Cookies Policy
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES
This cookie policy describes how Cheddar Payments Limited, with its office at 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, and our group (collectively, “Cheddar,” “we,” and “us”) uses “cookies” and other similar technologies (which we refer to collectively as “cookies” in this policy), in connection with our Site and Services.
What are Cookies and similar technologies?
A “cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser.
A “web beacon,” also known as a pixel tag, internet tag, or clear GIF, is a very small graphic image that may be used in our websites or emails.
Server logs record activities on our websites. Other types of logs collect similar information from our apps. These logs record information about the device you use to access our website, your operating system type, browser type, domain and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located.
Cookies may be placed on your device by Cheddar, which are ‘first party’ cookies. Cookies may also be placed by another party, such as our social media platforms. These are called ‘third party’ cookies. Where targeting cookies are placed by third parties, any information collected by them will be used in accordance with their own privacy policies, you can find out more on their websites.
How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you interact with our online services and mobile applications, or open emails we send you, we obtain certain information by using automated technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, and other technologies as described above.
These technologies help us to:
Remember your information so you do not have to re-enter it. This allows us to identify the number of unique visitors we receive, so that we can provide adequate capacity to facilitate all of our users;
Track and understand how you use and interact with our online services and emails (e.g. when you use certain features or upload attachments);
Customize and tailor elements of the promotional layout and content of our online services to your preferences;
Measure how useful and effective our services and communications (including advertising campaigns) are to you with the goal of improving these services and communications;
Allow our business partners (including third parties) to use these tracking technologies to track your behaviour on our behalf on our Services (including when you use multiple devices) and on our partner websites;
Enable third parties to track how you interact across sites outside of our Services;
and Collect anonymous statistical information about how you use the Services (including the length of your web or application session) and the location from which you access the Services, so that we can improve the Services and learn which elements and functions of the Services are most popular with our users.
Types of Cookies we use
Some cookies are “strictly necessary” for us to provide our Services to you and these cannot be turned off or opted out of. Other cookies help us in other ways, as described below.
Certain cookies we use last only for the duration of your web or application session and expire when you close your browser or exit our mobile application. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to use the Services and, as such, will last longer.
We use the following types of cookies: Strictly necessary cookies. These enable you to navigate and use all the features in the Services provided by us. For example, without these, you would not be able to stay logged in while navigating between pages on the website.Functionality cookies. These cookies enable us to remember you have used our Services before, preferences you may have indicated and information you have provided to us to give you a customised experience. For example, this would include ensuring the continuity of your registration process. Cheddar may also include cookies and similar technology from third-party companies to provide extra functionality in our websites and mobiles applications.
· Analytical/performance cookies. This information is used to make sure our Services can cope with the volume of users, to help us correct errors in the Services and to measure use across our Services. These cookies help us understand if you have used our Services before so we can identify the number of unique users we receive. They also help us understand how long you spend using our Services and from where you have accessed the Services, so that we can improve the Services and learn about the most popular aspects of the Services.
· Targeting cookies. We use third parties, such as Google Analytics, to analyse statistical information from users of our services. We might be able to associate such information with other information which we collect from you once we receive it from a third party. These cookies collect information about the pages you visit and also other information about other websites you visit. This information is only collected by reference to the cookie identifier that you are using. For more information visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/.
· We also include third-party cookies to measure the performance of our paid marketing campaigns. Cheddar may include cookies from the following partners:
· Facebook.com
· Linkedin.com
· Twitter.com
Cheddar also uses third-party technology in our mobile applications to measure the effectiveness of our mobile marketing campaigns, including AppsFlyer.
Manage Cookies
Some cookies are essential in order to use our Site and Services, and if you do reject cookies this may affect the functionality of our Site and Services.
You can choose which cookies you’d like us to store on your device by updating your browser settings. Each browser allows you to restrict or block cookies in different ways.
To find out more about cookies such as; managing the cookies or how to see what cookies have been set on your browser type, visit http://aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies
Please note that we’re not responsible for the content of external websites. How to Opt OutYou may opt out of cookies, other than those that are necessary to provide you with our Services. You can switch some cookies off through the Your Online Choices site. You may need to do this each time you use a different IP address, device, or virtual private network.
Your browser may allow you to manage your cookie preferences.
Your browser can alert you when cookies are placed on your device, and how you can stop or disable them via your browser settings. Please note, however, that without certain necessary or functionality cookies all of the features of our online services may not work properly. If you use a mobile device, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device data by changing the privacy and security settings on your mobile device. You can learn more about cookies and how to manage your preferences by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Contact us
Please contact us at compliance@cheddar.me if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you. This cookie policy describes how Cheddar Payments Limited, with its office at 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, and our group (collectively, “Cheddar,” “we,” and “us”) uses “cookies” and other similar technologies (which we refer to collectively as “cookies” in this policy), in connection with our Site and Services.
What are Cookies and similar technologies?
A “cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser.
A “web beacon,” also known as a pixel tag, internet tag, or clear GIF, is a very small graphic image that may be used in our websites or emails.
Server logs record activities on our websites. Other types of logs collect similar information from our apps. These logs record information about the device you use to access our website, your operating system type, browser type, domain and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located.
Cookies may be placed on your device by Cheddar, which are ‘first party’ cookies. Cookies may also be placed by another party, such as our social media platforms. These are called ‘third party’ cookies. Where targeting cookies are placed by third parties, any information collected by them will be used in accordance with their own privacy policies, you can find out more on their websites.
How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you interact with our online services and mobile applications, or open emails we send you, we obtain certain information by using automated technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, and other technologies as described above.
These technologies help us to:
Remember your information so you do not have to re-enter it. This allows us to identify the number of unique visitors we receive, so that we can provide adequate capacity to facilitate all of our users;
Track and understand how you use and interact with our online services and emails (e.g. when you use certain features or upload attachments);
Customize and tailor elements of the promotional layout and content of our online services to your preferences;
Measure how useful and effective our services and communications (including advertising campaigns) are to you with the goal of improving these services and communications;
Allow our business partners (including third parties) to use these tracking technologies to track your behaviour on our behalf on our Services (including when you use multiple devices) and on our partner websites;
Enable third parties to track how you interact across sites outside of our Services;
and Collect anonymous statistical information about how you use the Services (including the length of your web or application session) and the location from which you access the Services, so that we can improve the Services and learn which elements and functions of the Services are most popular with our users.
Types of Cookies we use
Some cookies are “strictly necessary” for us to provide our Services to you and these cannot be turned off or opted out of. Other cookies help us in other ways, as described below.
Certain cookies we use last only for the duration of your web or application session and expire when you close your browser or exit our mobile application. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to use the Services and, as such, will last longer.
We use the following types of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies. These enable you to navigate and use all the features in the Services provided by us. For example, without these, you would not be able to stay logged in while navigating between pages on the website.Functionality cookies. These cookies enable us to remember you have used our Services before, preferences you may have indicated and information you have provided to us to give you a customised experience. For example, this would include ensuring the continuity of your registration process. Cheddar may also include cookies and similar technology from third-party companies to provide extra functionality in our websites and mobiles applications.
· Analytical/performance cookies. This information is used to make sure our Services can cope with the volume of users, to help us correct errors in the Services and to measure use across our Services. These cookies help us understand if you have used our Services before so we can identify the number of unique users we receive. They also help us understand how long you spend using our Services and from where you have accessed the Services, so that we can improve the Services and learn about the most popular aspects of the Services.
· Targeting cookies. We use third parties, such as Google Analytics, to analyse statistical information from users of our services. We might be able to associate such information with other information which we collect from you once we receive it from a third party. These cookies collect information about the pages you visit and also other information about other websites you visit. This information is only collected by reference to the cookie identifier that you are using. For more information visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/.
· We also include third-party cookies to measure the performance of our paid marketing campaigns. Cheddar may include cookies from the following partners:
· Facebook.com
· Linkedin.com
· Twitter.com
Cheddar also uses third-party technology in our mobile applications to measure the effectiveness of our mobile marketing campaigns, including AppsFlyer.
Manage Cookies
Some cookies are essential in order to use our Site and Services, and if you do reject cookies this may affect the functionality of our Site and Services.
You can choose which cookies you’d like us to store on your device by updating your browser settings. Each browser allows you to restrict or block cookies in different ways.
To find out more about cookies such as; managing the cookies or how to see what cookies have been set on your browser type, visit http://aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies
Please note that we’re not responsible for the content of external websites. How to Opt OutYou may opt out of cookies, other than those that are necessary to provide you with our Services. You can switch some cookies off through the Your Online Choices site. You may need to do this each time you use a different IP address, device, or virtual private network.
Your browser may allow you to manage your cookie preferences.
Your browser can alert you when cookies are placed on your device, and how you can stop or disable them via your browser settings. Please note, however, that without certain necessary or functionality cookies all of the features of our online services may not work properly. If you use a mobile device, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device data by changing the privacy and security settings on your mobile device. You can learn more about cookies and how to manage your preferences by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Contact us
Please contact us at compliance@cheddar.me if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you.