Bluebird Psychology Cookie Policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small amount of data stored on a computer that contains information about the internet pages that have been viewed from that computer. They are commonplace on the internet and are used by websites to improve the user’s online experience by storing information about how the user navigated around and interacted with it. This information is then read by the website on the next occasion that the user visits.
Cookies are sent automatically by websites as they are viewed, but in order to protect a user’s privacy, a computer will only permit a website to access the cookies it has sent, and not the cookies sent by other sites. Furthermore, users can adjust the settings on their computer to restrict the number of cookies that it accepts, or notify them each time a cookie is sent. This should improve privacy and security but will generally mean that certain personalised services cannot be provided, and it may therefore prevent the user from taking full advantage of a website's features.
For further information on cookies, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
What sort of cookies do we use on our website?
Our website uses both session cookies and stored cookies.
Session (or transient) cookies: these cookies are erased when you close your browser, and do not collect information from your computer. They typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
Stored (or persistent) cookies: these cookies are stored on your hard drive until they expire or until you delete them. These cookies are used to collect identifying information about the user, such as user preferences for a specific site, allowing those preferences to be used in future browsing sessions.
Analytics cookies: these cookies are used to understand more about our visitors. We use a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic to improve our services. Please note we only use cookies for the purpose of enhancing our visitors’ online experience and do not store any personal data about you through this process and DO NOT use cookies for marketing purposes.
Our website may provide links to other websites for further information aimed at enhancing your experience. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the contents of these websites. Our privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites before using them.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to understand more about our visitors, and we use a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic to improve our services. This service gathers information regarding the visitors to our website on our behalf using cookies, log file data and code which is embedded on our website.
We only use cookies for the purpose of enhancing our visitors’ online experience and do not store any personal data about you through this process.
Can I browse your website without receiving any cookies?
Yes. If you have set your computer to reject cookies, you can still browse our website. However, certain functions may not be available to you unless you enable cookies.
How can I find and control cookies?
You can usually adjust for yourself the number of cookies that your computer (or other device, such as a mobile phone) receives. How this is done, however, varies according to which device and what browser software you are using.
As a general rule, the more commonly used web browser software packages tend to have a drop-down menu entitled ‘Tools’. One of the options on this menu is usually ‘Options’ – and if this is selected, ‘Privacy’ is usually one of the settings that may be adjusted by the user. In the case of any device other than a PC (e.g. mobile phone), you should always refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Alternatively, you may wish to opt-out from only the cookies used by third-party companies (acting on our behalf) to measure the traffic to our site. This has the advantage of leaving other cookies in place, thereby minimising the loss of functionality associated with blocking all cookies.
You may find the following websites useful for information on how to change cookie
settings in a range of commonly used browsers: www.aboutcookies.org