cookies policy

This Cookies Policy forms part of our general Privacy Policy.

In common with most other websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to help us understand how people use Nathan James Dearden so that we can keep improving our platform. We have created this Cookies Policy to provide you with clear and explicit information about the technologies that we use on Nathan James Dearden, and your choices when it comes to these technologies.

If you choose to use the Websote without blocking or disabling cookies or opting out of other technologies, you will indicate your consent to our use of these cookies and other technologies and to our use (in accordance with this policy and the rest of our Privacy Policy) of any personal information that we collect using these technologies. If you do not consent to the use of these technologies, please be sure to block or disable them using your browser settings, the opt-out links identified in this policy, or the settings within our mobile apps.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. These text files can be read by these websites and help to identify you when you return to a website. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer when you have gone offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to block and delete cookies, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/.

Cookies on this website

1 (23). This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Nathan James Dearden uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website. Nathan James Dearden has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

2 (24). All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.

3 (25). Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Nathan James Dearden to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.

4 (26). This Website may place the following Cookies:

Type of Cookie                  

They allow us to recognise and count the number cookies 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.

Analytical/performance 

 

 

5 (27). You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.

6 (28). You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.

7 (29). It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

Third party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we work with various reputable companies to help us analyze how the Website is used, and to optimize our website and apps to deliver the best possible experience. The following companies help us achieve this through use of cookies:

Google Analytics and Google Website Optimizer

Google Analytics and Google Website Optimizer are services provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our website, our mobile site and any SoundCloud® players embedded on third party sites. Google Web Optimizer uses the same cookies to measure how different users respond to different content. The information generated by these cookies (including your truncated IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your, and other users’, use of our website, mobile site and SoundCloud® players, compiling reports for us on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Please note that Google only receives your truncated IP address. This is sufficient for Google to identify (approximately) the country from which you are visiting our sites or accessing our players, but is not sufficient to identify you, or your computer or mobile device, individually.

Google cookies are those beginning “__ut”.

You can find more information here, including a link to Google’s privacy policy.

To opt out of this analysis by Google, please see the Opting Out section below.

DoubleClick, Adswizz and Global

Depending on your location, we may use DoubleClick, an ad serving service operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google Ireland”) or ad networks such as AdsWizz (operated by Adswizz, Inc.) or Global (operated by Global Radio Services Limited). These service providers use cookies in order to facilitate to show relevant and interesting ads to you. When you interact with our Website your browser automatically makes information available to these service providers on our behalf, including your IP-address. This information as well as information automatically collected by us, on our behalf or on behalf of third parties (advertisers) about your use of the Website will solely be used to create pseudonym user profiles. These enable us to display more appealing advertising to you. You can find more information on DoubleClick cookies here. If you wish to opt out of personalized ad serving please see the Opting Out section below.

Quantcast Measurement

Quantcast Measurement is an audience measurement service provided by Quantcast Corporation (“Quantcast”). Quantcast uses cookies to help us better understand our users, and to help us keep SoundCloud® and our marketing messages relevant to your use of the Platform. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Quantcast on servers in the United States. Quantcast will use this information, together with information it collects from other websites that you may visit, for the purpose of evaluating your behavior across the web and compiling reports for us on website activity. All information provided by Quantcast is aggregated and Quantcast does not provide us with any information relating to your activity on any other website.

Quantcast cookies are those beginning “__qca”.

You can find more information on Quantcast’s collection and use of data here, including a link to Quantcast’s privacy policy.

To opt out of this analysis by Quantcast, please see the Opting Out section below.

ScorecardResearch

ScorecardResearch is a service provided by comScore, Inc ("comScore"). comScore uses a combination of cookies and web beacons to count when user visit our website, our mobile site and any SoundCloud players embedded on third party sites. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by comScore on servers in the United States. Please note that comScore only stores your obfuscated IP address. This is sufficient to identify (approximately) the country from which you are visiting our sites or accessing our players, but is not sufficient to identify you, or your computer or mobile device, individually.

Scorecard Research cookies are those that begin with UID and UIDR.

To learn more about comScore, please visit www.comscore.com. You can find ScorecardResearch's privacy policy here. To opt-out of the tracking, please see the Opting Out section below.

Opting out

We think it’s important that you are able to control the collection of personal data relating to your use of Nathan James Dearden, and have therefore made sure that you can opt out of any personal data collection using cookies or other technologies as set out below. (Please note that you cannot opt out of our use of Flash cookies or HTML5 local storage as these are necessary for the technical operation of the platform. However, we do not use these technologies to collect any personal data.)

Cookies:

You can use the settings within your browser to control the cookies that are set on your computer or mobile device. However, please be aware that cookies are important to many aspects for the Platform – if you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to enjoy all of the features of the platform. To find out how to see what cookies have been set and how to reject and delete cookies, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org.

  • To opt-out of analysis by Google Analytics on our website and other websites, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  • To opt-out of personalized ad delivery on the Google content network, please visit Google’s Ads Preferences Manager or if you wish to opt-out permanently even when all cookies are deleted from your browser you can install their plugin here.

  • To opt-out of personalized ad delivery through AdsWizz, you can do it here. To opt-out of personalized ad delivery through Global, you can find more info here.

  • To opt-out of analysis by Quantcast on our website and other websites, please visit http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out.

  • You can also disable analytics for mobile apps, including tracking by Adjust, from the settings screen on your mobile device.

  • To opt-out of tracking by Scorecard Research on our website and other websites, please visit http://scorecardresearch.com/optouttag.aspx.

  • You can also manage many companies’ cookies used for online advertising at the US-based aboutads.info choices page or the EU-based Your Online Choices. Or you may choose to change your browser settings to opt-out of cookies.

  • To opt-out of location tracking when using our apps, you can use the settings of your device.

Consent to cookies and similar technologies

We have done our best to provide you with clear and comprehensive information about our use of cookies and similar technologies. If you choose to use the Website without blocking or disabling cookies or opting out of these technologies (as described above), you will indicate your consent to our use of these cookies and other technologies and to our use (in accordance with this policy and our Privacy Policy) of any personal information that we collect using these technologies. If you do not consent to the use of these technologies, please be sure to block or disable them using your browser settings, the opt-out links above, or the settings on your mobile device.

 

updated 31 December 2022