Cookie Policy


What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or'break' certain elements of the site's functionality.

For more general information on cookies see http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser, most common browsers will allow you to do this (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

Email newsletters related cookies

This site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.

Forms related cookies

When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Site preferences cookies

In order to provide you with a great experience on this site, we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Cookie Name

Third Party

Expiry

Information

ASP.NET_SessionId

 

End of session

Used by dtbsportsandevents..com site to ensure that user sessions are persistent.

visitorDeviceClass

 

N/A

Identifies if the visitor uses a tablet/iPhone/Desktop to display the dedicated layout of the site

cookieconsent_status

 

365 days

To hide the cookie notice dialogue box that appears on the site

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

Google / Google Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

Cookies Used

Cookie Name

Third Party

Expiry

Information

NID

.google.com

 

When creating a Google account or logging in, PREF, NID, HSID, APISID, SID, SSID, SAPISID, GAPS, LSID, BEAT and ULS cookies are stored on the computer in order to remain connected to your Google account when you visit its service again. While you are logged in and use plug-ins from other websites, such as ours, Google uses these cookies to improve your user experience.

_gat

.google.com

1 minute

Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_<property-id>.

_gid

.google.com

24 Hours

Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.

Google AdSense, DoubleClick

The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you.

For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.

Cookies Used

Cookie Name

Third Party

Expiry

Information

DSID

.doubleclick.net

2 Weeks

These cookies set by a third party(DoubleClick) and are used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. For example, advertisements about a topic you have expressed an interest in while browsing our site may be displayed t you across the web. In addition, these cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. For more information, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ If you wish to disable DoubleClick cookies on your browser please visit this website.

IDE

.doubleclick.net

2 Months

These cookies set by a third party(DoubleClick) and are used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. For example, advertisements about a topic you have expressed an interest in while browsing our site may be displayed t you across the web. In addition, these cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. For more information, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ If you wish to disable DoubleClick cookies on your browser please visit this website.

Site Performance Tracking Tool

We use Hotjar as an analytics and feedback tool that we use to understand how our website is used and improve usability. Hotjar sets cookies to help us track behaviour across pages and to control visitor polls. You can choose to disable the HotJar service at https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out

Cookie Name

Third Party

Expiry

Information

__hssrc

.hotjar.com

Session Expire

Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set. We set it to 1 and use it to determine if the user has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when we manage cookies, we assume it is a new session.

__hstc

.hotjar.com

2 Years

The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp(first visit), last timestamp(last visit), current timestamp(this visit), and session number(increments for each subsequent session).

_hjIncludedInSample

hotjar.com

N/A

Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels.

hubspotutk

hotjar.com

10 Years

This cookie is used for to keep track of a visitor's identity. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when de-duplicating contacts.

Social Sharing

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Twitter, Facebook, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Cookie Name

Third Party

Expiry

Information

lang

twitter.com

Session

Used by twitter.com. This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.

personalization_id

twitter.com

2 Years

Used by twitter.com. This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.

More Information

Hopefully this overview has been helpful.  In summary, if there is an instance where you are not sure what to do, it's usually better to leave cookies enabled, in case it interacts with one of the features you use on our site. However if you are are not comfortable or have a concern, there is always the option to disable cookies. Don't hesitate to call or email us  should you prefer should you prefer to chat to the team direct to find the information that you need:

Phone : +44 (0)20 7385 3553

Email: info@dtbsportsandevents.com

This document operates in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.  Please reference these resources for more information.