Cookie Policy
Last updated on 11 September 2024
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer when you visit a website. Your browser sends cookies back to the website whenever you visit the site, which helps it to recognise you. This allows the website to tailor the information you see. Cookies enable us to ensure the website functions properly, make it more secure, provide a better user experience, and help us understand what’s working well on the website and where improvements might be needed.
Staying in control of cookies
You can stay in control of which cookies are used by choosing your preferences. Click the round green cookie button which you’ll find in the bottom right corner of any page of our website. You can accept all the cookies by clicking the 'Accept All' button, reject all cookies by clicking the 'Reject All' button, or you can decide which cookies you will allow by setting the green toggle to on or off for each type of cookie.
How long cookies last
There are two lengths of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies allow websites to track your actions during a browsing session and expire at the end of each browsing session. You can identify session cookies in the table of cookies below, as these have no definitive lifespan (apart from the Necessary Cookies).
Persistent cookies allow us to recognise you as an existing user of the Ramblers website. These cookies are stored on your computer’s browser until their expiry date, although you can delete them before this if you choose to do so. Expiry dates for persistent cookies are laid out in the table of cookies under ‘Duration’.
First party and third party cookies
First party cookies are owned by the Ramblers and delivered by us to your computer’s browser. We use them to recognise your computer’s browser when you revisit our site, and to remember your preferences while you are browsing our site.
Third party cookies are cookies that are owned and tracked by a third party, not the Ramblers. These cookies allow the third party to know when you have visited the Ramblers website and are normally used when another company’s content or services are embedded within our website. As these cookies do not belong to the Ramblers, we are unable to give you control of them and you should refer to the third party’s cookies policy:
Categories of cookies and what we use them for
Necessary Cookies
You must accept these cookies for our website to function properly.
Without these cookies, the website will not work at all or will not work properly. They cannot be switched off. They are used for various critical purposes including security, accessibility, and for network management.
They are also used to remember your privacy settings when you visit our website (i.e. which categories of cookies you’ve accepted) and for remembering your login details for visiting specific areas of our site.
Analytics cookies
These cookies are optional, you have control over whether they are used or not.
Analytics cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit, which device you use to access our site, how you get to our site (e.g. via a search engine, email, social media), how long you spend on different pages, which links you click on, and any error messages you encounter. This in turn enables us to measure and improve our website and digital advertising performance.
None of this information can be used to identify you. These cookies don’t hold any of your personal data, nor can they be used to retrospectively track you.
Functional cookies
These cookies are optional, you have control over whether they are used or not.
These cookies help perform certain functions like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Performance cookies
These cookies are optional, you have control over whether they are used or not.
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are not essential for its use. However, without these cookies certain functionality (e.g. videos) may not be available. They help to deliver a better user experience for our website users.
Advertisement cookies
These cookies are optional, you have control over whether they are used or not.
These cookies are used to make advertising content more relevant to users. They perform a range of functions which can include preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting ads that are based on user interests.
Browser history
You can choose to reject or disable any cookies which are set by our website via your browser settings. Select the link that matches your browser to find out more:
Further information
For any further information about cookies, you can refer to the following websites:
Contact Us
For any queries or comments about our use of cookies and the contents of this page, please contact us by email at dataprotection@ramblers.zendesk.com