What are cookies and why we use them?
Cookies are widely used on web sites to ensure they work properly and to provide the owners of the site with information to deliver a more personal experience.
Empties Please uses cookies to:
Provide an enhanced experience for our customers. This does not include the collection of personally identifiable information. When personally identifiable information is collected, such as when a customer requests a bag or bin, we are upfront about this and make it clear what we intend to do with it.
The majority of browsers allow some control of cookies via browser settings. To find out more about what cookies have been set and how to manage or delete them, visit: http://www.whatarecookies.com. This site is external to Empties Please and consequently we cannot be held responsible for the content.
The following types of cookies are used on the Empties Please:
- Session Cookies. This cookie is used to ensure are web site works properly.
- Analytics Cookies. Empties Please uses Google Analytics to monitor the number of visitors it has received and where they have come from in order to increase the effectiveness of the advertising.
No personally identifiable information is ever shared.
Empties Please Cookie Audit
1. Session Cookies
| Cookie | Description of Use | When the cookie is activated | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | This session cookie is used by our main web site system to help ensure the web site works properly. This means we can effectively deliver information and functionality to you when you browse online. | The start of visit | At end of session |
2. Analytics Cookies
| Cookie | Description of Use | When the cookie is activated | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _utma | This cookie stores your number of visits, the time of your first visit to Empties Please the previous visit, and the current visit. You cannot be personally identified by this cookie but it does help us to understand our customer’s behaviour and improve your experience on the web site. | The start of visit | 2 years from set/update |
| _utmb | This cookie is used to record approximately how long you stay on Empties Please including: when your visit starts and approximately when you leave. You cannot be personally identified by this cookie but it does help us to understand our customer’s behaviour and we use this information to improve customer experience on the web site. | The start of visit | 30mins from set/update |
| _utmc | This cookie is used to record approximately how long you stay on Empties Please including: when your visit starts and approximately when you leave. You cannot be personally identified by this cookie but it does help us to understand our customer’s behaviour and we use this information to improve customer experience on the web site. | The start of visit | At end of session |
| _utmz | This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach the Empties Please web site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within your own site. The cookie is updated with each page view to your site. | The start of visit | 6 months from set/update |
