Privacy policy
In this privacy policy you can read about
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How we use cookies,
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The types of cookies we use,
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For how long they work and for what purposes they are used,
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How to change your cookie settings and opt-out, and
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Who are we and how can you contact us.
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When we use words like “us”, “we”, “our” we mean Idle hands digital media . You can find our company details below. We are the data controller of the data collected through the use of cookies on our website
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Our website is https://www.vanlifeuksurvivorsguide.co.uk/, incl. our sub-domains and other sites we own and operate.
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When we refer to “you” we mean you as a user or visitor of our website.
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This policy is part of our privacy policy. Our use of cookies may include processing of your personal data and we therefore recommend that you read our privacy policy.
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What do I need to know about cookies?
There are different types of cookies and they are used for different purposes.
Below you can read about what a cookie is, the difference between first and third party cookies and session cookies vs. persistent cookies and what types of cookies we use on our website and why.
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What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your device when you visit it. A cookie typically contains information about the website itself, a unique identifier that allows the site to recognise your web browser when you return, additional data that serves the purpose of the cookie, and the lifespan of the cookie itself.
Cookies are used to enable certain features (e.g. logging in), to track site usage (e.g. analytics), to store your user settings (e.g. timezone, notification preferences), and to personalise your content (e.g. advertising, language).
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Session cookies vs. persistent cookies
Session cookies only last as long as your online session. This means that they will disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser. They are therefore also sometimes referred to as temporary cookies. Typically session cookies are used to remember what a user put in their basket when they are browsing a website.
Persistent cookies are different. These cookies are sometimes called permanent cookies. They will stay on your computer or device after you close your browser. These types of cookies will expire according to the time specified in the cookie. You can see the specific duration of each persistent cookie below.
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What’s the difference between first and third party cookies?
First party cookies are cookies that are set by the website that you are visiting and it's only this website that can access and read these cookies.
Third party cookies are set by someone other than the owner of the website you’re visiting. As an example, some pages have content from other sites like YouTube. YouTube may set their own cookies on your browser when you play the video from YouTube. Cookies set by other sites and companies (ie. third parties) can be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service.
Below you can see what cookies on our website are first party cookies and third party cookies.
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Types of cookies and how we use them
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required for the basic functionality of our website to work. We use necessary cookies to make it possible for you to only have to enter your username and password once during a visit to our website.
We also use necessary cookies to help with ensuring that you are given the option to accept or reject cookies, block non-necessary cookies from working until you give consent, and remember your cookie settings and choices. The cookies also help keep track of, if, and when, you gave consent to analytical cookies, our privacy policy, T&Cs and email marketing.
Necessary cookies are also used for payment processing.
It's not possible to reject or accept the necessary cookies as they are core for the functionality of our website.
Here are the necessary cookies we use, what we use them for, the specific cookies providers and each cookie’s duration:
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Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies gather statistics. We use this information to make our website even better. The information collected via the analytical cookies track how you use our website during your visit. It helps us understand visitor usage patterns, identify, and diagnose problems or errors you may encounter, and make better strategic decisions in improving the website experience.
We will only set analytical cookies on your device if you give us your consent.
Here are the analytical cookies we use, what we use them for, the specific cookie providers and each cookie’s duration:
Google Universal Analytics
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This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years
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This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
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is responsible for tracking user behaviour. It expires after 24 hours of inactivity. The contents of this cookie are also very similar to _ga cookie, and it contains 4 types of information: “GA1”, stands for the cookie version. “2” stands for top level domain
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used in determining what promotional content is more relevant and appropriate to you and your interests. Websites may use them to deliver targeted advertising or to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. This helps companies improve the effectiveness of their campaigns, and the quality of content presented to you. These cookies may be set by the website you’re visiting (first-party) or by third-party services. Marketing cookies set by third-parties may be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service.
Here are the Marketing cookies we use, what we use them for, the specific cookie providers and each cookie’s duration:
Amazon-adsystem.com
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amazon ad-id
Used by Amazon Advertising to register user actions and target content on the website based on ad clicks on a different website.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201909010
amazon ad-privacy
Used by Amazon Advertising to register user actions and target content on the website based on ad clicks on a different website.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201909010
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies are used in collecting information about your device and any settings you may configure on the website you’re visiting (like language and timezone settings). With this information, websites can provide you with customised, enhanced or optimised content and services.
Third-party cookies on our site
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We may employ third-party companies and individuals on our websites, e.g. analytics providers and content partners. We grant these third parties access to selected information to perform specific tasks on our behalf.
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Please note that we can’t control what these third party provides do in regards to these cookies.
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Who are we and how can you contact us?
Here is our company information:
Idle hands digital media (Craig Hicks Registered sole trader)
Leeds
England
You can always write to us at: vanlifeuk@mail.com
This policy is effective from 08/25/2020
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, here is some more information. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
Your rights
In accordance with UK and European law under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have numerous rights in regards to the personal data we hold about you, including:
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Right to confirmation – you have the right to know if we hold personal data that concerns you
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Right to access – you have the right to view and to obtain a copy of any personal data we hold that concerns you
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Right to rectification – you have the right to the correction of any inaccuracies within the personal data we hold that concerns you
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Right to erasure – you have the right to have your personal data removed from our systems
Should you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the contact page on this website. You can find out more about your rights under the GDPR here.
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