Policy concerning cookies and other tracking tools
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored by the computer when a website is visited by a user. The text stores information that the website can read when it is opened at a later date. Some of these cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website, while others are useful to the visitor because they can securely store for instance user name or language settings. Others serve for statistical purposes or for user profiling purposes or for interacting with platforms outside the websites.
The website https://pjsagri.co.uk makes use of the following types of cookies:
- technical cookies: these are necessary to enable the safe and efficient navigation of the websites; they are session or persistent cookies, generally domain cookies, such as user preference cookies and tracking cookies. Technical cookies are used in such a way as to avoid the use of other IT techniques potentially prejudicial to the confidentiality of users’ browsing, as they do not allow the acquisition of personal data identifying the user.
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
| euCookie | site domain | / | Technical | 1 year | Technical cookie associated with the information banner. It is automatically activated when the website is opened |
- analytical cookies: in order to monitor the use of the website by users, there are analytical cookies, i.e. a particular category of technical cookies that collect anonymous data in aggregate form, used solely for the purpose of optimising and studying the visited pages. Below is a list of cookies in this category:
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
| piwik_ignore | site domain | / | Analytical | session | when the user opts out of tracking using the cookie method or using the iframe opt-out method, Matomo will create a piwik_ignoreset cookie on the Matomo server domain. |
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MATOMO_SESSID |
site domain | / | Functional | 14 days | it is a short-lived temporary cookie that provides a nonce (basically a random number) that helps prevent CSRF security problems while users deactivate tracking. |
| mtm_consent and mtm_consent_removed | site domain | / | Functional | 30 years | When consent is requested before tracking visitors, these two cookies may be created. |
| _pk_testcookie | site domain | / | Statistic | session | It is only used to check whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies and is created without any identifier and is deleted directly. |
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At Privacy you can consult the privacy policy, also for the purpose of contacting us and exercising your statutory rights.
How to disable cookies (opt-out)
Browsing the https://pjsagri.co.uk website implies acceptance of the conditions of use, including the functions related to cookies, which can be disabled by using the specific options available in the various types of browser.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but it is possible to reject them. If you do not wish to receive or store cookies, you can change the security settings of your browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari Opera, etc.). Each browser has different procedures for managing settings.
Normally, it is necessary to access the “options/settings/advanced preferences” section of the browser and open a section entitled “Privacy/Security/Data”. Depending on the browser, it is possible to block all cookies, choose to block only third-party cookies, or have cookies deleted when closing the browser. Setting criteria for rejecting cookies may result in suboptimal enjoyment of the website’s content or its proper functioning.