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We value the trust you place in us and we take our responsibility to protect your privacy very seriously. This page explains how we use cookies, what information we collect using cookies and how we use cookies to improve the services we provide via this website.

What are cookies?

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They can also measure how you use a site, so that potential improvements can be made.

None of the cookies used for our sites can be used to identify you personally.

More information about cookies can be found at http://aboutcookies.org

How we use cookies

This website, www.activeblackcountry.co.uk, and associated sites use cookies in a variety of places anonymously to monitor site traffic. We do not store any personal information via cookies.

Your browser settings can be set to refuse all cookies. You can also set your browser to alert you whenever a cookie is being sent. However, you should be aware that some of the key features of this website may not function correctly without cookies.

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Google offers a browser plugin that allows users to opt out of its analytics.

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We understand that some people have concerns about cookies and their ability to store data. We also appreciate that the types of cookies that cause concerns are those that hold personal information that could identify a user (such as a name, email address or billing details) and those that track a user’s activities across multiple sites.

www.activeblackcountry.co.uk does not use any first-party cookies to hold any personal information or track users across multiple sites.

On some of our sites (know the net and domain business) we use third party social sharing tools that set third-party cookies, and we are currently working to make all these opt-in.

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