What are cookies?
Cookies are tiny text files that websites can store on your computer or mobile device whenever you visit the site.
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The cookies set by the website you are currently browsing are called first-party cookies, which can only be read by that website. Third-party cookies are set by external services that the website may use.
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When you visit a website, it may save cookies on your computer. Persistent cookies are not automatically deleted when you close your browser, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you quit your browser. When you visit Electric Zone’s websites for the first time, you will be prompted to accept cookies.
The purpose of storing cookies on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website is to allow the site to retain your preferences, such as your user name, language, and other settings, for a specific duration of time. That way, you don’t have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit.
Cookies can serve the purpose of generating anonymous statistics about users’ browsing activity on our websites.
How do we use cookies?
Our websites mostly use “first-party cookies”. These are cookies set and controlled by us, not by any external organisation. However, to view some of our pages, you will have to accept cookies from external organisations.
The 3 types of first-party cookie we use are to:
- store visitor preferences
- make our websites operational
- gather analytics data
Visitor preferences
These are set by us and only we can read them. They remember:
- if you have agreed to this site’s cookie policy
- if you have already replied to pop-up prompts – so you won’t be asked again
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieAccepted | Website cookie consent | The cookieAccepted cookie is a custom cookie that we use when you click on the “Accept” button, then we set the cookieAccepted to true on the browser of use. The cookie will then be stored until it expires or when you clear the browser cookies. |
Deleted after you clear your browser cache |
Third-party cookies
Some of our pages display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Disqus and Twitter.
To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over.
Third-party providers on Electric Zone websites
How can you manage cookies?
Removing cookies from your device
You can delete all cookies that are already on your device by clearing the browsing history of your browser. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited.
Be aware though that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved login details, site preferences).
Managing site-specific cookies
For more detailed control over site-specific cookies, check the privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser
Blocking cookies
You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. profile logging-in).