1. COOKIES POLICY
You should be aware that when you access or use our content, products
- What cookies are
- Why do we use cookies
- How we use cookies
- How you can control the use of cookies
Cookies are text files containing a small amount of information that
Further guidance on how to modify the use of cookies is included at the end of this document.
Cookies are used by our websites to improve your online experience and to ensure that relevant content and functions are delivered and used more effectively.
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies to perform various functions across our sites.
Session cookies are downloaded to your device temporarily for the period that you browse a particular website; these cookies might allow you to navigate between pages more efficiently or enable websites to remember the preferences you select.
Persistent cookies can be used to help websites remember you as a returning visitor or ensure the online adverts you receive are more relevant to your interests.
When you visit our websites, Cookies will be placed on your device in two ways. Cookies placed by Equity, as the site operator, are called “first party” Cookies.
Cookies may also be placed on your device by a party other than Equity, such cookies are known as “third party” cookies. Examples of the uses of
While there are many different uses for first and third-party cookies, the cookies used by us all fall into one of the following four main categories of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
- Functionality Cookies
- Performance Cookies
- Third Party Marketing / Targeting Cookies
Set out below is more information on these categories of cookies, including their purpose and whether these cookies collect personal data:
Cookie Type | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
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These cookies are strictly necessary to enable you to navigate our websites. They are used to provide content to you, as a user, and to provide products and services that you have requested. Such cookies are essential to help your device download or stream information so that you can navigate around our websites, use its features and allow you to return to pages you have previously visited.
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Here are some examples of strictly necessary cookies:
· To position information on your device or screen so that you can see and use our websites; · To keep you logged in when you use our website so you are not required to log in every time you visit; and · Remember and update your selections These cookies do not remember your preferences or username beyond your current visit.
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Data Collection
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Yes, some of these cookies
· IP address · Location data · Identify you as being logged
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Cookie Validity
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These cookies are deleted when you close your web browser (browser session). |
Cookie Type | Functionality Cookies |
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These cookies are used to
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Here are some examples of the uses of functionality cookies:
· To remember your preferences and settings such as language, location · To remember if you have used a specific product on the website; and · To show you relevant ‘related article’ links.
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Cookie Validity
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Functional cookie |
Cookie Type | Performance Cookies |
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These cookies are used to collect information on website usage. Such cookies are used to provide aggregated statistics on visitors to our websites. These statistics are used for internal purposes to help us to test and improve the performance of our websites, providing a better user experience.
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Here are some examples of the uses of performance cookies:
· To provide statistics on how our websites are used; · To assess errors within the user experience. Additionally, we use a number of tools to assess cookie information at an aggregate level to carry out analytical functions on our site including Google Analytics.
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Data Collection
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While these cookies do not identify you personally while you are not logged in, they will collect your browser information and In certain cases, some of these cookies are managed by third parties such as Google Analytics. These third parties are not capable of using these cookies for any purpose other than those outlined above and they are unable to identify with these cookies.
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Cookie Validity
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Performance cookies are valid for varying periods. Some performance cookies are deleted once you close your browser, while others have an indefinite validity period. Such cookies can be deleted at any stage using your browser settings. Click here to see how you can control the use of cookies.
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Cookie Type | Third Party Marketing / Targeting Cookies |
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These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you, based They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign.
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These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the products you have selected. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose and to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. Targeting cookies are also used to:
· Collect information about browser habits to target website content and to target advertising; · To provide advertisers with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in; · Deliver content and marketing communications tailored to your interests based on information from your visit; · To perform site retargeting. A retargeting pixel (a tiny unit of code) on our webpage leaves a cookie in the user’s browser, which causes our adverts to be displayed or to not be displayed to you when you visit certain websites within the retargeting network (e.g. Google Display Network); and · To perform search retargeting, which allows our adverts to be displayed on third party
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Data Collection
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Third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies on our websites. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. Please note that no personal data is collected, an advertiser is unable to associate the cookie with a particular individual’s name, address or other personal information. These cookies are placed by third party advertising networks with our permission.
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Cookie Validity
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Third party cookies are valid for varying periods. Some cookies expire up to 13 months after they are last updated. Click here to see how you can control the use of cookies.
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5. HOW CAN YOU CONTROL THE USE OF COOKIES?
You can amend your browser settings to block some or all cookies.
For your ease of reference, we have provided the links below which provide instructions on how to remove and delete cookies for some of the more common web browsers. Please be aware that if you block cookies from the websites, some or all the website’s functions may not perform as intended:
Mobile phone users may have to refer to their handset manual for details on how to block cookies using their mobile browser.
For more information about online
If you have any questions about how we use Cookies, you can contact us by emailing: