Cookie Policy

When you visit our website, we use cookies, which are small pieces of information that allow us to maintain your connection to our website.

These cookies do not collect or store any personally identifiable information. You can refuse the use of cookies as mentioned below. We use cookies to provide you with a better experience when accessing our websites. They also help us to analyse how visitors use our websites and this help us to improve the content and design of our websites.

You can also find further information about how we handle your data and GDPR  by viewing our privacy policy here

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help the website operators analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

How to refuse the use of cookies

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do this you may lose some useful functionality such as personalisation and ‘keep me signed in’ and ‘remember me’ features.

General Information about cookies

1. A cookie is a small file typically consisting of a string of letters and numbers that is sent by our web server to your web browser (e.g. Chrome or Edge), and is then stored by the browser. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, it sends this small file back to the server so that the server can distinguish and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and improve the experience for returning users.
2. Cookies can be either ‘session cookies ‘or ‘persistent cookies’. A session cookie will expire, be deleted, at the end of the user session, when you close your web browser. A persistent cookie will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until a set expiry date (unless you go in and manually delete it before the expiry date).

How we use cookies

3. We may use cookies for the following purposes:

• To recognise your device when you visit our websites;
• To log on and register on our websites:
• To improve our websites’ usability;
• To analyse the use of our websites;
• To link to email marketing campaigns;
• To improve the security of our websites; and
• For the general administration of our websites. 

Cookies on our website

4. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies on this website. Session cookies are those that delete themselves when you leave the site. Persistent cookies are those that have an expiry date after you first visit our website.
5. Most cookies we use are persistent cookies to give you a better experience and service, as well as making it more secure.
6. For your information these are the cookies active on our website
   
   

Third-party Requests

These are request that are made from a user to an external service. Despite the fact that these requests don’t set any cookies, they can still transfer privacy information to third parties.

We have the following Third-party Requests enabled on our website

Analytics Cookies

7. Analytics are persistent cookies that allow us to recognise, count the number of visitors, and provide anonymous data about how our visitors use our websites.
8. Using analytics cookies helps us improve the way our websites work and navigate, ensuring that users are able to find what they are looking for without difficulty. No personally identifiable data is collected about you.
9. We use Google Analytical Cookies ending with:

• _ga
• _gid
• _gat

10. For further information please click here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
    
    

Managing and Blocking cookies

11. You can block some or all cookies by activating the setting on your browser. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our websites. This may impair your ability to fully utilise our websites.
12. More information about cookies can be found on the website http://www.aboutcookies.org. This also gives details on how to delete cookies from your device. For information on how to do this on your smart mobile phone or tablet browser, please consult your device’s manual, or manufacturer.
13. More information can be found here: http://docs.businesscatalyst.com/reference/misc/bc-cookies.html.
    
    

Your Consent

14. By clicking “Accept” on the cookie banner, you agree to the placement of cookies on your device, unless you actively block them. If you choose not to receive our cookies, we cannot guarantee that your experience will be as fulfilling as it would otherwise be, in fact you might not be able to access any or all of the website. Once your consent has been provided, this message will not appear again when you revisit. If you, or another user of your computer, wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you can do so by altering your browser settings.
    
    

Contact us

15. If you have any questions about our cookies or this cookies policy please contact us by email to  gdpr@weholite.co.uk

Date of Policy: 24.05.18

For further information on the use of cookies please visit: 
allaboutcookies.org