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Creative Wood UK
Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy for Creative Wood UK

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Cookies Policy for Google Analytics

Information and Contact Details

Information and Contact Details

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What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

How We Use Cookies

  • We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Generator.

The Cookies We Set

  • Account related cookies

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If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

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  • Login related cookies

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We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

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  • Email newsletters related cookies

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This site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.

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  • Orders processing related cookies

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This site offers e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.

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  • Surveys related cookies

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From time to time we offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.

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  • Forms related cookies

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When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

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  • Site preferences cookies

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In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

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Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

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  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

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For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

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  • From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

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  • We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; {List the social networks whose features you have integrated with your site?:12}, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

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More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

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For more general information on cookies, please read the Cookies Policy article.

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However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

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Cookies Policy

Should you care about the EU's cookies directive if your site uses Google Analytics?

Most websites have a tracking solution used to collect information about visitors to the site. These tracking solutions influence the decisions which increase web traffic.

Google Analytics is a popular tracking solution used by popular websites like Twitter, Washington Post, New York Times, and Mashable. This software is not only powerful, it's also free.

This service provides you with comprehensive statistics about how users interact with your application or website including the geographical location of visitors, average time on site, traffic, and other important metrics. Google Analytics also has marketing tools like remarketing advertising capabilities.

Cookies Set by Google Analytics

Google Analytics uses different cookies to note down information. A built-in GA code determines when the cookies expire.

These cookies accumulate a domain hash that links them to one site.

Here's a look at examples of Google Analytics use of cookie.

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-utmz

This cookie contains all the information on the source of traffic for the current visit, the cookie doesn't change if no traffic source information is found for the current visit. This cookie doesn't contain historical information for previous sources. It's the way Google Analytics attributes visit information, such as transactions and conversions to a traffic source. Being a persistent cookie means it expires in 6 months. The only way to refresh it is to change the traffic source.

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-utmv

-utmv is a user-defined variable cookies. A developer can separate visitors by specific variables through a native JavaScript method. The new variable is stored in an insistent cookie which expires after two years.

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-utma

Utma is the main way through which Google Analytics tracks unique visitors. The cookie stores the date, time of the first visit, and a visitor's ID. Also, this cookie stores information on the number of visits they've made. The -utma cookie can last for up to 2 years. However, you can customize the expiration time in the tracking code.

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-utmb

-utmb is a type of cookie that tells Google Analytics whether a visit has timed out and also how far the visit went. It also stores information of the start time of the visitor's current visit as well as the number of page views in the current visit. This persistent cookie expires in less than an hour. But, each page visit refreshes it.

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-utmc

This is the only session cookie used by Google Analytics. The -utmc cookie registers that the visit ended once the user closed the browser.

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What is a Cookies Policy?

A Cookies Policy is a legal requirement under the EU Cookies Directive.

The policy lets users know that your website uses cookies, why you use them, how the users can change their preferences, and if there are any third-parties who have access to the user's data.

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The directive is meant for any website or app directed towards European Union citizens or a website that is owned by a business in the European Union.

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Under this directive, it's required to:

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  • Provide an opt-out method

  • Obtain consent before cookies can be used

  • Inform your users of your use of cookies and how they are used

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Google Analytics keep track of data used by storing cookies on a user's PC. This makes it necessary to have a Privacy Policy that abides by the EU Cookies Directive.

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Note how the Google Analytics Terms of Service indicate that you must post a Privacy Policy and that the policy must state that your website uses cookies.

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You also need to comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from visitors.

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One of these laws is the EU Cookies directive also known as the Cookie Law.

Google Analytics info

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We use Google Analytics to collect data on visitors to our website to help us measure performance and improve our services.

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Changes to this policy

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Creative Wood UK reserves the right to change this cookie policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the cookie policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

Contact details

The Website is owned by Creative Wood UK England.

You may contact us:

  1. using the contact form on the Website.

  2. Using the contact us chat in the bottom right corner on the contact us page.

  3. Email: creativewooduk@gmail.com

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