Welcome to Distrosonic and our website at www.distrosonic.com! In this Cookie Policy we explain what cookies are, why we use them and how you can manage cookies that are placed on your device.

Please read this Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy which provides additional details about how we use personal data and your various rights. This Policy sits in line with the UK`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”) and Data Protection Act (“DPA”). As well as the EU`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and the General Data Protection Act (“GDPR”).

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that are stored by most Internet browsers to obtain information about visitors so that we can make the web experience more appealing to you. During your visit to our website, we use four types of cookies.

How do we use them?

We use cookies to:

  • obtain information about your browser settings, domain name, Internet service provider, operating system, date and time of access, location and type of device you use to access our website and to perform system administration.
  • obtain information about other websites you have visited or the types of searches you have performed in order to improve your experience.
  • prevent fraudulent activity and improve security.
  • identify and analyse your browsing preferences and the products you are interested in.
  • associate your past website behaviour after you have registered with your information on our website for business and technical purposes.

Some of the cookies used on our websites are set by us, others are set by third parties on our behalf. The use of third-party cookies enables tailored advertising, meaning you may see ads for Distrosonic.

What types of cookies do we use?

  • Essential cookies: these cookies are necessary for us to provide you with the basic functionality of our website and cannot be turned off in our systems.
  • Performance and analytics cookies: these cookies allow us to track visits and traffic sources to measure and improve the performance of our website.
  • Functional cookies: these cookies are used to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation during your visit.
  • Targeting or advertising cookies: these cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners to profile your interests and suggest relevant advertising to you.

We also sometimes use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, on our website. Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyse how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:

  • 3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address),
  • the website called up,
  • the website from which the user reached the accessed page of my website (referrer),
  • the subpages accessed from the website,
  • the time spent on the website
  • the frequency with which the website is accessed.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser following this link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

The Cookies we use

According to the PECR, PDA and PECD, GDPR, the use of functional, analysis and performance or advertising cookies require your consent and thus the legal basis for the use of personal data in relation to cookies, the use of cookies would then be your consent as well as our legitimate interest.

Below you can find the cookies we use listed in accordance with their Name, Description, Lifespan, and Type. Please keep in mind that this list may be updated from time to time.

  • HPSESSID
    • This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users’ unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookie and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
    • session
    • Necessary
  • _ga_L1Z0C03Y4S
    • This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.
    • 2 years
    • Analytics
  • _ga
    • The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
    • 2 years
    • Analytics
  • _GRECAPTCHA
    • This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
    • 5 months 27 days
    • Necessary

How can I manage cookies?

Each type of cookie serves a specific purpose; when you first visit our website you will be asked about the use of cookies, and you can easily agree or decline. Accepting all cookies allows you to fully personalise your web experience. You can choose which types of cookies to accept or block, but this may affect your experience with our website and the services we offer. Nevertheless, you will be able to use the Service even if you refuse to consent to some cookies, except for those that are strictly necessary.

If you are not interested in the benefits that our cookies offer, you can find instructions on how to refuse cookies and delete existing cookies through the “Help” function of your browser. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Flash cookies, Microsoft Internet Explorer/ Edge, Opera, Safari. You will also learn how to block all new cookies in your browser and what configuration steps are required to receive notification of new cookies.

Very helpful information about cookies in general can be found on these websites: www.allaboutcookies.org or www.cookiepedia.co.uk.

Contact

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Policy or about exercising your privacy rights with respect to personal information as permitted by applicable law, please contact us.

Distrosonic Ltd

128 City Road

London

United Kingdom

EC1V 2NX

Web: www.distrosonic.com

E-Mail: hello@distrosonic.com

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This Cookie Policy was last updated on Wednesday, 14 December 2022.