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This Cookie Policy explains how the EFI Awards (“EFI Awards”) uses cookies and other tracking technologies through our website https://www.efiawards.co.uk/. This Cookie Policy is to be read alongside EFI Awards’s Privacy Policy  which explains how EFI Awards uses personal information. If you do not accept our use of cookies you may disable them. You can also change your cookie preferences at any time following our guidance below.  

What are web cookies?  

Like most websites, EFI Awards’s website uses necessary cookies to make our site work. Web cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They contain details of your browsing history on that website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies send data back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or allow another website to recognise the cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience.   

Although this Policy refers to the general term “cookie”, which is the main method used by our website to store information, the browser’s local storage space is also used for the same purpose, and we may use other tracking technologies through this website such as web beacons. As a result, the information included in this Cookie Policy is likewise applicable to all such tracking technologies that we use.   

You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.   

Why do we use cookies?   

To let you do things on our website – for example, cookies enable you to log in to secure areas of our website, fill in application forms or order products like prospectuses and programmes.   

To collect anonymous statistics – the information collected by cookies enables us to improve the website through usage figures and patterns. For example, it is useful to see which pages of the website – and therefore which of our services – are the most popular and how users are interacting with them.   

To improve your experience of our website – for example, to prevent you having to re-enter details when you have already done so, or by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.   

The Cookies We Set

Cookies on our website are used for:

Category: Neccessary (5)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Category: Preferences (0)

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

Category: Statistics (3)

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Category: Marketing (0)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

EFI Awards also uses some cookies which are strictly necessary in order for you to use our services available on our website.  

Website cookie acceptance  

By clicking ‘accept’ when you visit the website you consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time. You consent to cookies being stored on your computer and/or mobile device (unless rejected or disabled by your browser).   

How do I change my cookie settings?   

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by opting out. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect. Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.    

Internet browsers normally accept cookies by default. However, most browsers let you turn off either all or third-party cookies. What you can do depends on which browser you are using. If you do not accept our use of cookies as set out above, please opt out or set your browser to reject cookies. However, please be aware that this may impair or limit your ability to use our website. The option to do this is usually found in the settings or preferences menu of your browser or mobile device.   

You may opt-out of Google’s analytics cookies by visiting Google’s opt-out page - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.   

Updating our Cookie Policy  

We may update our use of cookies from time to time and consequently we may update this Policy. We therefore recommend that you check this Policy regularly. We will notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.   

Review of this Policy  

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in October 2024.