For further details on how Sight At Home manages personal data please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer or device by websites you visit. They serve various purposes, such as remembering your preferences, enabling certain website features, and tracking your online activity. Cookies can store information like login credentials, shopping cart items, and browsing history. They are commonly used by websites to enhance user experience, personalise content, and gather analytics about site usage.
You have the option to configure your browser to accept all or certain browser cookies, or to receive notifications when websites attempt to set or access cookies. However, please be aware that disabling or rejecting cookies may result in certain sections of this website becoming inaccessible or experiencing impaired functionality.
There are two primary types of cookie:
- Session cookies: These cookies are active only during your visit to a website and recognise your computer or smartphone as you navigate between pages. They are often used to maintain secure logins.
- Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period and can remember you for future visits to the website.
When referring to cookies, this also encompasses similar online tracking devices such as web beacons and flash cookies that we may utilise.
It’s important to note that cookies are not viruses, malware, programs, or applications, and they cannot access the files on your computer.
You have the option to utilise your web browser to:
- Allow all cookies.
- Delete all cookies.
- Block all cookies.
- Block ‘third-party’ cookies (those set by online services other than the one you’re currently on).
- Automatically remove all cookies when closing the browser.
- Start a ‘private browsing’ / ‘incognito’ session, which allows browsing without saving browsing history or local data like cookies (note the privacy limitations of this feature).
- Add and activate extensions and plugins to augment browser capabilities.
You can delete any cookies already stored on your computer or modify your browser settings. However, this action might limit your access to certain features of our website.
Most browsers offer various options for managing cookies, such as requesting consent for each cookie, blocking specific types of cookies, and preventing cookies from unrecognised websites. Lastly, you can configure your browser to block all cookies, but it’s important to note that many websites may not function as expected, and some essential features reliant on cookies may not work at all.
The provided links lead to the respective help sections for major web browsers, where you can find instructions on managing your cookies:
Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies
Safari OS X
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html
Safari iOS
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677
Internet Explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/How-to-manage-cookies-in-Internet-Explorer-9
Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies?s=cookies&r=0&e=es&as=s
Android
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=169022
Windows phone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings.aspx
The duration for which cookies remain stored on your device varies and is calculated from your last visit to the website. Once expired, cookies are automatically removed.
Keep in mind: If you utilise multiple internet browsers, it’s necessary to delete or block cookies in each one.
Sight At Home’s utilisation of cookies might involve the handling of personal data. Consequently, we advise you to review our Privacy Policy, which outlines how we process personal data and elucidates your rights in this regard.
