Cookie Policy

Last Updated: May 2018

 

This Cookie Policy applies to any websites, branded pages on third party platforms (such as Facebook or YouTube), and applications accessed or used through such websites or third party platforms (“The Truths about Life Blog”) which are operated by or on behalf of the The Truths about Life (hereinafter referred to Blog).

By using the Blog, you are consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies in this way, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use the Blog. If you disable the cookies that we use, this may impact your user experience while on the Blog.

The table below summarises the different types of cookie we use on Blog, together with their respective purpose and duration (i.e. how long each cookie will remain on your device).

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are files or pieces of information that may be stored on your computer (or other internet enabled devices, such as a smartphone or tablet) when you visit a Blog. A cookie will usually contain the name of the website from which the cookie has come from, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e. how long it will remain on your device), and a value, which is usually a randomly generated unique number.

 

What do we use cookies for?

We use cookies to make the Blog easier to use and to better tailor the Blog and our products to your interests and needs. Cookies may also be used to help speed up your future activities and experience on our Blog. We also use cookies to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how people use our Blog and to help us improve their structure and content. We cannot identify you personally from this information.

 

What types of cookies do we use?

Two types of cookies may be used on the Blog – “session cookies” and “persistent cookies”. Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave the Blog. A persistent cookie remains on your device for much longer or until you manually delete it (how long the cookie remains on your device will depend on the duration or “lifetime” of the specific cookie and your browser settings).

Some of the pages you visit may also collect information using pixel tags (also called clear gifs) that may be shared with third parties which directly support our promotional activities and website development. For example, website usage information

cacheData = (string)_objCacheManager.GetData(“Student”);  Response.Write(cacheData);  return;

about visitors to Blog may be shared with our third party advertising agency to better target Internet banner advertisements on our websites. The information is not, however, personally identifiable, although it could be linked to your personal information.

 

Cookies used on Blog:

Necessary

These cookies are essential to make Blog work correctly, they enable you to move around our websites and use our features. Examples include remembering previous actions (e.g. entered text) when navigating back to a page in the same session. These cookies don’t identify you as an individual. If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance of the website, or parts of it.

Performance

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our websites by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the website, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This helps us improve the performance of our websites. These cookies don’t identify you as an individual. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously.

 

Cookie Details:

Google Analytics : https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/en-us/core/default.aspx
New Relic: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-browser/new-relic-cookies
Omniture / Site Catalyst:
http://www.adobe.com/content/dotcom/en/privacy/cookies.html
pixel.quantserve.com (third party cookies): https://www.quantcast.com/how-we-do-it/consumer-choice/privacy-policy/
Wordpress Stats: http://automattic.com/privacy/
YouTube Tracking: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/

 

 

Functionality

These cookies allow our websites to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) to provide a more personalised online experience. They can also enable visitors to watch videos, play games and engage with social tools, such as blogs, chatrooms and forums. The information these cookies collect may include personally identifiable information that you have disclosed, such as your username or profile picture. We shall always be transparent with you about what information we collect, what we do with it and with whom we share it. If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance and functionality of the website and may restrict access to content on the website.

 

Cookie Details:

Add This: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Delicious.com: https://delicious.com/privacy
Facebook Connect and Facebook plugins: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/us/legal/privacy/overview/index.html
Pinterest: https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy
YouTube: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Yummly: http://www.yummly.com/privacy/

 

 

Targeting / advertising

These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to deliver targeted advertising or to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They also help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on Blog and non –Blog websites. We may use these cookies to remember websites you have visited and we may share this information with other parties, including advertisers and our agencies. Most types of these cookies track consumers via their IP address so may collect some personal identifiable information. For more information about these cookies, including the information they collect and how this is used, see below.

 

Google Analytics Advertising features : http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
360tag.com: http://www.360tag.com/
Amobee: http://www.amobee.com/privacy
Adform: http://site.adform.com/privacy-policy/
Admeta: http://www.admeta.com/w3c/privacypolicy.html
Adnxs.com: http://www.appnexus.com/platform-policy
Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/privacy.html
Adscale: https://www.ghostery.com/en/apps/adscale
Adtech: http://www.adtech.com/en/service/cookies.html
App Nexus: http://www.appnexus.com/platform-policy
Criteo: http://www.criteo.com/en/privacy-policy
Distillery: http://dstillery.com/privacy/
Doubleclick.net: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Improve Digital: http://www.improvedigital.com/en/platform-privacy-policy
Internet Billboard: https://www.ghostery.com/en/apps/internet_billboard
Mathtag.com: http://www.mediamath.com/privacy/
Nielsen NetRatings Site Census: http://www.nielsen-online.com/corp.jsp?section=leg_prs&nav=1
Pubmatic: http://www.pubmatic.com/privacy-policy.php
Quisma.com: http://privacy.quisma.com/uk/privacy-policy/
Rubicon: http://www.rubiconproject.com/privacy/
SmartAdserver:  http://smartadserver.com/privacy-policy
Specificclick.net: http://corp.specificmedia.com/privacy
Turn: http://www.turn.com/privacy
Undertone.com: http://undertone.com/privacy
Weborama.fr: http://www.weborama.com/e-privacy/our-commitment/
YieldLab: https://www.ghostery.com/en/apps/yieldlab
Zenovia: http://www.zenoviaexchange.com/website-privacy-policy/

 

 

Do we use third party cookies?

We use a number of suppliers that may also set cookies on your device on our behalf when you visit the Blog to allow them to deliver the services they are providing. To get more information about these cookies, as well as information about how to opt-out of receiving such cookies, see sections below.

When you visit the Blog you may receive cookies from third party websites or domains. We endeavour to identify these cookies before they are used so that you can decide whether or not you wish to accept them. More information about these cookies may be available on the relevant third party’s website.

 

How can I control or delete cookies?

Most internet browsers are initially set up to automatically accept cookies. You can change the settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. There are a number of ways to manage cookies. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about how to adjust or modify your browser settings.

If you disable the cookies that we use, this may impact your experience while on the Blogs, for example you may not be able to visit certain areas of a Blog or you may not receive personalised information when you visit a Blog.

If you use different devices to view and access the Blog (e.g. your computer, smartphone, tablet etc) you will need to ensure that each browser on each device is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences. Click here for more information.

 

More detailed information

Session / temporary – These cookies are deleted from your device after you leave the website.

Permanent / persistent – These cookies are not deleted from your device after you leave the website. They remain on your device for a longer period of time.

 

MISC Cookies Details

Rich Media (Persistent, session and third party):

 

Beacons Domains (Persistent, session and third party):

We use a number of different beacons across Blog, we have provided some examples about some of the most used web beacons work.

Flashtalking and TangoZebra – collects Anonymous data (browser information, operating system, page views) which can be used to provide users with more relevant content and the data can be used to measure popular campaigns / web pages. This aggregated data is shared with third parties.Used on Blog such as:

  • comfortpure.co.uk
  • marmite.co.uk
  • com – is used with flash players to play videos on websites.
  • nexttopmodel.tresemme.co.uk

 

 

Other (Persistent, session and third party):

 

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