Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The use of cookies is now standard for most websites. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site.

Managing cookies on your device

We use cookies to remember your account username (optional) and track usage of this site. By using this website or application you consent to the deployment of cookies. You can control and manage cookies using your browser (see below). Please note that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.

Using your browser to control cookies

Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete and block cookies for a website. Be aware that if you delete all cookies then any preferences you have set will be lost, including the ability to opt-out from cookies as this function itself requires placement of an opt out cookie on your device. Guidance on how to control cookies for common browsers is linked below.

For information on additional browsers and device types please see http://www.aboutcookies.org/ or http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/.

Managing Analytics cookies

You can opt-out of having your anonymised browsing history within our websites or applications recorded by analytics cookies. We use the following service providers and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt-out of their analytics cookies by clicking on following links:

Google Analytics: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Types of cookies

  • ‘Session’ cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, ie until you leave the website.
  • ‘Persistent’ cookies remain in your browser after the session (unless deleted by you).
  • ‘Performance’ cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as webpages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. Performance cookies are used to improve how a website works.
  • ‘Functionality’ cookies allow the website to remember any choices you make about the website (such as changes to text size, customized pages) or enable services such as commenting on a blog.

Use of cookies by The Target Group

The following table explains the way in which we use cookies on this website.

Shaw CTS

Name Purpose Type Duration
shawcts If you click "Remember Me" when you login, we create this cookie to remember your username. First party, persistent 60 days
acceptCookies When you click "I understand" on the cookie notice, we create a cookie to remember First party, persistent 365 days

Tawk To

Purpose
 

The Target Group incorporates tawk.to service for real time chat. Some cookies are created to keep track of the chat session.

Click to see tawk.to privacy policy.

Google Analytics

Name Purpose Type Duration
_ga This cookie is set to allow The Target Group to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It is set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits. The Target Group does not use Google Analytics to collect personal information, other than IP address, from our visitors. First party, persistent 2 years from set/update
_gat This cookie is set to allow The Target Group to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It is set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits. The Target Group does not use Google Analytics to collect personal information, other than IP address, from our visitors. First party, persistent 2 years from set/update
__utma This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits shawcts.com, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to shawcts.com and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. First party, persistent 2 years from set/update
__utmb This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with shawcts.com. When a user views a page on shawcts.com, the Google Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it does not find the cookie, a new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a different page on shawcts.com; this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30-minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on shawcts.com for longer than 30 minutes. First party, persistent First party, persistent
__utmc Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. For backwards compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user exits the browser. However, if you are debugging your site tracking and you use the ga.js tracking code, you should not interpret the existence of this cookie in relation to a new or expired session. First party, persistent Not set
__utmv This cookie is not normally present in a default configuration of the tracking code. The __utmv cookie passes the information provided via the _setVar() method, which you use to create a custom user segment. This string is then passed to the Analytics servers in the GIF request URL via the utmccparameter. This cookie is only written if you have added the _setVar() method for the tracking code on your website page. First party, persistent 2 years from set/update
__utmz This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach shawcts.com, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within shawcts.com. The cookie is updated with each page view to shawcts.com First party, persistent 6 months from set/update
 

Google double click cookies. Google Analytics applies the standard double click cookies

Click to see Google cookie policy.

YouTube

Name Purpose Type Duration
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE This cookie is set by YouTube and allows YouTube to gather information about a visitor’s browser. The Target Group allows YouTube to set this cookie so that YouTube videos can be displayed on this site. First party, persistent 8 months from set/update
YSC This cookie is set by YouTube and allows YouTube to gather information about a visitor’s browser. The Target Group allows YouTube to set this cookie so that YouTube videos can be displayed on this site. First party, persistent Until end of session