12 May
Privacy Policy
We would ask you to be aware that VManchester City is not officially attached or connected (as a subsidiary group, organization or a person) to those sites listed on our website, nor are we in any way advocating or commending their services or products. Any such page being thus linked is recommended only by the authors of that text and therefore we are not answerable for such content or any result in respect of any out-going links. The views expressed in the articles on this site do not necessarily depict the views of VManchester City.
Cookies Policy
1. Introduction
a. Our website makes use of cookies
b. By using the website V Manchester city we thereby agree to the use of cookies as defined with the terms and conditions of this policy
2. About cookies
a. “A cookie” is an identifying code, consisting of a series of letters and numerals that is sent by the web server to a web browser where it is stored. This identifying code is then returned to the server everytime the browser requests a page.
b. Cookies are classified as either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will remain stored by the web browser until its pre-set expiration date, except when deleted by the user prior to that date. Alternatively a session cookie will expire at the end of the user session, as soon as the web browser is closed.
c. Cookies do not customarily contain any information that may identify a user in person, however personal information which we store about you could be linked to that information which has been stored in and accessed by cookies.
d. Web servers can use cookies to identity and follow users as they negotiate through different web pages on a site and identify returning users
3. Our cookies
a. Both session and persistent cookies are used on V Manchester City
4. Analytics cookies
a. At VManchester City we use Google Analytics to assess the use of our website
b. Our analytics service provider brings about both statistical and other general information about our site usage by the information accrued by cookies
c. The information accrued regarding our website then creates reports about the number of hits on various pages of our website and how the site is used.
d. The respective privacy policy of our analytics service provider’s is available on: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
5. Third party cookies
a. V Manchester City website also uses third party cookies.
b. Google AdSense interest-based advertisements appear as advertisements on our website. These are customised by Google to reflect interests you may have shown on the internet. TIn determining your interests, Google will have followed your behaviour on our website and on other sites across the web by utilising the DoubleClick cookie. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the DoubleClick cookie. This tracking of web use allows Google to custom-fit the advertisements you see on other websites to mirror your interests. You can see existing lists, remove or add areas of interest associated with your browser by visiting: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/. You also have the option to stop the AdSense partner network cookie making use of those settings or by using the NAI’s (Network Advertising Initiative’s) multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
You should be aware that these very mechanisms also use cookies so if you clear cookies from browser your opt-out will not be preserved. To be sure that an opt-out is continuous in regards to a particular browser, you may wish to contemplate using the Google browser plug-in available at: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin
6• Blocking cookies
a. Most browsers permit you to refuse to accept cookies; eg:
i) Through Internet Explorer (version 10) it is possible to block cookies using the “cookie handling override” setting available by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy” and then “Advanced”
ii) in Firefox (version 24) it is possible to block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, “Privacy”, selecting “Using the custom settings for “history” from the drop-down menu, and un-ticking “Accept cookies from sites”
iii) in Chrome (version 29) it is possible to block all cookies by accessing the “Customize and control” menu, and clicking “Settings” – “Show advanced settings” and “Content settings”, and then selecting “Block sites from setting any data” under the “Cookies” heading
b. By choosing to block all cookies there will be a negative impact upon the usage of a number of websites.
c. By blocking cookies, it is possible that you may not be able to access all of the features on V Manchester city
7• Deleting cookies
a. You can delete cookies which are already stored on your computer. For example:
i) Internet Explorer (version 10), you may manually remove cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
ii) in Firefox (version 24), you can remove cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Privacy”, then selecting “Use custom settings for history”, clicking “Show Cookies”, and then clicking “Remove All Cookies”
iii) In Chrome (version 29), you can remove all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings” and “Clear browsing data”, and then selecting “Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” before clicking “Clear browsing data”
b. Deleting cookies will adversely affect the usability of many websites.