Introduction
1. Please read this cookie policy (Cookie Policy) carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on www.fans4u.com, all associated sub-domains, web-apps and mobile apps (Platform). This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
Who we are
2. This Platform is operated by Siteways International AG, trading as Fans4u, a software services provider.
Our platform
3. This Cookie Policy only relates to your use of our Platform.
4. Throughout our Platform we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to make additional services available to you. These other third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.
Cookies
5. A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (for example your computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our Platform. We use cookies on our Platform. These enable the platform to function fully, help us recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions and optimise your experience of the Platform.
6. For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the Platform, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and the originating domain name of your internet service provider. This information helps us to build a profile of our users and help you engage the service providers that suit you best. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
7. Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A session cookie expires when you cease accessing the Platform and close the web browser window, whereas a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted earlier by the user.
8. Cookies may not contain any information that personally identify you on its own. However, this information, like your physical IP address, may be linked to other information that we process on your behalf which would enable identification.
9. All Cookies used by this Platform are used in accordance with current UK and EU data protection laws.
10. For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see Paragraph 15 below.
11. For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the European Commission.
Consent to use cookies and changing settings
12. We will ask for your permission (Consent) to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested for example to enable you to sign up for subscriptions and use our check-out process.
13. By giving your Consent to the placing of our cookies, you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny Consent to the placing of cookies, in which case certain features of the Platform may not function as intended.
14. You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences in your account settings using our privacy dashboard. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.
Our use of cookies
15. The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
| Provider | Name | Purpose | Whether cookie is essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested and whether we will seek your consent before we place the cookie |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.fans4u.com | laravel_session | This cookie is used internally by the web site’s owners, when uploading or renewing web site content Expires after 1 day | Yes, essential (we will therefore not request your consent before placing this cookie) |
| www.fans4u.com | XSRF-TOKEN | Ensures visitor browsing security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. Expires after 1 day | Yes, essential (we will therefore not request your consent before placing this cookie) |
Third party access to the cookies
16. The cookies we use will only be accessed by us and those third parties named in the table above for the purposes referred to in this cookie policy. Those cookies will not be accessed by any other third party.
How to turn off all cookies and consequences of doing so
17. If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our Platform and you may lose any information that enables you to access the platform more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.
18. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the guidance on cookies published by the European Commission.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
19. This Cookie Policy was published and last updated on 12th October 2021.
20. We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time and when we do, we will inform you the next time you access the Platform.
Do you need extra help?
21. If you would like this Cookie Policy in another format (for example: audio, large print, braille) please contact us.