This Cookie Policy is part of our Privacy Policy and applies to the naspc.scot website
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of information stored in a text file on your device when you visit a website. A cookie records your preferences when using a particular site, ensuring that you are not shown the same information and/or are only shown information you have stated that you are interested in.
How to Manage Cookies
Most popular web browsers allow you to control cookies. You can set your browser to accept or reject particular cookies, please visit the ICO Cookies website for details of how to control or remove cookies using different browsers. If you remove cookies from your device there may be some deterioration in the service you receive.
How does the NASPC website use cookies?
The NASPC website uses cookies for monitoring and improving usage of our website. When you visit the NASPC website we will display a notification to alert you if cookies are used by that site and for you to give consent. We set a cookie to know that you’ve seen the notification and will not show it again for a few months after you agree.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to measure the use of our website.
- which pages are visited
- what source/medium the user visited us from
- how long users spend on each page to measure whether our content is being read
- approximate geographical location of users to determine the reach of our work
- what devices and networks are accessing our content so we can improve our design and performance of our website
- counting downloads and interactions on web pages.
We do not use any Remarketing or Advertising Reporting features like Demographics and Interest Reports. There is no personally identifying data stored within Google Analytics.
Third party cookies
On NASPC website
We may embed content and code from other third party services. These websites may set their own cookies, use their own analytics and track your usage or customise content provided to you. Please check the relevant third party websites for more detail. These include:
External websites
Information about the external websites used are below.
Mailing list
If you subscribe to our email mailing list you will be accessing MailChimp. MailChimp will use web beacons, pixels (or “clear gifs””) and other tracking technologies. This is used to determine whether emails have been opened and links clicked on to determine the effectiveness of campaigns. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list by following the link in the email.