Cookies Policy

Here you will find our Cookies Policy for Holywell Hall, so please read carefully.

By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

About Cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.

Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Analytics data we collect

The statistical information generated relating to our website is used to create internal reports about the use of our website.

For example, new and returning customers, session duration and bounce rates, types of device, browser and operating systems used to view our website, where visitors have been referred from e.g. Instagram and the top countries our website visitors are based.

IP addresses are anonymized on all Google Analytics hits, eCommerce hits, and form tracking hits.

Types of Cookies we use

We use the following analytical/performance cookies:

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This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website and has an expiration of 2 years. This helps us count how many people visit holywellhall.co.uk by tracking if you’ve visited before.

_gat

This cookie is used for throttling requests to Google Analytics. Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made.

_gid

This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website and has an expiration of 24 hours. This helps us count how many people visit holywellhall.co.uk by tracking if you’ve visited before.