What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a piece of information that is stored on your computer’s hard drive which records how you use a website so that it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.
Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system.
Managing Cookies
When you first visit the Hannah Taviansky Art website we will ask you to accept or decline cookies via the pop up at the bottom of the page.
If you want to check or change what types of cookies you accept, this can usually be altered within your browser settings. You can block cookies at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. 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 site.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to track your use of our website through google analytics. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regards to how you are using Hannah Taviansky Art. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as our services in response to what you might need or want. We would never share or sell on this data.
Cookies are either:
Session cookies: These are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any personal data from your computer; or
Persistent cookies: A persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again.
Cookies can also be categorised as follows:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and / or service, and therefore cannot be turned off. Without these cookies, the services available to you on your website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identity traffic sources and see which parks of the site are most popular.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookie collect is usually anonymised.
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Last updated May 2018