Cookie Policy

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WuHu.io

This cookie policy only relates to your use of our website, wuhu.io.

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Cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (eg computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use WuHu.io. We use cookies and other similar tracking technologies on WuHu.io. These help us recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the website, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and the originating domain name of a user's internet service provider. This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the websites below tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, some of our WuHu.io’s features may not function as a result.

For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see below.

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Our use of cookies

‍We use cookies and other similar tracking technologies on WuHu.io to:

• Recognise you whenever you visit (this speeds up your access as you do not have to log in each time);
• Obtain information about your preferences and use of WuHu.io;
• Keep track of the items stored in your shopping basket and take you through the checkout process;
• Carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content, services and to help us better understand our users’ requirements; and
• Target our marketing and advertising campaigns and those of our partners more effectively by providing interest-based advertisements that are personalised to your interests; and
• Make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.

For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

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Types of cookies

The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories:

• Session cookies—these allow WuHu.io to link your actions during a particular browser session. These expire each time you close your browser and do not remain on your device afterwards
• Persistent cookies—these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across WuHu.io to be remembered. These will remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them from your cache
• Strictly necessary cookies—these cookies are essential for you to be able to navigate WuHu.io and use its features. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for could not be provided
• Performance cookies—these cookies collect information about how you use WuHu.io, eg which pages you go to most often. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information about you. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous, and is only used to improve how WuHu.io works
• Functionality cookies—these cookies allow WuHu.io to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language, last action and search preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites
• [Targeting cookies—also known as advertising cookies, these cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement on WuHu.io and help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.]

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The cookies we use

The list below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

• Google Analytics ga
  This helps us count how many people visit WuHu by tracking if you’ve visited before
• utma
  Similar to ga this cookies allows us to to know if you’ve visited before or if visitors are new to WuHu or a certain page
• utmb
  This allows WuHu to calculate the average length of time you spend on WuHu
• utmz
  Tells us how you reached WuHu (eg from a search engine or another website)

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Consent to use cookies

We will ask for your permission (consent) to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where these are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested (eg to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process).

There is a notice on our home page which describes how we use cookies and requests your consent to place cookies on your device.

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How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.