Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files used by internet browsers to
store small bits of information about a device or computer, such as
preferred settings or preferred languages.
Everyone deserves to
know when files are to be stored on equipment that they own, and when
information about them may be stored and used. Read on to find out how
we use cookies.
Our website stores a number of different cookies on the computer or device that you use to access our website.
Cookies do not take up much space (unless you have thousands of them) and cannot contain viruses or other harmful code.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has categorised all cookies into to 4 classes:
Category 1: strictly necessary cookies
These
cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website
and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.
Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets
or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Category 2: performance cookies
These
cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for
instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error
messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that
identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is
aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a
website works.
Category 3: functionality cookies
These
cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your
user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more
personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you
with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the
region in which you are currently located.
These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Category 4: targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These
cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your
interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an
advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the
advertising campaign.
They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
On our website we never use category 4 cookies,
which are the only cookies that are likely to track your behaviour
across multiple websites. The majority of our cookies are category 1 and
2 cookies, however if you choose to share content from our website with
platforms such as Facebook or Twitter you may find that these sites
store category 3 cookies on your computer.
Using our site may result in the following cookies being stored on your computer:
- __utmc
- __utma
- __utmb
- __utmz
- __unam
These
cookies are set by our analytics software (Google Analytics) and are
used to monitor how many people visit our site, which search engine they
used to find our site, and how they navigated around the site (i.e.
which pages were viewed). These cookies do not store any information
that is able to identify you personally and provide us with valuable
insight into how we can improve the website for our customers.
- __stid
- __uset
These
cookies are set by the social sharing service we use to add Facebook
Like, Tweet, Google+ and other social sharing buttons to our site.
- DH-cns
- DH-cg
We
use these cookies to determine whether to show you the warning bar at
the top of the page and whether you have opted in or out of using
cookies. At present it isn't possible to remember your choices if you
don't want to store cookies on your computer without using cookies.
- Wordpress_
- CAKEPHP
These cookies are necessary in order for our berth-holders to log into the password protected section of the website.
- Pipelinedeals
This
cookie is used whenever you complete and submit a form within our
website and is used to pass your details through to our contact
management system enabling us to contact you back in regards to your
request. You can view our privacy policy to find out more information
about when and how we store your data.
- Sea_tickets
This cookie is required to enable you to purchase 'Great Escapes' visitors nights at our marinas.
How to disable Cookies for PCs
Please note - if cookies aren't enabled on your computer, it will mean that your experience on our website may be restricted where cookies are required for a specific function.
Google Chrome (Windows PC)
- Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options"
- Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab and locate the "Privacy" section, and choose the "Content settings" button.
- Click the "Cookie settings" tab and choose your preferred settings.
Internet Explorer 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0
- Choose Tools and then Internet Options
- Click the Privacy tab
- Move the slider to choose your preferred settings (settings above Medium will disable cookies)
Mozilla Firefox
- Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options
- Then select the Privacy icon, then select Cookies
- Choose your preferred settings.
How to disable Cookies for Macs
Please note
- if cookies aren't enabled on your computer, it will mean that your
experience on our website may be restricted where cookies are required
for a specifc function
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX
- Choose Preferences from Explorer menu
- Select Receiving Files options
- Select Cookies
- Choose your preferred settings
Mozilla and Netscape on OSX
- Choose Preferences from the Edit menu.
- Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies.
- Choose your preferred settings.
Safari on OSX
- Choose Preferences from Safari menu
- Select Security icon
- Cookie settings are shown in window
- Choose your preferred settings
Opera
- Go to Opera in the main menu and select Settings
- Then select 'Preferences' and the 'Advanced' tab
- Choose your preferred settings