Cookie Policy
Information about our use of cookies
This policy will explain to you what cookies are, which cookies we (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT)) use on our website www.shakespeare.org.uk (our site), why we use cookies and how you can select which cookies you want to receive from us.
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
- Essential cookies. These are cookies that are
required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies
that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or
make use of e-billing services.
- Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and
count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website
when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for
example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you
when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for
you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice
of language or region).
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit
to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We
will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on
it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with
third parties for this purpose.
You may notice on our website some cookies that are not related to the SBT. For example, when you visit a page on our website with content embedded from, for example, Twitter, You Tube or Facebook, these third party websites may send cookies to your device. We do not control these cookies and you should check the applicable third party website for more information about these cookies.
You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Last updated: May 2016