Cookies

Like most websites, ours uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our site and capture information about use of the site. This helps us to provide you with a favorable experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve it.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. We do not ask your consent for cookies (other than targeting cookies) as in accordance with guidance from the International Chamber of Commerce, opt-in from you is not required. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. We do not currently use targeting cookies, but if we did, we would ask your express permission.

If you visit our web site, we may use session cookies while your browser is open, or while you are logged into our site. To facilitate our registration and login functions, we may use cookies to recognize you when you return to our website or to individual accounts hosted our site. If you do not logout of your account, these cookies allow us to keep track of your username and password, so that you do not have to resubmit the information to log into your account. Always remember to log out of your site or account so that the computer’s other users cannot access your account.

Cookies fall into the following categories:

Strictly necessary cookies.

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

Analytical/performance cookies.

They allow us to recognise 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 recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise 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.

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 essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

You can disable cookies and limit their use on your web browsers.

Please search online for more information on how to restrict and delete cookies for your browser type.

Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire at the end of your session.

For further information about ‘cookies”and how to disable them please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org

For information on how to opt out of Google Analytic cookies: Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.

If you have further concerns or questions over our cookie usage, please email [email protected].

Website Statistics, User Tracking and Advertising

We use Google Analytics Tracking and Facebook pixels to track and provide us with data about how our website visitors use the website and about their interests and demographics. We use this anonymous data to help us create better advertising campaigns and to target Yachting Industry professionals more successfully. These services use their own cookies and tracking systems. For more information about the data Google and Facebook store about your online activity please read the information they may offer on their websites.

3rd Party Sharing Tools

We use AddThis which is a third party sharing tool that enables our users to more easily share content online and via other digital platforms. Add this uses its own cookies and collects user analytics and data about sharing activity. Please see their documentation for more info if required. http://www.addthis.com