What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
Cookies set by APW Property are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third party cookies”.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first and third-party cookies for several reasons. Certain cookies are necessary for technical reasons for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” cookies. Other cookies allow us to enhance your experience on our Online Properties.
Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content, and performance).
The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described below.
Data protection
The Data Protection Act 2018 controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government.
The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Everyone responsible for using personal data has to follow strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must make sure the information is:
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used fairly, lawfully and transparently
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used for specified, explicit purposes
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used in a way that is adequate, relevant and limited to only what is necessary
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accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
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kept for no longer than is necessary
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handled in a way that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unlawful or unauthorised processing, access, loss, destruction or damage
Your rights
Under the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to find out what information the government and other organisations store about you. These include the right to:
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be informed about how your data is being used
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access personal data
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have incorrect data updated
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have data erased
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stop or restrict the processing of your data
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data portability (allowing you to get and reuse your data for different services)
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object to how your data is processed in certain circumstances
You also have rights when an organisation is using your personal data for:
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automated decision-making processes (without human involvement)
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profiling, for example to predict your behaviour or interests