Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how NETWISE LTD ("we", "us", "our"), a company registered in England and Wales with its principal place of business at Datum House, Electra Way, Crewe, CW1 6ZF, United Kingdom, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at netwise.wiki (the "Website").
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They serve a variety of purposes, including enabling the website to function correctly, remembering your preferences, and providing information to the website operator about how visitors use the site. This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can exercise control over the cookies placed on your device when you visit our Website.
This Cookie Policy forms part of and should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we collect and use personal data, and our Terms and Conditions, which govern the use of our Website.
By continuing to use our Website after being presented with information about our use of cookies, you indicate your acceptance of this Cookie Policy. If you do not wish to accept cookies in accordance with this policy, you should configure your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies as described in Section 6 of this policy, and refrain from using our Website.
2. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small data file stored on your computer, tablet, smartphone or other device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website operators and serve a number of important functions. They enable websites to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your language preferences, your login status, and the contents of a shopping basket. They also allow website operators to understand how visitors use their websites and to improve the visitor experience over time.
Cookies are not viruses or malware. They cannot execute programs or deliver viruses to your device. The information they contain is typically limited to a small identifier and some basic information about how you have used the website.
Cookies set by the website operator are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by third parties, such as analytics services or social media platforms, are called "third-party cookies". Both types may be used on our Website, as described in this policy.
Cookies may be classified as either "session cookies" or "persistent cookies". Session cookies exist only for the duration of your visit to a website and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, which is set by the cookie and may range from hours to years.
Similar technologies to cookies include web beacons (also known as tracking pixels), which are small transparent images embedded in web pages or email messages that allow the sender to confirm that the page or email has been viewed. We may use web beacons in conjunction with cookies on our Website for the purposes described in this policy.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our Website:
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Website to function correctly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take on the Website, such as setting your privacy preferences, filling in forms, or navigating between pages. Without these cookies, the Website would not work properly and we would not be able to provide the services you have requested.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under applicable law, and we do not seek your consent before placing them. However, we inform you about them in this Cookie Policy in the interests of transparency.
The strictly necessary cookies we use include session management cookies that maintain the state of your session as you navigate through the Website, security cookies that help protect the Website and its users from fraudulent activity, and load balancing cookies that ensure your requests are routed to the appropriate server infrastructure.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
The functional cookies we use include cookies that remember your language and region preferences, cookies that remember any accessibility settings you have applied, and cookies that enable certain Website features such as embedded maps and interactive content.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to measure and analyse how visitors use our Website, which pages are most frequently visited, where visitors come from, and how they navigate through the site. The information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous, meaning it does not directly identify you as an individual. We use this information to improve how our Website works and to provide a better experience for visitors.
Analytics cookies typically track information such as the number of unique visitors to the Website, the pages viewed, the duration of each visit, the browser and device used to access the Website, and the referring website or search engine. This information is used exclusively for internal purposes and is not shared with third parties except where we use a third-party analytics service provider as a data processor acting on our instructions.
We may use analytics services provided by third parties, including web analytics platforms that collect and process aggregated usage statistics. Where we use such services, we ensure that data processing agreements are in place and that the service provider processes data only in accordance with our instructions and applicable data protection legislation.
3.4 Marketing and Targeting Cookies
At the date of this Cookie Policy, NETWISE LTD does not use marketing or targeting cookies on our Website. We do not place cookies for the purposes of delivering personalised advertising to visitors or of tracking visitors across websites for advertising purposes. If we introduce marketing or targeting cookies in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy accordingly and, where required by law, seek your consent before placing such cookies.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Our Website includes content and functionality provided by third parties, and these third parties may set their own cookies on your device when you visit our Website. The third parties whose cookies may be placed on your device include analytics providers, mapping service providers such as Google Maps, and providers of embedded content.
We do not have direct control over the cookies placed by third parties, and you should refer to the cookie and privacy policies of those third parties for information about the cookies they set and how to manage them. Third-party cookie policies are available on the websites of the respective third parties.
Where our Website includes an embedded Google Maps element, Google may set cookies through that element in accordance with Google's own cookie and privacy policies. You can review Google's privacy policy and cookie information at the Google privacy policy page accessible through Google's website.
We make reasonable efforts to ensure that any third-party services whose cookies are set through our Website are operated by reputable providers with appropriate privacy and data protection practices. However, we cannot guarantee the practices of third parties and we recommend that you review the relevant third-party policies if you have concerns.
5. How We Obtain Consent for Non-Essential Cookies
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and applicable UK data protection legislation, we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. Strictly necessary cookies, as described in Section 3.1, do not require your consent and are placed without seeking it.
When you first visit our Website, we present a cookie notice that provides you with information about our use of cookies and the opportunity to manage your preferences. Through this mechanism, you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies, including functional cookies and analytics cookies.
Your cookie preferences are stored in a preference cookie on your device. If you clear your browser cookies, you may be asked to re-state your preferences on your next visit to our Website. Your preferences can be updated at any time by accessing the cookie settings option on our Website or by adjusting your browser settings as described in Section 6 below.
We record your consent choices, including the date on which consent was given or declined and the version of our cookie notice that was in effect at that time, to demonstrate compliance with our consent obligations.
6. How to Manage and Control Cookies
You have several options for managing and controlling the cookies placed on your device. These options are described below.
6.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to block all cookies, block cookies from specific websites, or delete cookies that have already been placed on your device. The method for managing cookies varies between browsers, and you should refer to the help documentation or settings menu of your specific browser for guidance. Common browsers include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge and Opera, and all of these provide options for managing cookies.
Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, certain features of our Website may not function correctly. In particular, blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent the Website from operating as intended. Blocking functional cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the Website. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect the core functionality of the Website but will prevent us from collecting information about how you use the site.
6.2 Opt-Out Tools Provided by Third Parties
Some third-party providers of analytics and advertising services offer their own opt-out tools. For example, Google provides tools for opting out of Google Analytics tracking, and the Interactive Advertising Bureau provides industry-standard opt-out mechanisms for targeted advertising. Where we use third-party services that offer such tools, we will endeavour to provide links to those tools in this policy or through our Website.
6.3 Your Device Settings
If you access our Website through a mobile device, your device operating system may provide options for limiting behavioural advertising or resetting advertising identifiers. You should refer to the privacy settings of your device for further information.
7. Retention of Cookie Data
The duration for which cookies remain on your device depends on the type of cookie. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, as specified in the cookie settings. The retention periods for the main cookies we use are as follows:
- Session management cookies: deleted when you close your browser;
- Security and fraud prevention cookies: up to thirty days;
- Preference and functional cookies: up to twelve months from the date of placement;
- Analytics cookies: up to twenty-six months from the date of placement.
You can delete cookies from your device at any time by clearing your browser's cookie storage. Information about how to do this is available in the help documentation of your browser.
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, changes in applicable law, or for other operational reasons. The effective date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to your attention, including by displaying a notice on our Website or by updating our cookie consent mechanism.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or about this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the following details:
NETWISE LTD
Datum House, Electra Way
Crewe, CW1 6ZF
United Kingdom
Email: info@netwise.wiki
Telephone: +44 7761 711302
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, our Terms of Service and our Terms and Conditions.