Cookie Policy

In this section you will find information on what cookies may be set when you visit the UKPA website and how to reject or delete those cookies. If you wish to read more about UKPA’s privacy, this can be found within our Privacy Policy.

Introduction to cookies:

Like many websites, we use “cookie” technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve our Services, but we do not require cookies for many parts of our Services such as searching and looking at public user profiles or lists. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer’s hard disk. UKPA may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with our Services, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on our Services, and to improve our Services.

Why we use cookies

If you are just looking around our website we use “analytical” cookies. These help us understand our visitor's interaction with our website, which enables us to improve the way our website works, for example, making it easy for users to find the information they need. We also use cookies if you register with us via our online registration process, these are essential to help you register and obtain our services. In registering you are consenting to the use of these cookies. If your browser automatically blocks these cookies the site functions may not perform. Cookies are used in a similar way for the mobile web site, which also may not function correctly without the ability to use cookies.

Cookies are used in order to improve your browsing experience.

Please note: At no time do cookies store information regarding confidential credit card data

How to control and delete cookies:

We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.
However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our websites, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your machine as well as more general information about cookies.

Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.

Just browsing

If you are just looking round our website we use “analytical” or “performance” cookies. These help us recognise and count the number of visitors to our website and see how they move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, making it easy for users to find the information they need. We do not store your data by doing this so these cookies are not intrusive. The cookies will be retained on your computer once you have left our site.
If you do not want this to take place, please adjust your browser settings before using our site. You can find out how to do this via our Cookies Policy or at www.aboutcookies.org

If you have not adjusted your settings, please only use the site if you consent and are happy for these cookies to be installed.

We may ask for your permission to install cookies again if you are using a new device or the permission you previously gave has been deleted.

Contact

You will not be contacted by us if you just look round the site. We will only contact you if you complete a request such as a call back or e-mail or similar online request. If you do this a cookie or similar will record your details so we can contact you.

Marketing

You will not be contacted by us for marketing purposes if you just look round the site. We will only contact you if you have filled in a contact form or if you have started the registration process.

Registration

We also use cookies if you register with us via our online registration process. These are essential (strictly necessary) to help you register and obtain our services. In registering you are consenting to the use of these cookies. If your browser automatically blocks these cookies the site functions may not perform and you may not be able to register.

When using our services

We also use cookies if you use our services including our Extranet. These are essential (strictly necessary) to help you obtain our services. In registering you are consenting to the use of these cookies. If your browser automatically blocks these cookies the site functions may not perform and you may not be able to use our services.

Cookies Policy

Why we use cookies

Cookies are used in order to improve your browsing experience.

Please note: At no time do cookies store information regarding confidential credit card data