Like almost every other online service, our Services (including our
website and app) use cookies and similar technologies to provide you
with an enhanced user experience as well as allowing us to analyze and
improve our Services. We would not be able to provide you with all of
our Services, including certain personalized features, without the use
of cookies and related technology and as such, your computer, mobile
phone, tablet or other enabled mobile device (which we refer to
collectively in this policy as a “device”) will need to be set up to
enable such technologies. By visiting and continuing to browse our
website, downloading and using our app and using, your UX account,
including, where appropriate, with your browser settings adjusted to
accept cookies, you are consenting to our use of cookies, web beacons
and related technologies to provide our Services. If you do not consent
to our use of cookies your only recourse is to stop using the Services
and stop visiting our website. You are also free to disable cookies in
your browser, but doing so may interfere with your use of our website or
the Services. See Section 2 below for information on how to disable
cookies.
1. What do we mean when we use the term ‘cookie’, ‘web beacon’ or
‘similar technology’?
Cookies is a term used to describe is a small text file (typically made
of letters and numbers) that is downloaded and stored on your browser or
your device by websites that you visit. They are sometimes considered as
forming part of the “memory” of your use of websites and related
services as they allow service providers to remember you and respond
appropriately. Cookies are typically split into 2 main types, namely:
Session cookies. Session cookies are stored in your
device’s memory only for the length of time of your browsing session.
For example, sessions cookies allow you to move around our website and
your account features without having to repeatedly log in. They are not
accessible after your browser session may have been inactive for a
period of time and are deleted from your device when your browser is
closed down.
Persistent cookies. Persistent cookies are stored
in your devices’ memory and are not deleted when your browser is closed.
Persistent cookies can helpfully remember you and your preferences each
time you access our Services.
UX uses both of these types of cookies. Cookies can also be further
categorized as follows:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies
that are required for the necessary operation of our services. They
include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure
areas of our website and/or app.
- Performance cookies. They allow us to
recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors
move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to
improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that
users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to
recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to
personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your
preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your
visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you
have followed. We will use this information to make our website and
the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We
may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Web beacons.
The term ‘web beacon’ is used to describe an object embedded in a webpage
or email. This object is typically invisible to you, but it permits us
to confirm whether you have viewed the web page and/or email (as the
case may be). There are other names for ‘web beacons’ which you may come
across – these include web bug, tracking bug, clear gif and pixel tag.
2. Managing Cookies
You can manage your cookies (including the enabling or disabling of
cookies) by using your browser. For example, you block cookies by
activating the setting 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 cookies that are strictly
necessary) you may not be able to access all or parts of our Services.
Each browser is different and as such we suggest that you check the
‘Help’ menu on your particular browser (or your mobile phone’s handset
manual) to learn how to change your cookie preference. You may also find
more information on how to manage your cookies from third party websites
(such aswww.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/).
3. General
We hope the above has clearly explained how we use cookies and similar
technologies as well as how you many manage such matters. While we have
provided details of third party websites and services which we thought
you may find useful, please note that we are not responsible for the
content, functionality or services provided by such sites. If you have
any further questions or comments about our use of cookies, please
contact us using the contact form.
Last updated: August 20, 2022