Cookie Notice
Last updated on 23 March 2021
Danchima Media Group Distribution, a commercial subsidiary of Danchima Media Group, operates a range of online services, including commercial websites and mobile apps. This notice describes how cookies and other specialist web technologies are used to support our websites and the options available to you.
To learn more about how we treat other personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.
**About Cookies**
**How cookies are used on our websites**
**Third-party cookies**
**Your choices**
**How to contact us**
1. **ABOUT COOKIES (AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES)**
A cookie is a small text file that is automatically sent to your device where it is stored by your web browser. The cookie stores a unique identifier (a string of random characters) so that your browser can be distinguished from others and is often used to link your browser to databases that hold data about your usage and inferred interests, along with other data such as your IP address. They are used for various functions, from enabling the website to work by recognizing the same user as they navigate from one page to another, to analyzing what content is viewed and is popular, through to personalizing content based on browsing behavior and interests.
Cookies may be stored by the website you are visiting (a “first-party cookie”) or by a technology provider, such as an analytics company, advertising network, or social media platform (a “third-party cookie”). Third-party cookies may be used to link your browsing behavior across multiple sites. Cookies are either stored for the duration of your visit (a “session cookie”) or they will remain on your device for a fixed period (usually several months, or longer) to remember you across multiple browsing sessions (a “persistent cookie”).
Other types of storage, such as local or “HTML” storage
Many websites use local storage technologies that are similar to cookies but enable larger amounts of data to be stored. This means they can store information like your preferences and viewing history on your device rather than on their own systems.
Other tracking technologies, such as pixels
Websites and email communications may also use embedded code to record how you interact with them (recognizing your browser via the unique ID stored in their cookie or your device “AdID”). They are often used to send data about your browsing to a third party, such as a social media company or advertiser, to measure engagement with their content or to personalize ads or marketing.
Tracking via Apps
Companies are unable to use cookies within Mobile Apps. Instead, they use unique identifiers associated with your device, such as the device Advertising ID (a random and resettable ID on your device), and other data such as your geo-location or your network location. This data is used in the same way as cookies, e.g., to analyze and improve services and to serve marketing and advertising to you (if the App is funded by advertising).
2. **HOW COOKIES ARE USED ON OUR SERVICES**
Cookies are used for the purposes described below. The specific cookies used by a service are listed and described in the cookie management platform for that service. This is presented to you when you first visit the website, when we periodically refresh the cookies used, and/or when we periodically ask you to review your preferences. You can also load the preference center by clicking on “Cookie Settings,” usually found in the footer of the service.
**Cookie Purposes**
– **Necessary:** These are cookies that are technically necessary to enable the effective operation of the service. For example, to enable you to navigate the service, to remember your cookie preferences, to keep our service secure, and for system administration, such as preventing fraudulent or disruptive activity. Without these cookies, the service may not operate as it should and so these are not optional.
– **Functional:** These cookies support functionality that improves your experience or provides features you have requested.
– **Statistics/Performance:** These cookies are used to enable us to analyze and improve the performance of the service. For example, to help us to know how many users we have, which parts of our sites are most popular, what browsers are used (so we can maximize compatibility), the country or region where our users are located, and the demographics and interests of our users. This enables us to understand better who is using our site, to ensure we are reaching our target demographic, and to improve and tailor our services accordingly. We might also use cookies to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns (online and by email).
– **Marketing:** These cookies enable us to show you marketing messages (or ads) on our Services and elsewhere online and allow us to understand the effectiveness of our marketing (for example, whether you viewed or clicked on one of our ads). We may use marketing technologies so that we can promote our services to you, which could be personalized to you based on your use of the service and/or your inferred interests. They also support social media features, such as enabling you to share our content via your social media account(s) and to embed content from social media platforms (such as video content). These companies might use cookies to provide these services or otherwise enable them to track your use of their services.
3. **THIRD-PARTY COOKIES**
We use a number of specialist companies to help us to run our services effectively and to provide marketing functionality, as described in the previous section. These technology providers use and control cookies on our services, which may be used for their own purposes, including for the purposes of tracking your browsing behavior across multiple websites. We undertake checks to ensure that these companies keep your data secure and handle it fairly and responsibly.
Below we describe how we use the key technologies running through our services, with links to their privacy policies where you can find out more about what they do with your data. This is a list of the common technologies used to support our websites and other online services. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list.
Full details of the technologies used on a specific website are provided in the cookie management platform for that service (available via Cookie Settings in the footer).
| PROVIDER | CATEGORY | PURPOSE | MORE INFO |
| — | — | — | — |
| Google ReCaptcha | Necessary | reCAPTCHA helps us prevent automated access to our websites by computer programs or “bots,” by collecting information from your browser or device, such as the cookies Google has placed over the last 6 months, the number of mouse clicks you have made on our web page (or screen touches on a touch screen device) and what language you have selected. Google may use the information they collect for their own additional purposes, which are described. For more information, please refer to the [reCAPTCHA privacy notice](link). | You can find out more about how Google uses data [here](link), along with how you can control what Google does with your personal information. |
| Google Analytics | Analytics | This is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie to evaluate the use of those services and compile a report for us. | You can find out more about how Google uses data [here](link). You can also install a browser plugin to opt out from Google Analytics across all websites. |
| Google Marketing Platform | Marketing | We use Google Marketing Platform to serve and measure the effectiveness of our online marketing campaigns. We may also use this cookie to derive demographics and interests data for analytics purposes. | You can find out more about how Google uses data [here](link). You can also opt out across all websites via your Google
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