Cookie Policy

BACKGROUND:

This website (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation

    “Cookie”

    means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;

    “Cookie Law”

    means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

    “personal data”

    means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and

    “We/Us/Our”

    means Derby Mercury RC, a limited company registered in England under company number , whose registered address is , and whose main trading address is .

  2. Information About Us

    1. Our Site is owned and operated by Derby Mercury RC, a limited company registered in England under company number , whose registered address is and whose main trading address is .
    2. Our VAT number is .
    3. Our Data Protection Officer is , and can be contacted by email at , by telephone on , or by post at .
  3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

    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 and personal data 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. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for Analytic, Marketing and Security services. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.
    3. All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
      1. Strictly Necessary Cookies A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.
      2. Analytics Cookies It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.
      3. Functionality Cookies Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.
      4. Targeting Cookies It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests.
      5. Third Party Cookies Third party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).
      6. Persistent Cookies Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.
      7. Session Cookies Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
    4. Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.
    5. For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
    6. For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.
  4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

    1. The following Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
      Cookie Category Duration Description
      PHPSESSID Strictly necessary Session Preserves user session state across page requests.
      viewed_cookie_policy Strictly necessary 1 Year The viewed_cookie_policy cookie is set to “yes” when the Cookie info bar has been viewed and accepted.
      _wpss_h_ Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Used for anti-spam functions
      _wpss_p_ Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Used for anti-spam functions
      ckon1805 Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Used for anti-spam functions
      JCS_INENREF Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Used for anti-spam functions
      JCS_INENTIM Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Used for anti-spam functions
      SJECT1805 Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Used for anti-spam functions
      hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Strictly necessary After a short time or when you close your browser Cookie with random 32 hex digit name generated for anti-spam functions
    2. Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. 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, 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.
    3. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) analytics Cookies to gather the required information.
    4. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following analytics Cookies:
      Cookie Description
      _ga, _gat, _gid, _gali These cookies, managed by Google Analytics, collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.

      Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites click here.

  5. Consent and Control

    1. By using this Website you are giving your consent to the placing of Cookies enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
    2. In addition to any controls that We may provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
    3. The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:
      1. Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
      2. Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835
      3. Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)
      4. Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB
      5. Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
      6. Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences
      7. Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)
  6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

    1. We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made.  You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
    2. In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
  7. Further Information

    1. If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at , by telephone on , or by post at .
    2. For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:
      1. Privacy Policy;
      2. Website Terms and Conditions

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