Website Cookie Policy

The Professional Publishers Association LTD (PPA)

(“we” “our” “us”)

 

1. This policy

We use cookies and similar technologies on the Site.
Please read this policy carefully. It contains important information regarding the use of cookies on the Site.

2. How to contact us

In the event that you have any questions regarding this policy or our use of cookies you should contact us via email at info@ppa.co.uk

3. Cookies and similar technologies

A cookie is a small file/piece of information. Ordinarily cookies comprise of letters and numbers. Cookies are stored on your computer when you access the Site and they can then be sent back to the Site. This process is important to the functionality of the Site as it enables it to remember certain important pieces of information between different pages.

We may also use similar technologies to achieve the same functions which cookies can achieve. The similar technologies we use include:

Website analytics tools such as Google Analytics; mailing tools such as DotMailer; and user experience insights tools such as Crazy Egg.

This policy refers to cookies which shall include the similar technologies described above.

4. Consent for cookies

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website.

We may use cookies without your consent where the cookies are essential for the functioning of our site and in order to provide our services to you. For example, this will apply where:

Session cookies are used to keep users logged into the Site.

Where we wish to use cookies that require your consent you will be asked whether you consent to the use of cookies in the following manner:

Via a pop-up box on the Site homepage.

Wherever you have given your consent to the use of cookies, you will be able to opt-out and withdraw your consent by:

Via a pop-up box on the Site homepage where users can customise their consent preferences.

5. Third party cookies

We work with third party suppliers who may also access our website for the purpose of setting cookies. These third parties are listed below. By consenting to the use of cookies on our site you will be consenting to the use of these cookies. These cookies may be used to collect the following information:

Details regarding browsing habits, information regarding location, information regarding language preferences.

In order to adjust your cookie preferences in relation to third party cookies, you are able to visit the website addresses for the above third parties.

Details regarding the relevant retention periods for third party cookies can also be found on the website addresses for the above third parties

6. Cookies used on this website

The following cookies/similar technologies are used on this website:

Third party cookies:
(Name of cookie – owner – purpose)

_ga,_gid, _gat_gtag_UA – Google Analytics to track Site traffic and utilisation; recordID, dmSessionID – DotMailer to track users to the Site from emails sent via DotMailer.

Cookies owned by the operator of this website:
(Name of cookie – purpose)

pmpro_visit
This cookie is used to manage user memberships.

cookieyes-consent
This cookie remembers users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to the Site.

elementor
This cookie allows us to implement or change the Site’s content in real time.

Retention periods for cookies
The period of time which cookies shall be stored for shall be dependant upon the type of cookie used. There are two broad categories of cookies:

    • session cookies which are temporary and are erased each time you close your browser. Session cookies are used to remember your actions between one page and another during a browsing session.
    • Persistent cookies which remain on your browser until you delete them or until they expire.

We set out below our retention periods for our use of persistent cookies.

(Name of cookie – retention period)

pmpro_visit – Session

cookieyes-consent – 1 year

elementor – never

7. How to turn off cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies. However, some of our website features may not function as a result.

 

 

This policy is up to date as of: 23 January 2023.

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