Cookie Policy
What are Cookies?
Put simply, cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. Cookies do not harm your computer; they just take note of your webpage preferences. Here at GTR4 Ltd we use cookies to keep track and remember you when you return to our site. To remember you, we do not use your name or other personal information but rather a randomly selected number.
We don’t use cookies to store personally identifiable information such as credit card details, but we do use encrypted information gathered from them to help improve your experience of the site. For example, they help us to identify and resolve errors. We would also like to assure you that cookies can’t harm your computer.
We’re sharing this information with you as part of our initiative to comply with recent legislation, and to make sure we’re honest and clear about your privacy when using our website. We know you would expect nothing less from us.
Our cookies policy
To enjoy all the personalised features of the outerdowsing.co.uk website on your computer, tablet or mobile phone, we highly recommend you accept cookies, as we can only provide you with certain personalised features of this website by using them.
Our cookies don’t store sensitive information such as your name, address or payment details: they simply hold the “key”, that once you’re signed in, is associated with this information. However, if you’d prefer to restrict, block or delete cookies from outerdowsing.co.uk, or any other website, you can use your browser to do this. Each browser is different, so check the ‘Help’ menu of your particular browser (or your mobile phone’s handset manual) to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
We use Cookies for the following purposes:
- To improve the performance of our website by understanding which parts work well, and which don’t.
- To deliver relevant online advertising to you
- To measure how effective our online advertising and marketing communications are.
- To enable us to collect information about how you and other people use our websites
What Cookies do we use?
We use the following Cookies:
Strictly necessary Cookies. These are Cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They are necessary for the safety, security and integrity of the site. For example, they help support the structure of the pages that are displayed to you, help to improve navigation and allow you to return to pages you have previously visited. This type of Cookie only lasts for the duration of the time you are visiting the website. When you leave the website they are deleted automatically.
Performance Cookies or analytical Cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. The data is aggregated and anonymised, which means we cannot identify you as an individual.
Functionality Cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). These Cookies will remain on your device until you choose to clear it. If you choose to do this, you will need to enter your details each time you visit the site.
Targeting Cookies. These Cookies will collect information about your browsing habits and allow us to show you adverts while you are browsing our site and other sites on the internet. They are set by us or by carefully selected third parties. They help us to understand the performance of our marketing activities and improve the relevance of the adverts that you see.
Blocking or restricting Cookies.
You can stop Cookies being used on your device by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to block the deployment of all or some Cookies.
GTR4 Ltd cookies
When you visit outerdowsing.co.uk you may notice some cookies that aren’t related to GTR4 Ltd. If you go on to a web page that contains embedded content, for example from YouTube, you may be sent cookies from these websites. We don’t control the setting of these cookies, so we suggest you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
Outerdowsing.co.uk ‘share’ tools
If you take the opportunity to ‘share’ outerdowsing.co.uk content with friends through social networks ‘ such as Facebook and Twitter – you may be sent cookies from these websites. We don’t control the setting of these cookies, so please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
Further information about cookies
If you’d like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit aboutcookies.org (opens in a new window – please note that we can’t be responsible for the content of external websites).
Policy change
This privacy policy was most recently updated in May 2022. If we make changes to it, then we will take appropriate steps to bring those changes to your attention.