to regulatory authorities on request
- To measure website performance
We do not share information collected by our cookies about your use of our site with anyone outside our organisation
