Cookie Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They play a vital role in providing essential services and enhancing your browsing experience. Cookies can store information about your preferences, settings, and online activity, allowing websites to recognize you as an individual user.
Types of Cookies Used
On the Guardian-Bird-Feeders-Liverpool website (https://guardian-bird-feeders-liverpool.feedersandmore.co.uk), we utilize different types of cookies for various purposes:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the basic functionality of our website. They enable features like secure login, account management, and page navigation. The use of these cookies is critical to ensure you can access and use our site as intended.
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Performance Cookies: We employ performance tracking cookies to gather insights into how our website performs and how visitors engage with it. This includes data on page load times, error rates, and user behavior. Such information helps us optimize the site’s performance and enhance your overall experience.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies improve the functionality of our website by remembering your preferences, language settings, and personalized content. For example, they can remember items you’ve added to a shopping cart or your location for local services.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: We may use these cookies to deliver targeted content and advertisements tailored to your interests. They track your browsing behavior across websites to serve relevant ads and provide a more customized online experience.
User Control and Management
You have control over how cookies are used on our website. Here’s how you can manage them:
- Most web browsers allow you to adjust cookie settings. You can choose to accept or reject cookies, or set preferences to receive notifications when a cookie is being sent.
- You can clear your browser’s cache and cookies at any time, which will remove all stored data from our website.
- Regularly reviewing and updating your browser’s privacy settings ensures you maintain control over your cookie choices.
Third-Party Cookies
Our site may include links to external services or third-party content that uses cookies. These cookies are subject to the respective third parties’ privacy policies, and we encourage you to review these policies to understand how your data is handled.
Consent and Preferences
Your consent for using cookies is essential. We provide clear opt-in and opt-out mechanisms for different types of cookies:
- By continuing to use our website after the updated Cookie Policy has been posted, you agree to the changes.
- You can manage your cookie preferences through browser settings or by using our website’s settings panel (if available).
Updates and Contact
We regularly update our Cookie Policy to ensure compliance with relevant data protection regulations, such as GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR. This policy was last updated on January 1, 2024.
For any questions or concerns regarding cookies or this policy, please contact us at [email protected].