Cookie Notice
What are cookies?
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files on your device (computer, smart phone etc). They are made by your web browser when you visit a website. Every time you go back to that website, your browser will send the cookie file back to the website’s server. They improve your experience of using a website, for example, by remembering your preference settings and by measuring your use of a website to ensure that it meets your needs. For more information see: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
Types of cookies we use
We use strictly necessary, performance, functionality and targeting cookies on our website. On the website generally, we use Google Analytics to understand how people use our website so we can make it more effective. Google Analytics collects anonymous information about what people do on our website, where they’ve come from, and whether they’ve completed any tasks on the site, for example, applying for a job. Google Analytics tracks this information using cookies and JavaScipt code.
Website statistics analytics
The website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on Servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, completing reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other date held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Google Marketing Platform – Unified Advertising and Analytics
Third party cookies
You may notice some cookies that are not related to the BCCS whilst visiting www.bccs.org.uk. Some of our pages contain embedded content such as YouTube video, X (formerly twitter) feed, Facebook likes or Google plus share, and you may receive cookies delivered from these websites. BCCS does not govern the publication of 3rd party cookies. To understand more about their cookies and privacy statements, please visit the relevant sites. If you do not want cookies to be stored on your PC it is possible to disable this function without affecting your navigation around the site.
How do you disable cookies?
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you wish to block the BCCS’s website cookies, you can perform the following:
- On your browser tools menu, select ‘Internet Options’
- Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab and then on the ‘Sites’ Button
- Type into the ‘Address of website’ field:
- www.bccs.org.uk
- Click on the ‘Block’ button
- Click on the OK button
Other browsers have similar cookie management abilities in their preferences settings, please refer to your browser’s ‘Help’ facility. More detailed information on disabling cookies is available at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.