Cookies policy

What are Cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit our website at The Portico (‘website’). Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience.

Cookies can be “First Party”, i.e. set by us, or “Third Party” – set by another company to perform the function. On this website we use several cookies which are set out in more detail in the table below.

How can I prevent Cookies being used?

When you first visit our website, we will continue to set all Cookies on your device if you continue to use the website. You have the ability to accept or disable cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking “help” on your browser’s menu or by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.

However, please be aware that should you choose to disable cookies it may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Use of Cookies by Us

We allow cookies to be set by Google Analytics. They read and write their own cookies onto your devices.  For example, these cookies are used to monitor the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come from geographically, the pages they have visited and the devices and browsers the visitor is using.

If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through the website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it. For further details, see our Privacy Policy.

The table below provides an overview of all the cookies used by our website, the purpose of the cookie, and how you can find out further information about each cookie:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: They allow you to move around the website and use essential features. These cookies don’t gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.

Performance Cookies: Collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance most visited pages. They do not collect information which identifies visitors personally. They help improve how a website works.

Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember user choices and also provide enhanced personal features. They do not collect information which identifies visitors personally. They help improve the user experience and the way a website works.

Advertising Cookies: Allow us to track the adverts and number of times each advert is viewed by visitors. It does not collect information which identifies visitors personally.

Useful Websites

Information Commissioner’s Office http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Aboutcookies.org http://www.aboutcookies.org/

All About Cookies http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

The Portico

September 2020