Cookies

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small amount of data generated by a website and stored electronically by your web browser. Its purpose is to remember information about you, similar to a preference file created by a software application.  They act as your personal identity online, and help make websites work better for you - for example by storing your login ID, or remembering your search history.

There are 2 types of cookies - "session" and "persistent". Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when the browser is closed. One example might be to track items in your shopping cart. Persistent cookies are designed to store data for a longer period of time. Each persistent cookie has an expiry date. Once the expiry date is reached, the cookie is automatically deleted.

You can read more about cookies here: Webopedia Cookie Definition.

Can I opt-out of receiving cookies?
Yes.   There are 2 ways - you can adjust your browser settings, or you can opt out with individual companies themselves.

Option 1 - Using your browser to reject cookies:  you can set your browser either to reject all cookies, to allow only ‘trusted’ websites to set them, or to accept them only from a particular website.   They way you do this will vary depending on which browser you are using.  This WikiHow page walks you through the major browsers.
You may also find the following site helpful: 
www.youronlinechoices.eu

Option 2 - Opt out of specific 'categories' of cookies (recommended)
Let's go through each 'category' of cookies this website uses, and the ways to opt out if you want to.   Again, if you use multiple browsers, or devices, you will need to do this for each combination.  There is a link to opt out in the detailed cookie section below, where available.


Jimdo Site Cookies
This website is built and run on the web based Jimdo web-hosting service. Weebly state that "All cookies placed by Weebly for visitors of your site are strictly necessary for the operation of the service by Weebly, and based upon our research should be exempt from the EU cookie directive." For further information see the Weebly Privacy Policy. 

is_mobile: this cookie is used to detect how you are browsing the website. If you are using a smartphone then you will see a mobile version of the site. This cookie is deleted (expires) when you leave the website.
language: this cookie sets the language for the webpage.
sto-id-editor; sto-id-nginx_assets:  These cookies are set by Weebly as session cookies and are most likely being used to manage the state of your session as you use it. They are deleted when you leave the website.

Opting out of Weebly Site Cookies:  if you wish to opt out of these Weebly cookies you will have to do so via your browser settings, as linked above.  Warning: this may cause the site to operate incorrectly, or to fail.

Weebly Advertising Cookies
Weebly use a 3rd party called QuantCast, to serve up targeted advertising and marketing.  If opted in then various advertising companies will put cookies on the browser.  These cookies are used to track users across websites to that relevant advertising can be targeted at them.  Rest assured that this website has absolutely no advertising on it but you may wish, nonetheless, to opt out of these cookies. This will have no effect on the site operation.   Opt out of QuantCast advertising here. Remember, you'll need to do this on every browser / device you use.

mc, d: these cookies are used by QuantCast to target marketing. 
qoo:  this is the opt out cookie. If you opt out this will be set to prevent advertising.

Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies are used to collect information about how users use a website.  The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited, and what type of device (eg Windows PC, Samsung Mobile) they used.   Weebly use QuantServe for analytics. 

Weebly Analytics
_qca: this cookie is used in conjunction with Weebly and Quantserve. It is used to determine how visitors found the site.
sp_id.bbff, sp_ses.bbff: SnowPlow related, for tracking and session control.

Opting out of Jimdo Analytics Cookies: There is an active query with Weebly as to how they intend to allow users to opt out of analytics cookies. We will be keeping this under review.

Opting out of Google Analytics: You may reject or delete Google Analytics cookies by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can find out more about what that is, how to download it, and how it works here

Cookies Policy - Change Log
Last updated: May 2018.