1. Introduction
At Thornbury Nest Day Nursery (“we”, “us”, “our”), we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (the “Service”). This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how and why we use them, how third-parties may use cookies via our Service, your choices regarding cookies, and where you can get more information.

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2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, mobile) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit (for example your preferences or login status). Cookies can be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (remain on your device until they expire or you delete them).

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3. How We Use Cookies
When you visit our website, we may place a number of cookies on your browser for the following purposes:

• To enable the basic functions of the website (for example remembering your preferences or enabling navigation)

• To collect analytics information about how visitors use the site, which helps us to improve our Service

More specifically, the types of cookies we may use include:

• Essential (or Strictly Necessary) Cookies – These are necessary for the website to work properly and cannot be switched off in our system.

• Analytics Cookies – These allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Service.

 

4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may allow third-party services (such as analytics providers) to set cookies on our site. For example:

• We may use a service such as Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data about how visitors use our site.

• Other external providers may set cookies which we do not control directly.

These third-party cookies may be used for the purposes listed above (analytics, marketing, etc.).

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5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You can choose to accept or refuse cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Please bear in mind that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website and some pages may not display properly.

Here’s how you can manage cookies in major browsers:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

• For other browsers, refer to the developer’s help pages.

Additionally, for analytics cookies you may be able to opt-out via tools provided by the third-party (for example Google Analytics opt-out).

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6. More Information About Cookies
If you would like to learn more about cookies and how they work, we recommend visiting the following resources:

• [AllAboutCookies.org] – a comprehensive and independent cookie-guide

• [Network Advertising Initiative] – information on digital advertising cookies

 

7. Changes To This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes in our website, our practices, legal or regulatory changes. We will post the updated version on this page. We encourage you to check back periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.