Cookie Policy

This website https://www.mcdougallphotographic.co.uk uses Cookies to distinguish you from other users by noting your unique identifier which is probably an IP address. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using the site or if you click on the Okay button in the Cookie notice pop-up at the footer of the website when you first visit the site.

Cookies that this website uses.
Very few and you can find out exactly which ones are being used via your web browser.
e.g. Google Chrome.
Right click on a page and from the drop down menu choose “Inspect”.
A pane will open at the bottom of your screen. Choose “Application”.
On the left of the pane you will see Cookies.
Click on the Cookies down arrow and select mcdougallphotographic.co.uk.
Below is a screen grab of what you will see. It may change slightly over time.

The 6 cookies shown are as follows:

• Generated when you clicked the pop-up cookie acceptance button.
• Generated by the Divi theme.
• Generated by the email signup form.
• 4, 5, 6 are to do with Google Analytics.
• These cookies are not permanent; they expire after a certain time.

All Cookies used by and on the Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of the Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.

Analytics Cookies
It is important for me to understand how you use the Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping me to improve the Site and your experience of it.

Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies enable me to provide additional functions to you on the Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

Targeting Cookies
It is important for me to know when and how often you visit the Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps me to better understand you and, in turn, to make the Site more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.

Third Party Cookies
Third party Cookies are not placed by me, they are placed by third parties that provide services. E.g. Google Analytics (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

Session Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.