Cookie policy

Introduction

The SE Fitness website uses cookies and by using our website and agreeing to this policy in conjunction with our privacy policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms below.

 

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file which is placed on your device by websites. Most websites now use cookies to enhance your web browsing experience. Cookies can either “persistent”  or “session” cookies.

A persistent cookie is stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date).

A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

 

Cookies and personal information

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

 

What cookies does SE Fitness use?

SE Fitness uses several cookies and the table below outlines how these are used:

Cookie Name Cookie Category Description Duration
wordpress_ 2 WordPress cookie for a logged in user. session
wordpress_logged_in_ 2 WordPress cookie for a logged in user session
wordpress_test_ 2 WordPress cookie for a logged in user session
wordpress_test_cookie 2 WordPress test cookie session
wp-settings- 1 WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1 year
wp-settings-time- 2 WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1 year
PHPSESSID 1 To identify your unique session on the website session
SESS 1 To ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within the site and that any information you have entered is remembered. session
__qca 2 The _qca cookie may use your “computer’s IP address, pixel code, referring HTTP location, current HTTP location, search string, time of the access, browser’s time, any searches made on the applicable website, and other statistics” in order to “analyze Log Data from different websites and combine it with other non Personally Identifiable Information to produce the Reports that are made available on the Quantcast.com Site, to enable web publishers and advertisers to deliver audience segments that are appropriate for their products or services.” 5 years

 

How can I delete the cookies that have been placed on my device?

You can delete cookies that have already been placed on your device by following the instructions below:

  • Internet Explorer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835

  • Firefox

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

  • Google Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

  • Apple Safari

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph11920

 

Again, doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

 

How can I prevent cookies from being placed on my device?

You can disable cookies from being placed on your device, but these may stop websites including SE Fitness from functioning properly. If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this by changing your internet browser settings. Links to instructions on how to do this for the most popular internet browsers are provided below for your convenience and are either available online or via the software help (usually available by pressing the F1 key).

 

Third party cookies

The SE Fitness website contains links to other websites which may place cookies on your device. These are beyond our control. Sharing and social media controls embedded within the website may also do the same .

 

Further information

For further information on cookies and the EU law visit the link below.

Information Comissioner’s website

 

Document updated : 1st June 2013