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Definitions and Interpretation |
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In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings: |
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Information About Us |
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Our Site is owned and operated by Humber-Thames Marketing Ltd t/a Minerva, a limited company registered in England under company number 1803671 whose registered address is 50 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7JG and whose main trading address is Orchard House, Mutton Lane, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3AX. |
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“Cookie” |
means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site; |
“Cookie Law” |
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 [and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)]; |
“personal data” |
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by [the Data Protection Act 1998] OR [EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)]; and |
“We/Us/Our” |
means Humber-Thames Marketing Ltd t/a Minerva, a limited company registered in England under company number 1803671, whose registered address is 50 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7JG, and whose main trading address is Orchard House, Mutton Lane, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3AX. |
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Our VAT number is GB 427 2159 59. |
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Our Data Protection Officer is John Chadwick, and he can be contacted by email at contactus@minervauk.com by telephone on 01707 607100 or by post at Orchard House, Mutton Lane, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3AX. |
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How Does Our Site Use Cookies? |
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Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times. |
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By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for improved usability, tracking, marketing and analytics purposes only. For more details, please refer to section 4 below. |
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All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie: |
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Strictly Necessary Cookies |
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A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions. |
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Analytics Cookies |
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It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it. |
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Functionality Cookies |
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Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category. |
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Targeting Cookies |
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It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. |
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Persistent Cookies |
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Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site. |
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Session Cookies |
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Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser. |
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Marketing Cookies |
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These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences. These cookies also record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website, the advertising displayed on it and communications sent more relevant to your interests. |
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Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below. |
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For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy https://www.minervauk.com/privacy-policy/ |
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For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below. |
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What Cookies Does Our Site Use? |
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The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device: |
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