What are cookies?
A cookie is a text file comprised of numbers and letters that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables our website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, which helps us provide the best user experience to you on our sites. Cookies also make our websites work appropriately. They contain information about the use of your computer but don’t include personal information about you (they don’t store your name, email address or telephone number for instance).
This policy explains how cookies are used on The Vine website in general – and how you can control the cookies that may be used on this site.
About this Cookie policy
This Cookie Policy applies to all of our website. By accessing our website, you agree that this Cookie Policy will apply whenever you access our website on any device. Any changes to this policy will be posted here. We reserve the right to vary this Cookie Policy from time to time and such changes shall become effective as soon as they are posted. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such changes.
Our use of cookies
We may collect information automatically when you visit our website, using cookies. The cookies allow us to identify your computer and find out details about your last visit. You can choose not to allow cookies. If you do, we can’t guarantee that your experience with our website will be as good as if you do allow cookies. The information collected by cookies does not personally identify you; it includes general information about your computer settings, your connection to the Internet e.g. operating system and platform, IP address, your browsing patterns and timings of browsing on our website and your location.
Why we use cookies
There are three primary functions as to why we use cookies on our website.
Analytical/performance cookies
These allow us to recognise and count visitor numbers to our website and see how they navigate the website. This helps us identify improvements; for example, finding menus and contact details quicker and easier.
Targeting cookies
These cookies record your visit to our website, pages visited and links followed; we use this information to make our website more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose, for example Facebook.
Functionality cookies
Some of our pages include interactive maps provided by Google or share buttons powered by Facebook and Twitter. These companies may set cookies to store information to enable a better website experience.
Turning Cookies off
Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. These links explain how you can control cookies via your browser – remember that if you turn off cookies in your browser then these settings apply to all websites not just this one:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647
Safari OS X: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html
Safari iOS: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies?s=cookies&r=0&e=es&as=s
Contact Details
To discuss our Cookie Policy further please either write or email to us using the details below:
The Vine
152 Roebuck Street
West Bromwich
B70 6RD
