Cookies Policy
Cookie Policy
Beyond the Question website may gather information about your general Internet use by using cookies in order to help you personalise your online experience. Where used, these cookies are downloaded to your computer automatically.
When you first visit our website, we ask you whether you wish us to use cookies. If you choose not to accept them, we shall not use them for your visit except to record that you have not consented to their use for any other purpose.
If you choose not to use cookies or if you prevent their use through your browser settings, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our website.
What is a cookie?
A ‘cookie’ is a piece of information that is stored on your computer’s hard drive and which records how you move your way around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.
If you want to check or change what types of cookies you accept, this can usually be altered within your browser settings. You can block cookies at any time by activating the setting on your browser. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to track your use of our website and subscribers. This enables us to understand how you use the site and interact with me and track any patterns with regard to how you are using our website and correspondence. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and/or services
Session Cookies:
These are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page, but they do not collect any personal data from your computer; or
Persistent Cookies:
A persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer, and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics.
Cookie Categories
Below are the 3 categories of Cookies and the ones we have in use:
Essential cookies
Enable you to use the website effectively. These cookies enable core functionality such as security, verification of identity and network management. These cookies can’t be disabled.
Performance cookies
These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website and can be disabled.
Analytic Cookies
Beyond The Question website, social platforms and subscription providers use Analytics to understand how you interact to allow us to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested.
Analytic cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with us, discover errors and provide better overall analytics. We use Google Analytics on our website, landing pages, newsletters and promotional items.
Functionality cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised. You can uncheck Marketing and Functional Cookies.
Marketing Cookies:
These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests.
Functional Cookies:
These cookies collect data to remember choices users make to improve and give a more personalised experience.
For further information on how we handle personal information please refer to our Privacy Notice
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact us by sending an email to: tanya@beyondthequestion.org
Date of last update: 05 2024