Cookie Policy

Last modified 16th December 2021

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies ("cookies") to distinguish you from other users
of our website. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website,
assists us with understanding your usage of our website and improves our marketing activities.

This Cookie Policy explains how BabelQuest use cookies and similar technologies to recognise
you when you visit our Website.  It explains what these technologies are and why we use them,
as well as your rights to control our use of them. 

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you
visit a website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognise your
browser. Cookies may store user preferences and other information.  

Cookies provide a convenience feature to save you time, or tell the Web server that you have
returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise pages on our Websites, a cookie
helps us to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. When you return to the same
Website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the
customised features.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, BabelQuest) are called 'first party cookies'.
Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies".  Third party
cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g.
like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies
can recognise your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits
certain other websites. 

How do we use cookies

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information
we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:

1. to recognise your computer when you visit our website;
2. to track you as you navigate our website;
3. to improve the website’s usability;
4. to analyse the use of our website;
5. to personalise our website for you

• Essential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites, 
• Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website, but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
• Analytics and customisation cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our Websites for you.
• Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
• Social networking cookies: These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Websites, Subscription Service or Mobile Apps through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes too.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. 

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to
reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas
of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your
web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu
for more information.

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising.  If you
would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com. You may opt out
by clicking here: or if located in the European Union, by clicking
here: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/). Please note this does not opt you out of being served
advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.

Essential website cookies: Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Websites
to you, you cannot refuse them. You can block or delete them by changing your browser
settings however, as described above. 

Third Party Cookies:

When you use our website, you may also be sent third party cookies. We have no control over
these.

Our advertisers/service providers may send you cookies. They may use the information they
obtain from your use of their cookies:

1. to track your browser across multiple websites;
2. to build a profile of your web surfing;
3. to target advertisements which may be of particular interest to you.

In addition, we use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics
generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are
stored on user's computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create
reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy
is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html .

Our advertising services providers may send you cookies for the purpose of enabling the
service of advertisements based on your previous visits to our website.

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us
at hello@babelquest.co.uk.

Amendments

Please note that this cookie policy is subject to change from time to time.