Cookie policy

This page explains what cookies are and how we use them at the Horniman.

When you visit horniman.ac.uk we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. These are Cookies.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

Your consent is written below. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from Cookies by clicking on the Manage Your Consent link, and clicking on the Customise Your Preferences option on the banner which will pop up.

 

How do we use cookies?

Our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use?

The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories:

How can I control the cookie preferences?

You can manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the Customise Your Preferenced button in the Cookie Banner, and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the Cookie Policy link in the footer of any page, to return to this page to do this manually, clicking on the Manage Your Consent above. This will display the Cookie Banner again enabling you to change your preferences.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org or allaboutcookies.org.

Contacting us

If you have any questions or comments about this notice, please contact us at web@horniman.ac.uk