Cookie Policy
Website Cookie Policy
Introduction
In this policy, references to “we”, “us” or “our” mean Hofmeister Enterprises Limited (“Hofmeister”). References to “you” or “your” mean the person accessing and using the “Website” (as defined below).
References to “the Website” mean www.hofmeister.co.uk (including any relevant sub-domains unless this Cookie Policy is expressly excluded from their own terms and conditions).
Hofmeister may change this Cookie Policy from time to time. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with the up to date version.
What are cookies?
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. This includes cookies from third party social media websites if you visit a page which contains embedded content from social media. Such third-party cookies may track your use of the Hofmeister website.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on to your computer or mobile device when you first visit a website or page. They are used for several reasons, such as remembering whether you have visited the site before and so that you can remain logged in.
How we use cookies
The website uses cookies in several ways, including to (without limitation):
- make the Website easier for you to use;
- improve the speed and security of the Website;
- allow you to share our pages on social networks;
- provide us with information about how the Website is used so that we can make improvements to the Website.
We do not use cookies to:
- collect any personal information about you (without your express permission);
- collect any sensitive information;
- pass data to any advertising networks
Giving us permission to use cookies
You are required to give us permission to use Cookies.
When accessing the Website for the first time (or after clearing previously accepted cookies), you will be presented with a cookie notice.
Clicking ‘continue’ will confirm you are happy to receive all cookies on the Hofmeister website and cookies will be enabled. If you do not click on continue cookies will not be enabled and access to certain areas of the website may be restricted or less functional. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
To delete any cookies that have already been set, you can change the settings of your browser. Please bear in mind that some features on the Website might not work correctly with cookies disabled.
Managing the use of cookies
You can usually find the tools to manage cookies in the ‘preferences’ or ‘tools’ menu of your browser. Below are links to instructions for three main browsers, otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your browser for more details.
Cookie Settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie Settings in Google Chrome
Types of cookies that we use
We use the following types of cookies on the Website:
Session cookies – these are only stored temporarily and are deleted from the user’s device when the browser is closed.
Google Analytics – we use Google Analytics to measure how our site is used by visitors and to generate reports for our own use. Google Analytics does not collect any personal information about you.
Third party cookies – some of our pages feature Investor information, YouTube videos and feeds from Twitter. These third-party features may use numerous cookies (please visit these third-party websites for more details on their cookie policies).
Useful links
If you would like to find out more about cookies generally, you may find the following links useful:
Microsoft Cookies guide (also useful if you have an older version of Internet Explorer)
Click here to view Google’s Privacy Policy
Click here to Twitter’s Privacy Policy
For more information about cookies and the law, visit: The Information Commissioner’s Office