Cookie Policy
Last updated February 12, 2023
We may store cookies to enable essential site functionality, as well as marketing, personalization, and analytics. Below is a full breakdown of Podsworth's cookie policy. In addition, here is our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Podsworth Media) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. integrations (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and PayPal), interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their user experience on our website and app. Third party cookies on our website are present for analytics. This is described in more detail below. The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our website and app and the purposes they perform are described below.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent and accept or reject it at that time, or you can choose to disable all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser's controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our website and app and the purposes they perform are described below.
Types of Cookies
a. Essential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and app and to use some of its features. b. Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website and app but are technically non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable. c. Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website and app are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and app for you.
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Websites or opened an e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?
Websites may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations. If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to "information" on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time). Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.
Do you serve targeted advertising?
No. We do not serve any targeted third party advertising on our website or app. We may occasionally link to third party products or services when we review or discuss them in our blog, but there is no direct third party advertising on our website or app.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the bottom of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at: info@podsworth.com