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LEGAL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Simply Business Cookie Policy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

1. What are cookies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A cookie, also known as a browser cookie, is a small text file which is downloaded to your computer, mobile or other device when you visit a website or use an app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies help make your online experience more efficient and relevant to your interests. For instance, they are used to remember your preferences on sites that you visit often, to remember your user ID and the contents of your shopping basket, and to help you to navigate between pages more efficiently. Different types of cookies are used to do different things. They also help us to identify ways to improve your overall site experience and are used to provide you with advertising which is more tailored to your interests, or to measure the number of your site visits and the most popular pages you visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This policy sets out the types of cookies we use and what we use them for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Are there different types of cookies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there are different types of cookies. Cookies are divided into \u201cfirst party\u201d and \u201cthird party\u201d cookies, and \u201csession\u201d and \u201cpersistent\u201d cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.1 \u201cFirst party\u201d and \u201cthird party\u201d cookies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cookies can be set and controlled by the operator of a website such as Simply Business for this website (known as a \u201cfirst party cookie\u201d) or by a third party such as Facebook, for example to display advertisements and social sharing features (known as a \u201cthird party cookie\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.2 \u201cSession cookies\u201d and \u201cpersistent cookies\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cookies can also be divided into \u201csession cookies\u201d and \u201cpersistent cookies\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(a) Session cookies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Session cookies are stored in your computer or device\u2019s memory during your browsing session and are automatically deleted from your computer when you leave a website. These cookies usually store a session ID, allowing you to move from page to page without having to log-in repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are widely used by commercial websites; for example to keep track of items that a consumer has added to a shopping basket. Session cookies do not collect any information from your computer or device and they expire at the end of your browser session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b) Persistent cookies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Persistent cookies usually have an expiration date and so stay in your browser until they expire, or until you manually delete them. For example we use persistent cookies for functionality. We also use persistent cookies to better understand usage patterns so that we can improve the website for our customers. We\u2019ve included more details below to help you to understand what kinds of cookies we use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other technologies linked to cookies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are other technologies which can seem similar to cookies, but are not the same, including pixels and site tags. These pixels or tags can be used to retrieve information such as your device type or operating system, IP address, time of visit, etc. Please see our privacy policy<\/a> for more detail on the types of information that may be collected. They are sometimes used to create or access cookies on your browser, but are not cookies themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. How do we use cookies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We use cookies to help us to track our website visitor information and to learn about the behaviour of visitors to our website and how they respond to our marketing communications and for research and statistical purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As detailed in the privacy policy<\/a>, Simply Business may disclose data collected from cookies, such as visitor trends, to third parties, in an anonymous form, for research and statistical purposes, and to help us to optimise our websites and the targeting of advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cookies that Simply Business uses do not collect personal information such as name, address, email address and do not link any information they collect to an individual. Simply Business can and do associate multiple sessions using the same device ID for the purposes of constructing an aggregated picture of a users journey and behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From time to time Simply Business may also analyse IP addresses, user agent strings or other anonymous data sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third party suppliers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We work with third party suppliers who place cookies on your device and report on \u201cweb analytics\u201d information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Simply Business engages third party advertisers and advertising networks to place targeted advertising cookies. This means that data collected through these cookies will be shared with such parties in order that they can select and serve relevant adverts to you and others. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users to assist them in performing this service. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience that we want to target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you click on a hyperlink from our website to any third-party websites (for example, if you ‘share’ content from Simply Business with friends or colleagues through social networks), you may be sent cookies from these third-party websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of cookies by Simply Business is covered in this policy. How third parties use cookies is covered in their cookie policies. We have included a list of some of the third parties we work with below with a link to their cookie policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n