This Cookie Policy explains how Alto Limited (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our websites. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. The word “computers”, when used in this policy, refers to computers, smartphones, tablets and all other devices used for accessing the internet.

What is a cookie?

Cookies (often known as internet cookies) are text files with small pieces of data – like a username and password – that are used to identify your computer as you use a network. Specific cookies are used to identify specific users and improve their web browsing experience. Cookies may also be placed and stored on your computer when you visit a website.

Cookies are very useful because they enable a user to be recognised. Cookies undertake a number of useful tasks, including improving security of a website and general user experience.

Cookies are either: i) session specific, which means that they are deleted from your computer once the session and browser are closed; or ii) permanent, meaning that they will remain resident on your computer until they are removed.

What cookies does this website use?

Our websites may use both session and permanent cookies. This website uses any of the following groups of cookies:

Process – Process cookies help make a website function and deliver the services that the website visitor expects to receive, such as navigation, access to secure areas, etc. These cookies are necessary and without them the website will not function properly.

Preference – Preference cookies allow a website to remember a user’s preferences in relation to the website such as language, font size, currency, region, etc. These cookies are not vital but enhance a user’s experience.

Security – Security cookies are used to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, protect user data from unauthorised parties, etc. These cookies are vital to several of our secure websites.

Advertising – Advertising cookies enable adverts presented on a website to be targeted to a specific user. These cookies will collect certain information on the user, such as: type of websites visited; choices made on websites, etc. which is then in turn used to determine what adverts should be presented. Our sites do not generally use this type of cookie.

Performance – Performance cookies collect information about how the user interacts with a website. This may include the pages a user visits most often, the activity of the user on the website and how often the user returns. This information is normally used in an anonymised way and the data collected is used and analysed (using Google Analytics) to help improve the site and browsing experience.

Please note: Some advertisements appearing on our websites may be placed there by our partners. These advertisements may deploy separate cookies onto your computer and the third party will control these cookies. We will not have any control of these cookies and are not responsible for these cookies or the data they collect. You should familiarise yourself with the cookies and privacy policy of the third party advertisers. We will never pass on any personal data belonging to you, such as your name, postal address, email address, etc. to third party partners where the partnership is limited to placing advertisements on our websites.

Your choice with respect to cookies

As a default, most browsers are set to accept cookies. However, if you do not wish to consent to cookies being stored on your computer, you are able to block all or certain cookies by changing your browser settings. If you decide to block cookies you may find that you experience interruption or delays to your browsing experience and cannot use or access certain areas of a website.

For details on what your browser offers and how to configure your browser according to your choices, please go to the “Help” menu or other dedicated section of your internet browser.

Please note: blocking the installation of cookies on your computer will not remove all advertisements from websites you visit. Your refusal to accept these cookies will only prevent the customisation of such advertisements to your areas of interest as deducted from your browsing behaviour.

More information

More information about cookies generally and how cookies can be controlled can be found at youronlinechoices.com

Please note: If your computer is used by more than one person or has multiple internet browsers, it is possible that some of your choices relating to cookies may not be permanent. This is because either: i) you are using a different browser; or ii) a third party has changed the settings of your browser. We are unable to control these factors and therefore cannot guarantee the permanence of the choices you make.