Cookies Notice – Action Against Gambling Harms

Action Against Gambling Harms (“we”, “our”, “us”, “the Charity”) is a registered UK charity (charity registration number 1187826) supporting and encouraging research in the gambling and gaming industry, highlighting the potential harms associated with the industry. Our registered office is at 33 Hill Street, London W1J 5LT.

This Cookies Notice explains how we use cookies and other tracking technologies through our website (https://actionagainstgamblingharms.org/). This is to be read alongside our Privacy Notice which explains how we use personal data.

Contents

1. What are cookies?

2. Why do we use cookies or other tracking technologies?

3. Which cookies or tracking technologies do we use?

4. Updates to this notice

5. How to contact us

1. What are cookies? 

Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They contain details of your browsing history on that website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies send data back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or allow another website to recognise the cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience. 

Although this notice refers to the general term ‘cookie’, it also applies to similar tracking technologies that we use (such as ‘web beacons’, ‘clear GIFs’ and ‘pixel tags’). This is because the rules apply both to cookies and other tracking technologies that gain access to information stored on a user’s device. 

You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

2. Why do we use cookies or other tracking technologies?

We use these technologies to:

• let you navigate and do things on our website. In other words, some cookies/ technologies are necessary for our website to function.

• collect statistics – the information collected by cookies/ technologies enables us to improve the website through usage figures and patterns. For example, to see which pages of the website are the most popular and how users are interacting with them. 

• analyse how individuals interact with us so we can improve our services.

• ensure that our website is secure – for example, to make sure that personal information that you give to us does not fall into the wrong hands.

• suggest content for you based on the pages of our website you have previously visited.

• allow our advertising partners to show you content on other sites based on how you use our website.let you navigate and do things on our website. In other words, some cookies/ technologies are necessary for our website to function.

3. Which cookies or tracking technologies do we use?

All our trackers are operated by Umami. Umami aims to provide a privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics. You can read about Umami here:  https://umami.is/docs/about.

We also follow a standard procedure of using log files. These files log information about visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, time stamp and the referring page. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends and security.

4. Updates to this notice

We may update this notice and so we recommend that you check this notice regularly. We aim to notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.

5. How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Notice, you can contact us by email us at [email protected]

Last updated: 21 June 2022