Please read this Cookie Policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
1 Who we are
1.1 This website is operated by Firsty Group Limited (we, us, our). We are a digital services company that provides e-commerce solutions to the publishing sector.
2 Our website
2.1 This Cookie Policy only relates to your use of our website.
2.2 Throughout our website we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to make additional products and services available to you. These other websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other websites, please consult the appropriate policies.
3 Cookies
3.1 A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website, these help us facilitate and improve your experience when using our website and to provide with our products and services.
3.2 For example, we may monitor traffic data, how many times you visit the website and location data. This information helps us to build a profile of our users and improve the accessibility of our website. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you or your data individually.
3.3 For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see below.
3.4 For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
4 Consent to use cookies and changing settings
4.1 We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested.
4.2 You may deny or withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences through the controls that we provide on our website. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.
5 Our use of cookies
5.1 The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
| Cookies we use | Name | Purpose | Expiration time |
| Google Analytics | _ga | Captures domain host and ID | Two years |
| Google Analytics | _gat | URL page capture for analysis | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gd* | Statistical analysis | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gid | A unique id distinguisher | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _utma | To throttle request rate | 10 minutes |
| Google Analytics | _utmb | Determines new sessions / visits | 30 minutes |
| Google Analytics | _utmc | Determines whether the user is in a new session / visit | 6 months |
| Google Analytics | _utmt | To throttle request rate | 6 months |
| Google Analytics | _utmz | Stores traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the site | 6 months |
| CONSENT | Cookie to tell if a user has accepted our cookie policy | 6 months | |
| NID | Used by Google Map or geo-location services | 6 months | |
| WordPress | Wordfence_verifiedHuman | To protect site against malicious attacks | 24 hours |
6 How to turn off all cookies and consequences of doing so
6.1 If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our website.
6.2 For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
7 How to contact us
7.1 Please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you.
7.2 If you wish to contact our DPO, please send an email to dpo@firstygroup.com.
8 Do you need extra help?
8.1 If you would like this notice in another format (for example: audio, large print, braille) please contact us.
9 Changes to this policy
9.1 This policy was published on March 6th, 2020.
9.2 We may change this Cookie Policy and you are advised to check this Cookie Policy from time to time.