COOKIE POLICY (updated: 12th June 2022)
BOOKIFY TECH SOLUTIONS LTD, with registered office at Abbey Gardens, Abbey Street, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 3BA, incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom (company registration 13892531) believes in transparency when it comes to the protection of your personal data. With this cookie policy we provide you detailed information about how and when we use cookies, what different types of cookies and technologies we use and how all this applies to the BOOKIFY website. As we aim to stay current with the latest data protection technology and the data protection legislation we may adjust our cookie policy over time. Please refer to the ‘effective date’ at the top of this page to see when this cookie policy was last modified.
Thanks for this nice introduction, but what are cookies exactly?
Cookies are small files which are stored on a user’s computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. Each cookie is effectively a small lookup table containing pairs of (key, data) values – for example (first name, John) (last name, Smith). Once the cookie has been read by the code on the server or client computer, the data can be retrieved and used to customize a web page appropriately.
Ok, so a cookie is nothing more than a piece of data you store on my device. But why would you want that, and why would I want that?
We use cookies for example to increase the user-friendliness of our website by better tailoring it to your wishes and preferences. For example, with cookies we can remember your language preference. That way when visiting our website again in the future, you don’t have to tell us your language preference again and you will have a better experience.
We also use cookies to collect information about how you use our website. We track the number of visitors, which are popular web pages, and the time visitors spend on a web page. Based on how users behave on our website, we can optimize and personalize the user experience. There exist all kinds of cookies, which can be classified by function, origin and lifespan. For a complete overview of the types of cookies, you can go to http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
I get the idea behind cookies, still I’d like you to tell me what cookies exactly you are going to store on my device.
Essential cookies
These are the cookies you don’t want to miss out on. They are required for the operation of our site to enable you to move around our site and use its features. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our site. Without these cookies, the website will not be able to operate in full.
Cookie name: PHPSESSID (MODX)
Why do we place this cookie?
To store the logged-in user’s username and encrypted key. Without this cookie, a user is unable to proceed to areas of the website that require authenticated access.
When do cookies expire?
Expires 30 minutes after the user’s browser is closed.
1st party or 3rd party cookie?
1st party
Functional cookies
These are used to recognize you when you return to our sites and apps and enable us to remember the choices you make when using them. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Basically, functional cookies make the functioning of our websites and apps easier and provide a personalized browsing experience. Without them the website will still work, but it will be less personalized and it will be less smooth.
Cookie name: icl_current_language
Why do we place this cookie?
To remember your language preference
When do cookies expire?
Expires after 24 months
1st party or 3rd party cookie?
1st party
Cookie name: euCookie
Why do we place this cookie?
To show first-time users a message that our website is using cookies
When do cookies expire?
Expires after 24 months
1st party or 3rd party cookie?
1st party
Analytical cookies
These cookies collect information about the use of our websites such as the number of visitors, which are popular web pages and the time users spend on a particular web page. Based on the behaviour of our users, we can improve how our websites and apps work, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. We also rely on third-party cookies such as:
Cookie name: _ga
Tool: Google analytics
Why do we place this cookie?
Web traffic tracking
When do cookies expire?
Expires after 24 months
1st party or 3rd party cookie?
3rd party
Cookie name: _gid
Tool: Google analytics
Why do we place this cookie?
Web traffic tracking
When do cookies expire?
Expires after 24 months
1st party or 3rd party cookie?
3rd party
Cookie name: dc_gtm_ua
Tool: Google analytics
Why do we place this cookie?
Web traffic tracking
When do cookies expire?
Expires after 24 months
1st party or 3rd party cookie?
3rd party
Ok, I’m convinced. Now tell me how I accept cookies.
Through our cookie bar or via the settings of your browser you can choose to accept cookies. If you choose to disable this feature, you may not be able to use our website optimally. To check whether your browser is configured to allow cookies, visit the Cookie checker. This page will attempt to create a cookie and report on whether it succeeded.
I changed my mind. How do I disable cookies?
You can disable cookies for our website whenever you like. How you can disable or delete cookies is explained here: http://www.allaboutcookies.org or http://aboutcookies.org. Please note that when cookies are disabled the website or certain elements of it may not function optimally.
I’d like to know more…
If you have any questions regarding our cookie policy, please contact us via email at info@bookify.space