What are cookies
Like almost all professional websites, this website uses cookies, which are small files that are downloaded to your computer to improve your experience. This page describes what information they collect, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share with you how you can prevent these cookies from being stored, however this may impair or ‘break’ certain elements of the website’s functionality.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons as outlined below. Unfortunately, in most cases there is no industry standard option to disable cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they provide to this website. It is recommended that you leave all cookies turned on unless you are sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling cookies
You can prevent cookies from being set by adjusting the settings in your browser (see your browser’s help for how to do this). Please be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually also result in some functionality and features of this website being disabled. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The cookies we use
Account related cookies
If you create an account with us, we will use cookies to manage the registration process and general administration. These cookies are usually deleted when you log out, but in some cases they may persist to remember your site settings when you are logged out.
Login related cookies
We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this. This prevents you from having to log in every time you visit a new page. These cookies are usually deleted or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access limited features and areas when you are logged in.
Cookies related to email newsletters
This website offers newsletters or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember whether you are already registered and whether to show certain messages that may only be valid for subscribed/unsubscribed users.
Cookies for website settings
In order to provide you with a good experience on this website, we provide functionality to set your preferences for how this website operates when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be retrieved each time you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.
Third-party cookies
In some specific cases, we also use cookies from trusted third parties. The section below describes which third-party cookies you may encounter through this website.
This website uses Google Analytics, which is one of the most widely used and trusted analytics solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the website and ways in which we can improve your experience. These cookies can track things like how long you spend on the site and which pages you visit so that we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
Third-party analytics are used to track and measure the use of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies can track things like how long you spend on the site or which pages you visit, which helps us understand how we can improve the site for you.
From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to how the site is delivered. While we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you have a consistent experience while on the site while understanding which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. In order for these to work, the following social media platforms including; Facebook/Instagram/X, to set cookies through our website which may be used to enhance your profile on their website or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes as described in their respective privacy policies.
More information
Hopefully this has clarified things for you and as previously mentioned, if it is something that you are not sure whether you need or not, it is usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case they interact with any of the features you use on our website.
If you are still looking for more information, you can contact us via info@ournormal.org.