Cookie Policy


Our website:

Our website www.bayfieldsopticians.com (‘website’) uses cookies and similar technology to perform a number of functions.

 

What are cookies?

For almost any modern website to work properly, it needs to collect certain basic information on its users. To do this, a site will create files known as cookies – which is a small file of letters and numbers – on its users’ computer, tablet, mobile or other devices. These cookies are designed to allow the website to recognise its users on subsequent visits, or to authorise other designated websites to recognise these users for a particular purpose.

 

What do cookies do?

Cookies do a lot of different jobs which make your experience of internet browsing much smoother and more interactive. For example, they are used to remember your preferences on websites you visit often, to remember your user ID and the contents of your shopping baskets, and to help you navigate between pages more efficiently. They can also help ensure that the advertisements that you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. Some data collected is designed to detect high-level browsing patterns and approximate geographical location to improve user experience.

Some websites may also use web beacons (also known as pixels or tags) to collect information. Web beacons collect limited information, including a cookie number, a timestamp, and a record of the page on which they are placed. websites may also carry web beacons placed by third party advertisers. These beacons do not collect any personally identifiable information and are only used to track the effectiveness of a particular advertising campaign (for example by counting the number of visitors). For the purposes of this policy, the term “cookie” includes cookies, pixels, tags or similar technology.

 

Types of cookies:

 

How do I manage my preferences?


You can block web browser cookies by activating the relevant settings on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, 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 website.


For more information about cookies generally, you may wish to visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu. The Information Commissioner’s Office also provides information at ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/.