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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to University of Sussex Students' Union Trading Ltd t/a Falmer Bar’s Cookie Policy. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use. By continuing to browse or use our website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

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2. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.

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3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Improve the functionality and performance of our website.

  • Enhance your experience by recognising you when you return to our website.

  • Analyse how you use our website to help us make improvements.

  • Deliver relevant advertising to you.

 

4. Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

  • Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they get error messages from web pages. This information is used to improve how our website works.

  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.

  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as to help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns.

 

5. Specific Cookies Used by Wix

Our website, powered by Wix, uses additional cookies for various purposes. Here are some specific types of cookies you might encounter:

  • svSession: Used to track a visitor's session on the site.

  • hs: Ensures security as visitors navigate the website.

  • XSRF-TOKEN: Used for security purposes.

  • smSession: Identifies logged-in site members.

  • TS and bSession*: Used for system effectiveness measurement.

  • fedops.logger.sessionId: Used for stability/effectiveness measurement.

 

6. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. The information collected is used to improve our website's functionality and performance.

  • _ga: Used to distinguish users.

  • _gid: Used to distinguish users.

  • _gat: Used to throttle request rate.

The data collected via Google Analytics is aggregated and anonymised. We do not use this tool to track or collect any personally identifiable information of visitors. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

You can prevent Google Analytics from recognising you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

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7. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third parties' cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, etc. Some of the third-party services we use include:

  • Facebook: Used for advertising and user behaviour tracking.

  • Twitter: Used for sharing and user engagement purposes.

  • LinkedIn: Used for advertising and user behaviour tracking.

 

8. Duration of Cookies

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser.

  • Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

 

9. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in our cookie consent banner.

  • Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

  • Opting Out of Cookies: You can opt out of each cookie category (except strictly necessary cookies) by clicking on the "cookie settings" button.

 

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a visitor under the age of 13, we will delete the information from our records.

 

11. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

 

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at bars@sussexstudent.com. If you have specific questions about our data protection practices, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@sussexstudent.com.

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