How we use cookies

HOW WE USE COOKIES

What are cookies?
The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (the Regulations) cover the use of cookies and similar technologies for storing information, and accessing information stored, on a user’s equipment such as their computer or mobile.

A cookie is a small bit of information that the UKCloud website stores in your web browser. Your web browser then tells the UKCloud website each time you return. The use of cookies and similar technologies is commonplace and cookies in particular are important in the provision of many online services. Using such technologies is not prohibited by the Regulations but they do require that people are told about cookies and given the choice as to which of their online activities are monitored in this way.

UKCloud use cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of the UKCloud website, and website access preferences.

With this information, UKCloud are able to improve the website and services based on the statistics gathered about the way this site is used by visitors.

Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using this website, or choose to disable Cookies by following the directions below, with the drawback that certain features of this website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

The UKCloud website may issue Cookies for the following purposes:

  • Analytics: in order for UKCloud to measure the volume of traffic navigating the website and optimize content accordingly.
  • Login settings and preferences: in order for the website to remember preferences after logging in.

 

Removing cookies
You can simply remove UKCloud cookies by taking the following action once you leave the website in the following popular browsers.

Internet Explorer
Go to – Tools > Internet Options > then select ‘Browsing History > ‘Delete’ – Tick the box for cookies and then delete. Note: This will remove cookies for all your visited sites.

Chrome
Go to – Preferences > Under the Hood > then select – ‘Content Settings’ > Cookies > ‘Show cookies and other site data’ Search for ’Skyscape’, then simply select and remove the cookies from this site.

Firefox
Go to – Preferences > Privacy – then select ‘remove individual cookies’ and search for ’Skyscape’, then simply select and remove the cookies from this site.

Safari
Go to – Preferences > Privacy – then select ‘details’ and search for ‘Skyscape’, then simply click ‘remove’ to delete the cookies from this site.

iPhone/iPad
Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Show all Sites
Select ’Skyscape’ then swipe to the left to remove this site’s cookies from your phone memory

Other Mobile Devices
Please refer to you handbook as this process varies greatly from device to device.