Cookies

To better meet your needs and customise your experience, the Spring Fibre website may place small data files (called cookies) on your device. Below you will find the basic information about cookies and a brief explanation on how exactly our website makes use of them.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent to your browser or device (eg smart phone or computer).  They improve the user experience by:

• Saving your preferences so you don’t have to re-enter them every time you change pages,
• Measuring how you use the site in order to improve it and respond to your expectations more effectively.

Our cookies are designed to make the site work better for you. Blocking all cookies may therefore prevent you from benefiting fully from the features offered by our site.   See below for links on how to block cookies from your browser.

Although cookies contain identifying information, they do not contain any information that identifies you personally, but rather allow us to recognise you upon return to our website, and to help understand usage of the website.

Cookies are stored on your computer, phone, tablet or any other device used to access our website until they expire, or you delete them. Cookies cannot access or read other information stored in your device.

Depending on the duration, they can be:

• Session cookies have a temporary storage duration, limited only to the duration of the session in which a certain visitor accesses the website. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
• Persistent cookies remain on a user’s device for the period specified in the cookie. They are not deleted at the time of closing the session or the browser, but at the expiration of that duration.

Considering the operator who places cookies, there are first and third-party cookies. Whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie.

First party cookies are placed by Spring Fibre’s website (ie the site that is being visited).

2. The cookies we use and why

• Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are required for our website to work and function and therefore cannot be turned off. These cookies are usually set in response to your actions e.g. setting your preferences, or entering data in forms. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, but please note if you choose to do this some functions of our website will not work.
• Analytics Cookies. These cookies collect information that is used to help us understand how visitors use different parts of our website. That helps us to customise our site to improve your browsing experience. They help us to count visits, know which pages are the most and least popular, see how visitors move around the site or if you experience any errors. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when and if you have visited our website and will not be able to monitor its performance or improve your browsing experience.

Please check your cookies settings for more details.

Given the way in which the services and information we offer online will be developed, it is possible that these cookies may change their technological characteristics in the future. However, even in this situation they will continue to fulfil one of the purposes described in this policy.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

• moove_gdpr_popup – When this Cookie is enabled, these Cookies are used to save your Cookie Setting Preferences. More information. 
• _ga – The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. More information.
• _ga_* – Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. More information.

3. How do I change my cookies settings?

When you visit our website, strictly necessary cookies will be placed on your device. For analytics and any targeting cookies, we request your consent before placing them on your device. You can give your consent by clicking on the appropriate button on the banner displayed to you.

If you do not wish to give consent or wish to withdraw your consent to any  cookies, you can configure your cookie settings on our website any time.

You can configure your browser to block cookies.   How you manage your cookie settings varies from browser to browser. You can find more information about how to change your cookie settings from your browser’s help menu.

• For Microsoft Edge™
• For Internet Explorer™
• For Safari™
• For Chrome™
• For Firefox™
• For Opera™

You can find out more about cookies here.

4. Links to external websites

We may refer to, or establish relations with, other companies, organisations and public bodies that will enable you to access their websites directly from ours. Each of them will operate its own policy regarding the use of cookies and collection and use of information. If you have any concerns regarding the way your data will be used, we recommend referring to the privacy statements on relevant websites.

Spring Fibre will strive to provide you with links to high quality, reputable websites which we think will be of interest and relevance to you. However, please note that we are not responsible for the content of such websites and cannot accept responsibility for any issues arising in connection with the third party’s use of your data, the website content or the services offered to you by these websites.  This includes the placing of third-party cookies on your device by any social media you belong to. Social media may place a cookie on your device that enables you to be identified, particularly when the features for posting comments on content or publications are used.

Our website includes applications called social plugins linked to  social media (such as LinkedIn for example) which allow us to offer you content recommendations. When you load a page from our site containing one of these plugins, your browser connects directly to the servers of the social media site concerned. The social media site then transmits the content of the plugin directly to your browser, so that it is incorporated into the webpage.

To see the purpose and scope of the collection, processing and use of the data by the social media you belong to, as well as your rights and options to change your privacy settings, please consult the General Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy of the social media in question.

If you still have queries related to the cookies we use please contact us at contact@springfibre.com