Cookies

Last updated: June 2021

Section 1: Who we are

We are SCT Climbing Limited (company number: 11082832) of Sterling House, 501 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LY (“SCT Climbing”, “we”, “our” and “us”) and we may set cookies on your device when you visit our website ([https://summitupclimbing.com]) (“website”).

Section 2: What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files which may be placed on your device by us when you visit our website. We also use other technologies which are similar to cookies, such as pixels and local storage. These will all be referred to as “cookies” in this policy.

Cookies are used to help you navigate around our website easily and effectively. They are also used to perform certain functions within our website, such as displaying certain content to you, remembering login details and enabling you to store items in your basket.

Cookies also provide information to us to analyse the behaviour patterns of people who visit our website, for example, how many visitors view a particular page and how visitors arrive at that page. They can also be used to deliver relevant advertisements to you (both on our website and on third party sites). 

Section 3: Our use of cookies 

This policy sets out the types of cookies we may use, their purpose and how long these will remain on your device. There are various types of cookies, each of which are used for different purposes, these include:

1. 1. Necessary cookies. These are required for the operation and function of our website. Examples of necessary cookies are cookies that enable you to login to your account, use your shopping cart and remember your country preference.

1. 1. Analytical cookies. These allow us to analyse how you use our website and also for us to see how many visitors access our website at any one time. We use the information gathered from these cookies to help us make sure our website works properly and effectively and also to make improvements.
   2. Functional cookies. These allow us to recognise when you return to our website and remember any preferences you have selected, such as your currency/country.
   3. Advertising cookies. These will record your activity on o website, including your journey to our website and are used by us and third parties to help us in serving advertisements to you that we/they think will be of interest to you.

Cookies are either first party or third party. First party cookies are set by us and third party cookies are set by a third party. Third party cookies are generally used to enable third parties to present content to you on our website, for you to share content via a third party site (such as Facebook) or to assist third parties in understanding your browsing behaviour.

We have set out below further details of the cookies we may set when you access our website.

We share the above analytical cookies with Google Analytics who help us analyse how people are using our website. To opt out of Google Analytics, click here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We may change the cookies we use from time to time so we recommend that you review this cookies policy and your cookies settings regularly.

Please note that there may also be other third party cookies which are stored on your device when you access our website over which we have no control. To check which cookies are stored on your device we recommend using your browser settings (please see the links below for further information in respect of this). 

Section 4: How to manage cookies

Option 1: Managing cookies using your browser

You can manage which cookies you choose to accept and reject by adjusting your browsing settings. You will be able to remove and disable any cookies at any time through the settings in your internet browser but please note that you will need to do this on each browser you use. The method of doing this is different for each browser. For more information, please see:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
• Internet Explorer:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
• Opera: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2015/08/how-to-manage-cookies-in-opera/ 
• General Information: http://www.aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies

You can also remove existing cookies stored on your browser/device by using the same method.

Please note that disabling any necessary cookies and certain functional cookies may cause reduced functionality of our website, or not be able to function at all.

Option 2: Managing cookies via our management tool

We will only collect and store cookies, other than necessary cookies, on your device with your consent. When you first navigate to our website you will be presented with a notification at the top of our homepage which notifies you that our website uses cookies and enables you to manage your cookie preferences. You can also change your preferences at any time by selecting the link to our cookie management tool, which is available as a link on our website at all times.

Section 5: Other Information

Please note that this information applies only to our website and not to other websites and/or apps to which our website links.

Where we have incorporated third party platforms or features into our website such third party providers may set a cookie on your device when you access our website or follow such link.  You should view their privacy policies and cookies policies for further information.

We may update this policy to reflect changes to the cookies we use so you should review this policy regularly. If we make any significant changes to the policy we will let you know the next time you access the website.

You should be aware that, although not all cookies collect personal data, some cookies (particularly advertising cookies) may follow your browsing history to create a profile of you and your behaviours and preferences to seek to present appropriate advertisements to you. Please see our privacy policy for further information.

If you would like any further information about how we use cookies, please contact us.