Cookies policy

Matthew King Creative is a graphic design business owned and run by Matthew King. Our website, www.matthewkingcreative.co.uk, is owned by Matthew King.

Where we manage personal data, we identify as a Data Controller and recognise and act on our obligations under applicable data protection law.

We can be contacted by:

• Email: info@matthewkingcreative.co.uk
• Phone: 0115 706 0826

The person responsible for data protection matters is Matthew King.

Cookies are small files saved to the user’s computer hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server, to provide the user with a tailored experience when navigating the website. Session cookies may be used to validate your access to different parts of the website. Persistent cookies are those which remain on a user’s between browsing sessions.  They are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie.

If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can disable them on your device by changing the settings in the preferences or options menu in your browser. You can set your browser to reject or block cookies or to tell you when a website tries to put a cookie on your device. You can also delete any cookies that are already stored on your device. However, please be aware that if you do delete and block all cookies from our website, parts of the site my not fully function.

Browser-specific help with cookies can be found in the links below. For further information, we recommend referring to the documentation of your browser:

• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-GB/kb/278835
• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-GB/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en-GB
• Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/

Matthew King Creative uses cookies on the website to help us identify and track visitors and link to our social media accounts. Where applicable the website will use a cookie control system that allows the user on their first visit to the website to choose which type of cookies to allow on their computer or device. This complies with UK legislation which requires that explicit consent is given by users before reading files are left, or applied, on a user’s computer or device, except those as necessary for the operation of the website.

The types of Cookies we use are:

• Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
• Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display adverts that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.
• Some cookies may currently be unclassified.

The Cookies we use are shown in this table below:

Matthew King Creative uses tracking software provided by Google Analytics to monitor its visitors and to better understand how they use the site. This software uses cookies to track visitor’s usage. The software will save a cookie to the user’s hard drive in order to track and monitor engagement and usage of the website. The cookie will not store, save or collect personal information.

Google’s privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/privacy.html. Users may opt-out of having their data collected by disabling the tracking.

If you accept the use of Cookies on this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by us and any third parties as identified above in accordance with this policy and our Privacy Policy. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by emailing us at info@matthewkingcreative.co.uk

Guidelines for the processing and handling of data is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK supervisory authority on data protection, see www.ico.org.uk.

Information is also available at: https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/display/WEBGUIDE/04.+Cookies+and+similar+technologies