Cookies Policy (July 2024)

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the MyIdentity website. This helps us to provide users with a good experience when users browse out website and it helps us to improve the quality and content of our website.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information and are placed on your electronic device. They are set when you visit a website that utilises cookies and may be used to keep track of the pages you have visited within any given site and are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit. We also use third-party cookies which are those cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website being visited including for advertising and marketing reasons. Cookies are important in helping us to provide a quicker and more efficient user experience, tailored to your individual needs.  

Each cookie is unique to your web browser and only the server it is stored upon has the ability to retrieve and read the contents of that individual cookie. It will contain anonymous information including a unique identifier, the site name, and a combination of digits.

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are only set in response to actions made by you which reflect a request for services including setting your privacy preferences, logging into the website and form filling. You can block these cookies on your browser but some parts of the InfoTrack site will not work. Personally identifiable information is not stored by strictly necessary cookies.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies allow us to monitor and analyse traffic through the site and improve the performance of the site as a result. These cookies allow us to identify which pages within the site are most/least popular and lets us know how visitors navigate the site. All information collected is aggregated and is therefore anonymous. Personally identifiable information is not stored by performance cookies.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the site to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation by remembering choices you make i.e. username, language, region etc. Functionality cookies may be set by InfoTrack or by third party providers who have their services integrated to our pages. The information may be anonymised and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. If these cookies are disallowed, then some or all services may not function properly on the site.

Targeting Cookies

Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our third-party partners. They can be utilised to build a profile and show you adverts based on your interests. They are used to limit the number of times you see any given advertisements and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are often linked to site functionality.

How long do cookies last?

Except for essential cookies, the cookies we use on our site will expire as follows:
Session cookies are temporary cookies created in your browser’s subfolder whilst you are visiting a site. They are automatically deleted when you leave the website.

Persistent cookies are re-activated when you return to the same site and remain in the browser’s subfolder until they expire. 

How to manage cookies on our website

Cookies have many important functions in the provision of our site. However, most browsers and in some cases, the settings on your mobile device, allow you to disable them if required.

To delete cookies from your browser, InfoTrack recommends that you clear your browser by clearing your cache and cookies.

Each browser has a different configuration. To disable cookies via your browser settings, you should follow the instructions given by the publisher of your browser. The following instructions are available (based on the date of the last review) for commonly used browsers through the following links.  We are not responsible for the content of external websites.

If you use Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en

If you use Microsoft Edge:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy

If you use Safari:
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21447?locale=en_US

If you use Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Privacy

We are committed to using cookies fairly and in accordance with applicable privacy rights, which can be found on the www.myidentity.org.uk website.