What are cookies?

Cookies are text files that are placed on your computer or device by a website. We collect information through the use of Cookies and similar technologies, to enable us to remember you when you visit our websites and to improve your online experience.

Cookies help us understand how you use our websites, view our products and respond to our advertising, so we can tailor direct marketing and enhance our overall product and service offering to you. When you visit one of our websites, we may record your device information including IP address, hardware and software used, general location, and when and how you interact with our websites.

What Cookies do we use?

Strictly Necessary – These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.    You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Analytical – These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Advertisement – These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

How long do cookies last?

• Session cookies: these types of cookies are temporarily present while you are visiting a website and are deleted when you close the browser.
• Persistent cookies: these types of cookies will retain your information for when you re-open a website and will remember your activity. This information will be held until they expire, which is usually after 1 year.

Third Party Cookies

Third Party Cookies operate in the same way as normal cookies however they are obtained by other websites. These named third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services. These third-party cookies are likely to be analytical or advertising cookies.

If you would like to discuss anything in relation to this policy or how we handle your personal information, you can reach the Data Protection Lead by email or post: 

Email: Farm_Safety_Foundation@nfumutual.co.uk 

Post: 

The Farm Safety Foundation, c/o NFU Mutual Insurance Society Ltd, Tiddington Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7BJ 

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