We use cookies for a variety of purposes set forth in this Cookie Policy.
Cookies are small files that are stored on your end device. Cookies that are set by us are called first-party cookies.
You can prevent cookies from being saved, using the Cookies Settings available on each page of this Website (hereinafter “our website”). You can also prevent cookies from being saved on your end device by setting your browser to not accept cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that you can delete cookies stored on your end device at any time, following the instructions in the manual of your browser or end device.
Cookies can be assigned to three categories, depending on their function and intended purpose: strictly necessary cookies, performance cookies, and targeting cookies.
STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions taken by you which amount to a request for services, such as managing your privacy settings, logging in or filling in forms.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the website may not then work.
To the extent that information belonging to a user in the EEA or the United Kingdom processed in connection with strictly necessary cookies should, in a given case, qualify as personal data, that processing will be lawfully conducted based on our legitimate interests to operate the website as provided in Point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6 of the GDPR, as the legal basis.
This Website uses the following strictly necessary cookies:
| Cookie Name | First Party/ Third Party | Purpose of Use/ Explanation | Lifespan |
| _bownow_locale | First Party | Language settings (for the administrator) | 20 years |
| _bownow_prod3_session | First Party | Administering access sessions | Expire at the end of the session |
| bownow_prod3_cc_user | First Party | Functional control (for the administrator) | Expire at the end of the session |
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Our website uses the following functional cookies:
| Cookie Name | First Party/ Third Party | Purpose of Use/ Explanation | Lifespan |
| _bownow_gdpr_confirmed | First Party | Recording your consent to the collection and usage of cookies | 6 months |
PERFORMANCE COOKIES
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our website.
If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our website, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
The information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore can normally not be linked to a specific natural person. To the extent that information belonging to a user in the EEA or the United Kingdom processed in connection with performance cookies should, in a given case, qualify as personal data, that processing will be lawfully conducted based on the user’s consent as provided in Point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 6 of the GDPR, as the legal basis.
Our website uses the following performance cookies:
| Cookie Name | First Party/ Third Party | Purpose of Use/ Explanation | Lifespan |
| bownow_accesstoken | First Party | Login in the web form | 30 minutes |
| bownow_act | First Party | Website tracking | 30 minutes |
| bownow_aid | First Party | Website tracking | 30 minutes |
| bownow_cid | First Party | Website tracking | 20 years |
| bownow_mbid | First Party | Website tracking | 30 minutes |
| bownow_opt | First Party | Website tracking | 1 year |
| bownow_sts | First Party | Website tracking | 20 years |
| bownow_tgs | First Party | Website tracking | 20 years |
| bownow_tid | First Party | Website tracking | 20 years |
| __utma | First Party | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 2 years from set/update |
| __utmb | First Party | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 30 minutes from set/update |
| __utmz | First Party | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached our website. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 6 months from set/update |
This cookie policy does not cover third party websites
Please note that this Cookie Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of third party websites which may be linked to our website.
Changes to this Cookie Policy Please note that, to increase the visitors’ usability and user experience of our website, we may change the cookies we use as necessary. Therefore, we advise you to check our cookies list regularly. This Cookie Policy was last updated on 9th Jan 2024.