Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to POLL UK INFO (“us”, “we”, or “our”). This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies (like web beacons, pixels, and tags) when you visit our website at http://pollukinfo.uk (the “Website” or “Service”). This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.

By using our Service, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to the use of these technologies, please disable them following the instructions in this policy (see section 5) or refrain from using our Website.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use personal information.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences or login information.

Cookies can be categorized as follows:

• First-party cookies: These are set directly by the website you are visiting (us).
• Third-party cookies: These are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting, usually when the website incorporates elements from other sites, such as images, social media plugins, or advertising.
• Session cookies: These are temporary and expire once you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They are used to remember your preferences for future visits.

Similar technologies like web beacons (or "pixels", "tags") are small graphic files that contain a unique identifier, enabling us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. These allow us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns.

3. Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including:

• Essential Operations: To enable the basic functioning of our Website, such as navigating pages and remembering your progress through the survey within a session. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
• Performance and Functionality: To enhance the performance and functionality of our Website. For example, remembering your language preference if we implement one. These are non-essential, but without them, certain features might become unavailable.
• Analytics and Customization: To understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information, often in an aggregated or anonymized form. This helps us analyze traffic, identify popular pages or features, understand user demographics, and improve our Service.
• Advertising and Targeting (If Applicable): If we were to implement advertising, these cookies would help make advertising messages more relevant to you. They might be set through our site by advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Below is a more detailed explanation of the types of cookies we may use on our Website:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for you to browse the Website and use its features. Without these cookies, services like remembering your answers between survey steps within a single session (`sessionStorage` is used, but essential cookies might support this) cannot be provided.

• Purpose: Session management, security, basic site navigation.
• Examples: Session ID cookies.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use our Website, like which pages you visit most often. This data helps us optimize the website and make it easier to navigate. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

• Purpose: Analyzing website traffic, understanding user interaction flows.
• Examples: Cookies used by analytics platforms (see below).

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as language preference, if offered) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They are not essential for using the website but enhance user experience.

• Purpose: Remembering user preferences and settings.
• Examples: Language preference cookies.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about your use of the Service. These tools collect information such as how often users visit the Service, what pages they visit when they do so, and potentially what other sites they used prior to coming to the Service. We use the information we get from Analytics Cookies only to improve our Service.

• Provider: Google Analytics
• Purpose: To understand website usage, track user engagement (e.g., time spent on pages, navigation paths), generate aggregated reports on website activity. The information generated is typically processed in a way that does not directly identify you.
• More Information & Opt-Out: You can learn about Google’s practices by going to Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps. You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Advertising/Targeting Cookies

Currently, we do not actively use advertising cookies on http://pollukinfo.uk. If this changes in the future, this policy will be updated to reflect the use of such cookies and provide relevant information and opt-out choices.

5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have several options to control or limit how we and third parties use cookies:

• Cookie Consent Tool: You may be presented with a cookie consent banner or interface when you first visit our Website (or if required by law). This tool allows you to accept or reject different categories of non-essential cookies. Your preferences are typically stored via a cookie itself.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control over most cookies through the browser settings. You can configure your browser to accept or reject cookies, delete specific cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being sent. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions:
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari
  Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impact the functionality of the Website.
• Analytics Opt-Out: As mentioned above, you can opt-out of Google Analytics using their browser add-on.
• Advertising Opt-Out (General): While we don't currently use them, if you wish to opt-out of interest-based advertising from participating companies in general, you can visit industry opt-out pages:
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): http://optout.networkadvertising.org/
  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): http://optout.aboutads.info/
  • European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ (for users in Europe)

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when this policy was last revised. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Cookie Policy.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]