COOKIES
The Privacy Protect Group, hereafter refer to as PPG (“we”, “our” or “us”) is committed to providing clear and transparent information on the use of cookies and other similar technologies on our website.
This page is about what cookies are, why we use them, the types of cookies that we use and your options for managing data collected by them.
This applies to PPG and all pages on this website. This notice does not cover and we are not responsible for ‘third party’ websites which may be linked to or accessible through this website. You should review the cookies notice for any other third-party website you use.
For information on how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Notice.
On this page:
Cookies we use
Lawful bases for processing
Retention and removal of cookies
How to change your cookies settings
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice at any time. When we make changes, we will update the effective date below. This note was last updated on 12th May 2024.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files of letters and numbers that are stored on your computer, mobile phone or tablet when you visit a website.
When you visit our website, we use cookies to collect information such as the device and browser you are using, your IP address, the previous website you visited and your browsing behaviour.
Cookies can stay on your device for different periods of time.
Some cookies are called "session cookies". These cookies are temporary and are automatically deleted when you close your browser or when your session ends.
Other cookies are called "persistent cookies" and are stored on your device until you delete them, or your browser clears them when the cookie reaches its expiration date.
"First-party cookies" are stored directly on your device by the website you are visiting. We use first-party cookies to remember things like your language settings to improve your experience of using our site and to support some of its basic functions.
"Third-party cookies" are stored on your device by another company or domain when you visit our website, for example service providers, social media platforms, and third-party advertising companies.
These companies can use these cookies and the data they collect to know which sites you visit so they can deliver targeted adverts to you on behalf of their customers.
Please be aware that some content on our website may be provided by a third party who may set their own cookies or other tracking technologies on your device when you visit some of our webpages.
We take the privacy of the visitors to our website very seriously. We will only use cookies in accordance with your preferences and those we explain in this notice. Depending on the reasons for why we use certain cookies, we may not use these cookies on all of our webpages.
Cookies we use
We use the following types of cookies and technologies:
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Essential - Essential cookies are needed to support the operation of our website. They make the core functionality and important functions like security measures work.
We do not need to ask for your permission to use them.
You may be able to disable them by changing your browser settings. This may affect how the website works and some functions may not work.
Please note: if you accept only "essential cookies" you may still see third party trackers that are enabled by services we use on our website, including Google components like reCAPTCHA.
This is because these services may also use tracking technologies that they have classified as essential.
The following categories of cookies (Functional, Performance and Marketing) will be blocked if you choose to refuse the use of cookies on our website (see the “How to change your preferences” section).
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Functional Cookies - These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website, which enables us to personalise your visit and remember your preferences, for example, your choice of language. Without these cookies, we cannot remember the settings you have previously set or personalise your experience on our website.
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Performance Cookies - These cookies help us to recognise and count the number of visitors to our website and to understand how visitors use our website so we can improve their experience.
These cookies are also used by us and our service providers to collect analytics and information to compile reports, which helps us to improve and optimise the performance of our website.
Without these cookies, we cannot evaluate the performance of our site or make improvements.
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Marketing Cookies - We are not currently using marketing cookies.
The types of data being collected through cookies may include:
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Browser type and version used;
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The user's operating system;
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The internet service provider of the user
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IP address
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Date and time of access
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Web pages from which the user’s system accessed our website
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Web pages accessed by the user’s system through our website
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Language settings
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Cookie setting
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Search queries
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Further information that is required for the provision of the website
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User behaviour on our website
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Further information used for marketing purposes
The user data collected in this way is pseudonymised by technical precautions. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the users.
Purpose of data processing
The purpose of using technical cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These require that the browser is recognised even after a page change.
The user data collected by technical cookies are not used to create user profiles.
The analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and thus can constantly optimise our pages.
Lawful bases for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using non-technical cookies is Art. 6 (1) (a) UK GDPR, consent.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies Art. 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR. Our legitimate interest here lies in the purposes of data processing covered to make sure the service is meeting the needs of its users, to make improvements, monitor use of the site to identify security threats and monitor the performance of the site to identify inefficiencies and errors.
Duration of storage and possibility of objection and removal
You can revoke your consent at any time by clicking on the Cookie Settings Widget on the website.
Cookies are stored on the user's device and transmitted to our site by the user. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it is possible that not all functions of the website can be used to their full extent.
If you use the Safari browser, cookies will be automatically deleted after seven days. This also applies to opt-out cookies, which are used to prevent the use of tracking mechanisms.
The data we collect with Google Analytics cookies is transferred and stored with Google where we analyse it with Google Analytics software (Universal Analytics). We do not allow Google to use or share this data for their own purposes.
We will not:
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sell or rent your data to third parties
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share your data with third parties for marketing purposes
We will not share your information with any third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.
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delete access log data which contain your IP address after 120 days
Data collected by Google Analytics may be transferred outside the EEA for processing. Please see our Privacy Notice for further information.
How to change your preferences
You can change your preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings Widget displayed from every page.
You can also restrict, block or delete cookies from our website (and other websites) through your browser.
Every browser is different, and your browser's "Help" function will tell you what to do.
Please note that disabling essential cookies will affect the proper functioning of our website.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this notice or our use of cookies, please contact us using the below form or email info@privacyprotectgroup.com