COOKIE POLICY
What personal information is collected?
Certain cookies contain personal information - for example, if you click to 'remember me' when logging in, a cookie will store your username. Most cookies won't collect information that identifies you and will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use our websites or a user's general location.
What sort of cookies does our website use?
Generally, our cookies perform up to four different functions:
Essential cookies
Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. For example, some cookies allow us to identify subscribers and ensure they can access the subscription only pages. If a subscriber opts to disable these cookies, the user will not be able to access all of the content that a subscription entitles them to.
Performance cookies
We utilise other cookies to analyse how our visitors use our websites and to monitor website performance. This allows us to provide a high-quality experience by customising our offering and quickly identifying and fixing any issues that arise. For example, we might use performance cookies to keep track of which pages are most popular, which method of linking between pages is most effective, and to determine why some pages are receiving error messages. We might also use these cookies to highlight articles or website services that we think will be of interest to you based on your usage of the website.
Functionality cookies
We use functionality cookies to allow us to remember your preferences. For example, cookies save you the trouble of typing your username every time you access one of the websites, and recall your customisation preferences, such as which regional edition of the website you want to see when you log in.
Behaviourally targeted advertising cookies
We use cookies to serve you with advertisements that we believe are relevant to you and your interests.
Google analytics
Our website uses google analytics, for more information about this, please see Google's help pages and privacy policy:
Google have developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js).
If you want to opt-out of Google Analytics you can download and install the add-on for your web browser. For more information, click here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google AdWords
We use Google AdWords to measure the pages that you visit on our website, as well as basic metrics including the number and nature of page URLs viewed, the locations & costs of the offices spaces, and whether you click on or search for specific locations. We also measure the amount of time spent on each page. This information is then used to show targeted banner ads to visitors via the Google Display Network and to customize search ads found in Google’s Search Engines Result Page. All this information is gathered by Google’s Remarketing Tag and is therefore anonymized and aggregated by Google before we can use it for remarketing purposes.
Facebook and Instagram
We use Facebook and Instagram to better understand our customers, and as part of this we use cookies to gather personal information on our website visitors, as well as those who interact with our content on these platforms. This personal information is then stored securely within Facebook / Instagram and used to provide you with a personalised messaging experience via advertising, insights and measurements. You can find out more information on Facebook and Instagram’s cookie policy here. If you do not use these platforms, then you will not have these cookies placed on your device.
We use Twitter to enhance the experience that you, and other visitors, have upon interacting with our website. If you use Twitter and have interacted with our website, you will have Twitter cookies set to your device. We will use these cookies to collect your personal information and store it in a secure location. This allows us to serve personalised messages, and gain insights into your preferences to improve your experience with us. If you do not use the Twitter platform, then you will not have these cookies places on your device. You can find out more information on Twitter’s cookie policy here.
How to delete and block cookies
Cookies help you to get the most out of our websites. However, if you do wish to disable our cookies then please follow the instructions below:
Please remember that if you do choose to disable cookies, you may find that certain sections of our websites do not work properly. You can easily remove any cookies that have been created in the cookies folder of your browser. For example, if you are on a Windows machine, here are the steps on how to use Windows Explorer to erase cookie files:
Click on 'Windows Explorer'
Select the 'Search' button on the tool bar
Enter 'cookie' into the search box field for 'Folders and Files'
Choose 'My Computer' in the 'Look In' drop down menu
Click on 'Search Now'
Select and open the folders that are retrieved
Click to highlight any cookie file
Click the 'Delete' key to erase the cookie file
If you don't have Windows Explorer, click the 'help' function on your 'start' button and enter 'cookies' to search for information on how to locate the folder. Further information can be found at the links below:
You can also block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies initially. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our websites.
If you use different computers in different locations, you will need to ensure that each browser is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.
Information about our use of cookies
The website of the Cheriton Group Melville Ltd at www.blockplymouth.co.uk uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies.
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services. Your consent is not needed for this type of cookie.
Analytical/ performance 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.
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).
Targeting cookies.
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them as follows:
_fbp - Used by Facebook Pixel to allow us to analyze user behaviour on the website. Expiry 3 Months.
_gid - Used by Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager to distinguish users. Expiry 1 Day.
_gat_UA_17364082-1 - Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. Expiry 1 Minute.
_gac_UA_17364082-1 - Used by Google Analytics to store campaign data related to a user. Expiry 90 Days.
_uetvid - Used by Google Tag Manager to track visits across the website. Expiry 16 Days.
_uetsid - Used by Google Tag Manager to collect data on user behaviour across the website. Expiry 1 Day.
You may also configure the setting on your browser to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.
If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), or do not give us consent to use cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our site and may only experience a limited version of the website.
The expiry date for the cookies are listed above. Where ‘Session’ is given as the expiry date, the cookie will expire when the user closes their browser window.
For further information on how Cherition Group Melville Ltd complies with data protection law, please see our Privacy Policy.