This is the Cookie Policy for Debbie Marks Ltd, accessible from www.debbie-marks.com

WHAT ARE COOKIES

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality.

For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies”. Information regarding cookies from this Cookies Policy are devised by Debbie Marks Ltd.

Cookies can either be:

  • Session - which are deleted every time you leave your website or close your browser
  • Persistent – which stay on your computer until a specific expiry date or until you decide to remove them

HOW WE USE OUR COOKIES

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case, they are used to provide a service that you use.

DISABLING COOKIES

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this).  To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage.gaoptout

Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. This Cookies Policy was created specifically for Debbie Marks Ltd.

 

THE COOKIES WE SET (First Party Cookies)

The first party cookies we use, don’t gather information about you for marketing purposes or to track where else you have visited on the internet. The cookies are used to safeguard the security of our site and any information you enter. 

Forms related cookies - When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or contact forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Site preferences cookies - In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section and the summary section, details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

  • From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

  • We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites: Linked In, Facebook, Instagram, Google and You Tube, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

SUMMARY OF COOKIES USED

 

First Party Cookies
Name Type Duration Description
Cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional Others 1 year Set by GDPR cookie consent - records the user consent for ‘functional’ cookies.
Cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary Necessary 1 year Set by GDPR cookie consent plugin –records the user consent for ‘necessary’ cookies
Cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance Necessary 1 year Set by GDPR cookie consent plugin – records the user consent for ‘performance’ cookies.
Cookielawinfo-checkbox-analysis Necessary 1 year Set by GDPR cookie consent plugin – records the user consent for ‘analysis’ cookies.
Cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement Necessary 1 year Set by GDPR cookie consent plugin –records the user consent for ‘advertisement’ cookies.
Cookielawinfo-checkbox-others Necessary 1 year Set by GDPR cookie consent plugin – used to store the ‘user’ consent for cookies in the category of ‘Others’.
ci_session Necessary 5 hours Cookie is set as the default session cookie name in config.php in config folder in Codeigniter.
Third Party Cookies
YSC Advertisement Session Set by YouTube - used to track the views of embedded videos in YouTube page.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Advertisement 5 months 27 days Set by YouTube to message bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
Test_cookie Advertisement 15 minutes Set by doubleclick.net - used to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies.
IDE Advertisement 1 year 24 days Google double-click IDE cookies - used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads in accordance to the user profile.
Yt-remote-device-id Advertisement Never Set by YouTube to store video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
Yt-innertube::requests Advertisement Never Set by YouTube to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
Yt-innertube::nextld Advertisement Never Set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos the user has seen.
Yt-remote-connected-devices Advertisement Never Set by YouTube to store video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
Vuid Analytics 2 years Set by Vimeo, to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID embedded in videos to the website
CONSENT Analytics 16 years, 2 months, 12 days, 14 hours, 11 minutes Set by YouTube via embedded YouTube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
Tracking_131731 Others 3 days The cookie tracks your activity across multiple sites and stacks data.

 

MORE INFORMATION

Hopefully this clarifies what cookies are utilised and why and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not, it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. However, if you are still looking for more information then, you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods: