Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are harmless text files that web servers can store on your computer's hard drive, smart phone or other device when you visit a website. They allow the server to recognise you when you revisit. There are two main types:
- Transient (or per-session) cookies. These only exist for the duration of your site visit and are deleted on exit. They recognise you as you move between pages
- Persistent (or permanent) cookies - These are cookies, which remain on your device after you have visited our website. eg if you select the 'remember my details’ option. Persistent cookies help us identify you as a unique visitor; they do not contain information that could be used to identify you to another person. Persistent cookies are also used for performance analytics and for advertising purposes and help us tailor adverts to you more relevantly
At Paragon, we use both types of cookie.
Additionally, cookies can be first or third-party cookies. First-party cookies are owned and created by the website you're viewing. Third-party cookies are owned and created by an independent company, usually a company providing a service to the owners of the website.
What we use cookies for
Our sites use cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to provide you with a better online experience.
The cookies that we use are:
- Tracking (persistent) cookies – These help us with statistics for who is using / visiting our sites
- Login (persistent) cookies – These are required for users that need to log in to services provided by the site
- Advertising (persistent) cookies – These help us to show you those adverts that are most relevant to you
- Performance (persistent) cookies – These are used to collect anonymous information regarding how visitors use our website
Whilst you are under no obligation to accept our cookies, certain login features on our websites may not work efficiently if you choose to delete them. This may result in a loss of convenience.
How can I change my cookie setting?
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These cookies help us to understand how web users navigate our websites and allow us to use these insights to further improve customer experience. |
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Advertising |
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We use these cookies to help show you adverts that are more relevant to you. |
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These are third party cookies. |
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