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Why we use cookies

Why we use cookies

We use cookies on our website to understand more about our users and to improve their experience across our website. 

 The purposes for which they are used, are set out below:

  • We use cookies on our website to recognise a computer when a user visits the website
  • track users as they navigate the website
  • improve the website’s usability
  • analyse the use of the website
  • administer the website
  • prevent fraud
  • improve the security of the website
  • personalise the website for our users.

What are cookies

What are cookies

Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.  Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics Universal to analyse the use of our website.  Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. It can also be used to help improve Google’s products and services. Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

Third-party cookies

This site includes links to third party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on these links may enable third parties to collect and share data about you. We do not control the third party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies.  

Managing your cookies settings

Managing your cookies settings

Most browsers allow you to changing your settings and preferences for cookies. 

Use the links below to take a look at individual browser settings. If you are using a browser we have not included above please refer to their website and support services.

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy 

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors the privacy and cookies policy below explains how we will treat your personal information.

The cookies policy below explains how we will treat your personal information when using the Place Based Peer Learning Network hosted by Hivebrite.