Last updated 25 May 2018

This cookie policy (" Cookie Policy") is intended to inform you how we use "cookies" and similar technologies on our website at Arts Alliance Media Ltd (" Website") and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Website. Please take a moment to read and understand this Cookie Policy.

Our website is hosted by a third party, Hubspot which sets and manages the majority of the cookies on our website.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are tiny files that help track the use of the site and to personalise your journey. These cookies can be stored so that if you return to a website, that website server can call the information from the cookies stored on your computer to tailor your experience of the site.

AAM is no different; we use cookies to help you browse our website more effectively. We also use some carefully selected 3rd party suppliers to enhance your online experience and they will place cookies on your computer for use on our website too.

Cookies are perfectly safe to be stored on your computer and almost all web browsers have cookie storing enabled as default. However, all browsers have the option of disabling cookies being stored on your computer if you wish to do this.

Please be aware that disabling cookies on your browser will reduce your ability to browse online with AAM. To learn about how to change the cookie settings for your browser please see our 'What happens when you refuse, block, or delete cookies?' section below.

For more details on cookies and similar technologies please visit All About Cookies. For the purposes of the remaining sections of this Cookie Policy we will refer to all technologies using the above features as "cookies".

CONSENT TO OUR USE OF COOKIES

By using the Website you acknowledge that we may store essential cookies on any device(s) used to access our Website. While you are viewing our Website you acknowledge that we may access these cookies which are essential for the operation of our Website.

Further, where you give permission, we may also store and access certain non-essential cookies on your computer or other device. These cookies are not essential to the operation of our Website but allow us to provide additional functionality or to gather additional information about your use of our Website. You are not obliged to give consent to our use of non-essential cookies and we will not place such cookies until you have given your consent.

If you wish to block or delete cookies, or you would like to withdraw consent to our use of non-essential cookies, you can find out how to do so below.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU REFUSE, BLOCK OR DELETE COOKIES?

In order to use some parts of our Website you will need to accept cookies. If you choose to withhold consent to our use of cookies, or you subsequently block or delete cookies, some aspects of our Website may not work properly and you may not be able to access all or part of our Website.

CAN YOU BLOCK COOKIES?

You can block the use of cookies altogether by activating the relevant settings in your browser. For more information on cookie management and blocking or deleting cookies for a wide variety of browsers, visit All About Cookies.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH COOKIES?

_ Essential Cookies _ We use cookies where they are essential for the operation of the Website, for example to remember that you are signed in to the Website.

_ Session Cookies _ We use cookies to allow the Website to uniquely identify your browsing session on our Website, which allows us to coordinate this information with data from our Website server.

_ Analytics Cookies _ We use cookies that, along with other information, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people using the Website and which features of our Website are most popular. We use this information to improve the Website.

These cookies count the number of visitors who visit our website and collect anonymous information about how they use the Website e.g. which pages are viewed most often. The information is used to improve our website.

We use cookies that enable us to store information about your journey throughout our Website, such as the time you visit our Website, whether you have visited our Website before and the website that you visited prior to visiting our Website.

_ Social Media _ We use cookies to allow you to quickly share content across social media, through the use of simple 'sharing' buttons.

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE ON OUR WEBSITE?

The list below sets out more information about the individual cookies we may use on our Website and the purposes for which they are used:

We use Google Analytics in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. For more information about Google Analytics please see: http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout | How long a Google Analytics cookie remains on your computer or device depends on what it is and what it is used for. Some Google Analytics cookies expire at the end of your browser session, whilst others can remain for up to two years. You can delete Google Analytics cookies and other cookies at any time by clearing your cache. Cookie names include '_ga' and 'gid'.

We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices. This includes a device's IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf. Cookie names include 'hjSessionUser[id]', hjSession[id], and '_hjFirstSeen'.

For further details, please see the ‘about Hotjar’ section of Hotjar’s support site.