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What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable websites to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions.
Cookies serve many different purposes. Some are essential for the website to function properly, while others help website operators understand how visitors interact with the site so they can improve the user experience. Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by other websites that run content on the page you are viewing (third-party cookies).
Not all cookies collect personal data. Many cookies are used purely for technical reasons, such as remembering that you have accepted or declined cookies, or ensuring that a web page displays correctly on your device. At MATADOR SEMINARS LTD, we take a minimal and transparent approach to cookie usage, as described in this policy.
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How We Use Cookies
Our website uses cookies for the following purposes:
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Website functionality: We use essential cookies to ensure our website operates correctly, including remembering your cookie consent preferences and maintaining session integrity when you interact with our registration form.
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Analytics and improvement: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and where users encounter difficulties. This helps us improve the quality and relevance of our educational content.
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Preference storage: We use local storage (similar to cookies) to remember whether you have accepted or declined cookies, so that we do not repeatedly display the cookie consent banner on subsequent visits.
We do not use cookies to track individual users across websites, build personal profiles, deliver targeted advertising, or sell your data to third parties. Our use of cookies is limited to improving our educational platform and ensuring a smooth browsing experience.
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Types of Cookies We Use
Our website uses two categories of cookies: essential (strictly necessary) cookies and analytics cookies. Below is a summary of each type, followed by detailed descriptions in the sections that follow.
| Category |
Purpose |
Duration |
Consent Required |
| Essential |
Core website functionality, cookie consent storage |
Session / Persistent (up to 12 months) |
No (strictly necessary) |
| Analytics |
Understanding visitor behaviour, page views, traffic sources |
Up to 13 months |
Yes |
| Advertising |
Not applicable |
N/A |
Not used |
| Retargeting |
Not applicable |
N/A |
Not used |
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Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the basic operation of our website. Without these cookies, certain features of the site would not function correctly. These cookies do not collect any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
Because essential cookies are strictly necessary, they do not require your consent under GDPR and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). However, we still want you to know what they do.
Essential cookies on our site include:
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Cookie consent preference: Stored via localStorage under the key "cookie-consent". This remembers whether you accepted or declined non-essential cookies so you are not asked again on each visit. Persists until you clear your browser data.
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Session management: Temporary cookies that help maintain the state of your browsing session, such as ensuring forms function properly. These cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
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Security cookies: These help protect our website and your data from malicious activity, such as cross-site request forgery. They are essential for maintaining the integrity of web forms and other interactive features.
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Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. This includes data such as which pages are visited most often, how long visitors spend on each page, and whether users encounter error messages. All data collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymous. It does not identify individual visitors.
We use analytics cookies solely to improve our website and the quality of our educational content. The insights gained help us understand which topics are most relevant to our audience, where navigation could be improved, and how we can better serve families interested in pet financial literacy.
Analytics tools we may use:
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Google Analytics: Sets cookies such as _ga (expires after 13 months) and _gid (expires after 24 hours) to distinguish unique visitors and track session data. IP addresses are anonymised before storage. Data is processed by Google LLC.
Analytics cookies are only set on your device if you give your consent through our cookie consent banner. If you decline analytics cookies, we will not place any analytics cookies on your device, and we will not be able to collect analytics data from your visit. This will not affect your ability to use any features of our website.
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Cookies We Do Not Use
We want to be completely transparent about the types of cookies and tracking technologies that are not present on our website. MATADOR SEMINARS LTD operates a purely educational platform, and we have made a deliberate choice to keep our tracking practices minimal and respectful of your privacy.
We do NOT use:
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Advertising cookies: We do not place any cookies related to advertising networks, ad targeting, or ad performance measurement on your device.
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Retargeting or remarketing cookies: We do not use any cookies that track you across different websites in order to display targeted advertisements after you leave our site.
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Social media tracking pixels: We do not embed Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, or any similar social media tracking technologies on our website.
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Cross-site tracking cookies: We do not use any technologies designed to track your browsing activity across different websites or build a profile of your interests.
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Personalisation cookies for commercial purposes: We do not use cookies to personalise content based on commercial interests or purchasing behaviour.
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Cookie Duration
Cookies can be classified by how long they remain on your device:
Session Cookies
These are temporary cookies that exist only while your browser is open. They are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Our session management cookies fall into this category.
Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you manually delete them. Our cookie consent preference (stored in localStorage) and analytics cookies (up to 13 months) are persistent.
| Cookie / Storage |
Type |
Duration |
| cookie-consent (localStorage) |
Essential |
Until cleared by user |
| _ga |
Analytics |
13 months |
| _gid |
Analytics |
24 hours |
| _gat |
Analytics |
1 minute |
| Session cookie |
Essential |
Browser session |
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Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner at the bottom-right corner of the screen. This banner gives you the choice to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage, and you will not be asked again unless you clear your browser data.
If you choose to accept cookies, we will set analytics cookies on your device. If you choose to decline, only essential cookies (which are strictly necessary for the website to function) will be used.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or deleting cookies from your browser settings, then revisiting our website. The cookie consent banner will appear again, and you can make a new choice.
To reset your cookie preferences: Clear your browser's cookies and site data for our website, or clear your browser's local storage. On your next visit, the cookie consent banner will reappear, allowing you to update your preferences.
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Browser Cookie Settings
In addition to our cookie consent banner, you can control cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies. Please be aware that restricting all cookies may impact the functionality of our website and many other websites you visit.
Below are links to instructions for managing cookies in the most common web browsers:
Google Chrome
Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
Mozilla Firefox
Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
Safari
Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge
Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions
If you use a different browser, please refer to that browser's help documentation for instructions on managing cookies. You can also visit your browser's official website for detailed guidance.
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Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website may be set by third-party services that we use to enhance your experience or to understand how our website is used. Currently, the only third-party service that may set cookies is Google Analytics (if you have given consent for analytics cookies).
Google Analytics processes data on behalf of MATADOR SEMINARS LTD. Google has its own privacy policy and terms of service that govern how it handles data. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses before data is stored, which means that your full IP address is never retained by Google in connection with our analytics data.
We do not allow any other third parties to set cookies through our website. If you encounter cookies from other sources while browsing our site, please contact us at [email protected] so we can investigate and resolve the issue.
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Cookie Consent
In accordance with UK and EU regulations, we seek your informed consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner is displayed at the bottom-right corner of the screen. This banner provides two clear options:
Accept
Allows essential and analytics cookies to be placed on your device.
Decline
Only essential cookies will be used. No analytics cookies will be placed.
Your consent choice is stored in your browser's local storage and persists until you clear your browser data. You will not be asked again on subsequent visits unless your stored preference is removed. Regardless of your choice, all features of our website remain fully accessible to you.
We believe in providing a transparent and non-intrusive consent experience. Our cookie banner does not block content, does not use dark patterns, and clearly explains what happens when you accept or decline.
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GDPR and Your Rights
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), you have specific rights regarding the use of cookies and the processing of your personal data. These rights include:
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Right to be informed: You have the right to know what cookies we use, why we use them, and how long they persist. This Cookies Policy fulfils that obligation.
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Right to consent (or refuse): Non-essential cookies are only placed with your active, informed consent. You can refuse or withdraw consent at any time.
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Right to erasure: You can delete cookies from your device at any time through your browser settings.
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Right to lodge a complaint: If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection.
For more details about how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy. If you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at [email protected].
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Children's Privacy
Our website is designed for adults and families interested in financial literacy related to pet ownership. We do not knowingly direct our website at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children through cookies or other tracking technologies.
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 16 through cookies, we will take immediate steps to delete that information. If you believe a child under 16 has provided personal information on our website, please contact us at [email protected].
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Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you through our cookie consent mechanism.
If any changes require renewed consent for non-essential cookies, your previous cookie consent preference will be reset, and the cookie consent banner will appear again on your next visit. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Significant changes to this policy will take effect at least 14 days after publication, unless a change is required by law to take effect immediately.