Cookies Policy
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WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. Cookies can help a website to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly - most major websites use cookies. Cookies alone cannot be used to identify you.
A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come; the "lifetime" of the cookie; and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
Two types of cookies are used on this website:
Session Cookies, which are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site.
Persistent Cookies, which remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie).
How cookies are used on this site and what information is collected?
Session Cookies are used:
- To allow you to carry information across pages of our site and avoid having to re-enter information.
- Within registration to allow you to access stored information.
Persistent Cookies are used:
- To help us recognise you as a unique visitor (using a number, you cannot be identified personally) when you return to our website.
- To allow us to tailor content or advertisements to match your preferred interests or to avoid showing you the same adverts repeatedly.
- To compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users use our site and to help us improve the structure of our website. We cannot identify you personally in this way.
Third Party Cookies
Third parties serve cookies via this site. These are used for the following purposes:
- To serve advertisements on our site and track whether these advertisements are clicked on by users.
- To control how often you are shown a particular advertisement.
- To tailor content to your preferences.
- To count the number of anonymous users of our site.
- To provide security within shopping baskets or transactions. -
WEB BEACONS
Some of our Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web Beacons (sometimes known as clear gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited these pages. Web Beacons collect only limited information which includes a cookie number; time and date of a page view; and a description of the page on which the Web Beacon resides. We may also carry Web Beacons placed by third party advertisers. These Beacons do not carry any personally identifiable information and are only used to track the effectiveness of a particular campaign.
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DISABLING AND ENABLING COOKIES
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled. Should you wish to be alerted before a cookie is accepted on your hard disk, guideline instructions follow below:
In Internet Explorer 7.0+:
- Go to the 'Tools' menu
- Click on 'Internet Options'
- Click the 'Privacy' tab
- Move the slider to choose your preferred settings
- Select security level 'High' if you don’t want to receive cookies anymore
- Click on 'OK'
- Click the “General” tab
- Click “Delete” button on “Browsing History” section
- Click “Delete Cookies” button on “Delete Browsing History” popup
- This will delete all cookies
Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies and your browser will no longer send or receive new cookies based on security level that you have selected.
In Internet Explorer 6.0+:
- Go to the 'Tools' menu
- Click on 'Internet Options'
- Click the 'Privacy' tab
- Move the slider to choose your preferred settings
- Select security level 'High' if you don’t want to receive cookies anymore
- Click on 'OK'
- Go into your cookies directory
- Delete all the files you have there, this will delete all cookies
Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies and your browser will no longer send or receive new cookies based on security level that you have selected.
In Mozilla Firefox 3.0+:
- Go to the ‘Tools” menu
- Click on ‘Options’
- Click on the ‘Privacy’ button
- Uncheck ‘Accept cookies from sites’ option if you don’t want to receive cookies anymore
- On the same window click ‘Clear now’ button to delete cookies
- Check ‘Cookies’ on ‘Clear Private Data’
- Click ‘Clear private data now’ button
Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies and your browser will no longer send or receive new cookies according to your preference settings.
In Mozilla Firefox 2.0:
- Go to the Tools menu (or Edit on Linux)
- Click on the ‘Options’ (or Preferences on Linux)
- Select the Privacy icon in the left-hand panel
- Click on Cookies
- Choose your preferred settings
- Note that the option to block third-party cookies has been removed from Firefox 2's user interface.
In Mozilla Firefox 1.5:
- Go to the Tools menu (or Edit on Linux)
- Click on the ‘Options’ (or Preferences on Linux)
- Select the Privacy icon in the left-hand panel
- Click on Cookies
- Choose your preferred settings
In Safari 2.0.+:
- Choose Preferences from Safari menu
- Select Security icon
- Cookie settings are shown in window
- Choose your preferred settings
Safari 1.2.+:
- Choose Preferences from Safari menu
- Select Security icon
- Cookie settings are shown in window
- Choose your preferred settings
Opera 8.5.0
– Go to the "File" menu
- Click ’Preferences’
- Select ‘Privacy’
- Choose your preferred settings
If you are using Netscape Navigator 3.0:
- Go to the 'Options' menu
- Click 'Network Preferences'
- Click 'Protocols'
- Tick the box that says 'Show an alert before accepting a cookie'
- Go into your Netscape folder
- Delete the file that is called 'cookies.txt', this will delete all the cookies.
Under Windows 95, you should also use the 'Find' feature on the 'Start' menu to simply find the file called 'cookies.txt.'
In Internet Explorer 5.0+:
- Go to the 'Tools' menu
- Click on 'Internet Options'
- Click the 'Security' tab
- Highlight the 'Internet' zone (selected by default)
- Select security level 'High' for this zone
- Click on 'OK'
- Go into your cookies directory
- Delete all the files you have there, this will delete all cookies
Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies and your browser will no longer send or receive new cookies.
If you are using Netscape 6.0+:
- Go to 'Edit' in the menu bar
- Click on 'Preferences'
- Click on 'Advanced'
- Select the 'Cookies' field
- Tick either 'Warn Me Before Accepting a Cookie' or 'Disable Cookies'
- Click on 'OK'
- Go to your 'Start' button
- Click on 'Find'
- Click on 'Files and Folders'
Type "cookies.txt" into the search box that appears
- Click 'Find Now' When the search results appear drag all files listed into the 'Recycle Bin', this will delete all cookies
- Now shut down and restart Netscape
Depending on your earlier choice you will either be prompted by new cookies or no cookies will be set or received.
If you are using Netscape 7.0+:
- Go to 'Edit' in the menu bar
- Click on 'Preferences'
- Click on ' Privacy & Security'
- Select the 'Cookies' field
- Choose your preferred settings
- Click on 'OK'
- Go to your 'Start' button
- Click on 'Find'
- Click on 'Files and Folders'
Type "cookies.txt" into the search box that appears
- Click 'Find Now'
- When the search results appear drag all files listed into the 'Recycle Bin', this will delete all cookies
- Now shut down and restart Netscape
Depending on your earlier choice you will either be prompted by new cookies or no cookies will be set or received.
In Internet Explorer 3.0:
- Go to the 'View' menu
- Click 'Options'
- Click 'Advanced'
- Tick the box that says 'Warn before accepting cookies'
- Go to cookies directory
- Delete all the files you have there, this will delete all cookies
Once you delete these files you will have no more cookies, and you will be prompted each time a website attempts to send a cookie to your system. At that time, you can choose to either 'Accept' or 'Cancel' a cookie.
If you are using Netscape 4.0+:
- Go to 'Edit' in the menu bar
- Click on 'Preferences'
- Click on 'Advanced'
- Tick the box that says 'Warn me before accepting a cookie'
- Now go to your 'Start' button
- Click on 'Find'
- Click on 'Files and Folders'
- Type "cookies.txt" into the search box that appears
- Click 'Find Now'
- When the search results appear drag all files listed into the 'Recycle Bin', this will delete all cookies
- Now shut down and restart Netscape
Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies, and you will be prompted each time a website attempts to send a cookie to your system. At that time, you can choose to either 'Accept' or 'Cancel' the cookie.
In Internet Explorer 4.0:
- Go to the 'View' menu
- Click 'Internet Options'
- Click 'Advanced'
- Tick the box that says 'Prompt before accepting cookies'
- Now go into your cookies directory
- Delete all the files you have there, this will delete all cookies
Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies, and you will be prompted each time a website attempts to send a cookie to your system. At that time, you can choose to either 'Accept' or 'Cancel' the cookie.
Deleting cookies
You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser. For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows Explorer:
Open 'Windows Explorer'
Click on the 'Search' button on the tool bar
Type "cookie" into the search box for 'Folders and Files'
Select 'My Computer' in the 'Look In' box
Click 'Search Now'
Double click on the folders that are found
'Select' any cookie file
Hit the 'Delete' button on your keyboard
If you are not using Microsoft Windows Explorer, then you should select "cookies" in the "Help" function for information on where to find your cookie folder -
HOW DO I CORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT MYSELF?
Some Jaguar Web Sites operate registration pages that allow you to review and update the Personal Information you have submitted. Elsewhere, you are simply given the option of cancelling your membership of the service. In other cases where you need to correct Personal Information you have submitted previously to a Jaguar Site please follow the instructions provided.
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WHAT ABOUT INTERNET & SITE SECURITY?
The Internet is not a secure system and you should always be cautious about the information you disclose whilst on-line. Personal Information collected by Jaguar Sites is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. In some cases, the Personal Information is encrypted before you conduct your transaction, using appropriate secure technology.
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WHAT HAPPENS IF I CHOOSE NOT TO REGISTER?
If you choose not to register or provide personal information, you will in most cases still be able to use most of the Jaguar Web Sites. However you will not be able to access areas that require registration. Even if you do not register we will sometimes collect anonymous information about how you have used the Web Site. This is information that does not personally identify you but which may be helpful for marketing or improving the services we offer.