So, what is a cookie?
A cookie is a text file containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or phone when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user's phone or computer and they do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They cannot be used to identify you personally.

How long will the cookie be stored on your device?
This depends on the cookie. Some are allocated to your device only for the duration of your visit to a website. They are called session based cookies and automatically expire when you close down your browser. Others, known as persistent cookies, can remain on your device for a period of time.

How do Sound Children use them?
When you access our website, we want to make things easy and straightforward for you. We use:

• functionality cookies: these allow our website to remember choices you make (such as any user name and password) and any changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise
• performance cookies: these collect information about how you use the website, e.g. which pages are most visited, if error messages come up and how effective our online promotions are. They are only used to help us improve how our website works and to ensure ease and speed of use.

All the information collected is anonymous and does not in any way impact on your privacy; in particular, they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

What we don't do.
We do not use any cookies to target you with adverts or to collect data.

What particular cookies do we use?
The following are our own cookies; they are controlled by us and used to provide information about usage of our website. They are all session based and therefore all automatically expire when you close down your browser.

We use a number of suppliers who may also set cookies on their websites on their behalf. We do not control the use of these cookies so you should check the third party websites for more information about them.

How to disable cookies on this site
It's easy to disable cookies on this site but please be aware that the site may then seem a little clumsy as it won't remember many of your settings or preferences. To disable cookies simply click the cookie icon.

Changes to the information on this page
We will update this page from time to time. Regularly reviewing it will ensure that you are always aware of how we use cookies.

Further reading
Useful information about cookies can be found at: www.allaboutcookies.org

A guide to behavioural advertising and online privacy has been produced by the internet advertising industry which can be found at: www.youronlinechoices.eu

Information on the ICC (UK) UK cookie guide can be found on the ICC website section: www.international-chamber.co.uk/our-expertise/digitaleconomy