COOKIES POLICY

  1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The AKA Group Limited (“AKA”, “us”, “we” or “our” for short) is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Cookies Policy (“Policy”) is intended to inform you how our Website uses a technology called “cookies” and web server logs to collect information about how our Website is used. This Policy is intended to assist you in making informed decisions when using the website, www.akauk.com (the “Website”). Please take a minute to read and understand the Policy.

1.2 This Policy, and our separate Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Website Terms of Use.

  1. WHAT ARE COOKIES

2.1 A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, a computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies.

2.2 Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Website, and the websites visited just before and just after our Website.

2.3 For further details on cookies please visit where you can find comprehensive information on cookies and similar technologies.

  1. CONSENT TO THE USE OF COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE

By continuing to use our Website, you are deemed to consent to our use of the cookies described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not consent to AKA using cookies, then please read the next section of this Cookie Policy entitled “Blocking our use of cookies”.

  1. BLOCKING OUR USE OF COOKIES

4.1 You can block our use of cookies by activating the settings in your browser. Please visit All About Cookies where you can find comprehensive information on cookie management and blocking for a wide variety of browsers.

4.2 4However, in order to access all of the pages and features of this Website you may need to accept cookies. If you choose to reject or block cookies, certain features of this Website may not work as we intended and you may not be able to access all pages of the Website.

  1. HOW WE USE COOKIES

5.1 We use both first party and third party cookies. That is, both AKA and third party companies set cookies through this Website.

5.2 We use “analytical” cookies which, in conjunction with our web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the number of people visiting our Website and to see how our Website is used. This helps us gather feedback so that we can improve our Website and better serveusers of our Website.

5.3 We also use personalisation cookies to build profiles relating to you and other visitors (where we have received consent) so that we can direct more relevant content to you based on your use of our Website. Such personalisation uses cookies to recognise visitors returning to our Website so that relevant content can be directed based on previous visits.

5.4 We use ‘session’ cookies which enable you to carry information across pages of the Website and avoid having to re-enter information. Session cookies enable us to compile statistics that help us to understand how the Website is being used and to improve its structure.

5.5 We use ‘persistent’ cookies which are cookies that remain in the cookies file of your browser for longer and help us to recognise you as a unique visitor to the Website and remember your preferences or actions even after you have closed your browser.

  1. COOKIES WE USE

Here is a list of the cookies we use, their purpose and how long they will remain on your computer (unless you actively delete them earlier):

Name of Cookie Purpose - why we or third parties set the cookie and what we do with the information collected How long the cookie(s) are stored on your computers
__cfduid

The __cfduid cookie is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. For example, if the visitor is in a coffee shop where there are a bunch of infected machines, but the visitor’s machine is known trusted, then the cookie can override the security setting. It does not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable information.

5 years
w3tc_referrer

We use cookies to track the performance of our websites and these will track user activity to provide us with information on how we can enhance the individuals website experience.

Session
X-Mapping-fjhppofk

The X-Mapping cookie is sent by the server to keep the user’s browser sessions intact as we load balance and use a clustered array of servers. If a user reloads a page they could be served the content from another server entirely but this cookie tracks the user to the same server.

Session
PHPSESSID

When the user successfully logs in with Remember Me checked, a login cookie is issued to ensure that the individual does not have to log-in repeated times. This means that we can more easily provide access to sections of the website to which the user has registered.

Session
__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz

We use Google Analytics to carry out statistical analysis of page use, page interactions and paths through the Website. This is known as ‘web analytics’. We may also record certain information that customers provide during a Website purchase or other process.
This information allows us to more accurately understand individual behaviours and needs. This means that we can more easily tailor offers and information which may be of interest to individuals.

Persistent – 2 – 10 years

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