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This Cookie Policy was last updated on 05/03/2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://spvs.org.uk (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.3 Social media

On our website, we have included content to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks. This content is embedded with code derived from third parties and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible.

6. Placed cookies

WooCommerce

Functional

Usage

We use WooCommerce for webshop management. Read more about WooCommerce

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wc_cart_hash_*
Expiration
session
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
wc_fragments_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Name
woocommerce_items_in_cart
Expiration
session
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
woocommerce_cart_hash
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
wp_woocommerce_session_*
Expiration
session
Function
Store performed actions on the website

Tidio Live Chat

Functional

Usage

We use Tidio Live Chat for chat support. Read more about Tidio Live Chat

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Tidio Live Chat Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
tidio_state_*
Expiration
Function

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews

Stripe

Functional

Usage

We use Stripe for payment processing. Read more about Stripe

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__stripe_mid
Expiration
1 year
Function
Provide fraud prevention

mailpoet

Marketing

Usage

We use mailpoet for mailing list subscriptions. Read more about mailpoet

Sharing data

For more information, please read the mailpoet Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
mailpoet_subscriber
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide subscription service
Name
mailpoet_page_view
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide subscription service

Sourcebuster JS

Statistics

Usage

We use Sourcebuster JS for visitor tracking. Read more about Sourcebuster JS

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

Name
sbjs_migrations
Expiration
6 months
Function
Name
sbjs_first_add
Expiration
6 months
Function
Name
sbjs_current
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store browser details
Name
sbjs_first
Expiration
6 months
Function
Name
sbjs_session
Expiration
Function

OptinMonster

Marketing

Usage

We use OptinMonster for mailing list subscriptions. Read more about OptinMonster

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Marketing

Name
omWpApi
Expiration
Function

Automattic

Statistics

Usage

We use Automattic for website development. Read more about Automattic

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Automattic Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
tk_qs
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Provide functions across pages

Google Fonts

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
Function

Miscellaneous

Statistics

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
copiedShortcode
Expiration
Function
Name
i18nextLng
Expiration
Function
Name
us_popup_dctrrsq43
Expiration
Function
Name
wpvc_contestant_URL
Expiration
Function
Name
rs_particlewave-notice
Expiration
Function
Name
mailpoet_services_pingbridge_last_success_at
Expiration
Function
Name
usinfilters
Expiration
Function
Name
gpnf_form_session_*
Expiration
Function
Name
customer-effort-score-exit-page
Expiration
Function
Name
usof_design_options
Expiration
Function
Name
ultView
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
storeApiCartData
Expiration
Function
Name
adobeCleanFontAdded
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
wp-postpass_3c100ceb7af1c754812a23ec8b658a1d
Expiration
Function
Name
is_category_enabled
Expiration
Function
Name
is_group_enabled
Expiration
Function
Name
loginwp_wp_session
Expiration
Function
Name
_I_
Expiration
Function
Name
time_cached_932
Expiration
Function
Name
wc_cart_created
Expiration
Function
Name
__stripe_sid
Expiration
Function
Name
rs-addon-notice
Expiration
Function
Name
wc_iam_settings
Expiration
Function
Name
rs6_overview_pagination
Expiration
Function
Name
gfAddBlock
Expiration
Function
Name
e8487ecc_wp_ai_studio_chat_state
Expiration
Function
Name
e8487ecc_wp_ai_studio_invalidation
Expiration
Function

Statistics

Name
sbjs_current_add
Expiration
6 months
Function
Name
sbjs_udata
Expiration
6 months
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

SPVS Ltd
SPVS Ltd, First Floor Office
3 Hornton Place, Kensington
London, W8 4LZ

United Kingdom
Website: https://spvs.org.uk
Email: office@ex.comspvs.org.uk

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 05/03/2025.

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