A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first party cookies. We also use third party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts.
What Cookies Do We Use and What For?
1. Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
2. By using Our Site you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. We use third party Cookies on Our Site for e.g. advertising services or marketing efforts. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of Our Site.
3. All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current English and EU Cookie Law.
4. Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device you will be shown a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow only first party Cookies and block third party Cookies.
5. Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. UK and EU Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown below. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings , but please be aware that Our Site may not work as intended if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our Website. Our Website is scanned with our cookie-scanning tool regularly to maintain a list as accurate as possible.
Cookie declaration last updated on 02/05/2018
We classify cookies in the following categories:
• Strictly Necessary Cookies
• Statistics Cookies
• Marketing Cookies
• Other Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work then.
Name of Cookie – Purpose – Provider
CookieConsent – Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain – Bioshine.co.uk
JSESSIONID – Preserves users states across page requests – nr-data.net
Statistics Cookies
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.Our Site uses analytics services
Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage statistics, enabling Us to better understand how people use Our Site. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, as detailed below, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
Certain of these Cookies may be placed immediately when you first visit Our Site and it may not be possible for Us to obtain your prior consent. You may remove these Cookies and prevent future use of them by following the steps set out below.
Name of Cookie – Purpose – Provider
_ga – gd# – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website – bioshine.co.uk
_gat –Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate – bioshine.co.uk
_gid – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website – bioshine.co.uk
@History/@@scroll|# – count scroll per session – you tube.com
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
Name of Cookie -Purpose – Provider
GPS – Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location – youtube.com
_NID – Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads – Google.com
collect – Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels – Google-analytics.com
/VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE/ -Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites.Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. -Youtube.com
Collect -Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. – google analytics
YSC- Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. – youtube.com
Other cookies
Name of Cookie – Purpose – Provider
–AWSALB – to maintain security of website – mcafeesecure.com
mfesecure_visit – get from our website to activate mcafee security – Bioshine.co.uk
uuid – targeted marketing service per sessions – tintup.com
Please note that 3rd parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services0 may also use cookies, over which we have not control. These cookies are liliey to by analytical / performance cookies or targeting cookies.
Disabling Cookies
You may block cookies 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 setting to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or part of our website.
You can choose to delete Cookies at any time however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including personalisation settings.
If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1).
- Internet Explorerhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies
- Google Chromehttps://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies
- Mozilla Firefoxhttp://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Blocking%20cookies
It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
Questions and requests regarding this cookie policy are welcomed and should be addressed to [email protected]