Cookies Policy
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site
and the Mary Hughes Books blog site use cookies, which are tiny files
that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience.
This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why
we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you
can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade
or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately
in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling
cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features
they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies
if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used
to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on
your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this).
Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this
and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually
result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the
site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
This site offers opt-in newsletter and email subscription services and
cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and
whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to
subscribed/unsubscribed users.
When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact
pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details
for future correspondence.
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third
parties. The following section details which third party cookies you
might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and
trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how
you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These
cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the
pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official
Google Analytics page.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the
way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features
these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent
experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which
optimizations our users appreciate the most.
In some cases we may provide you with custom content based on what you
tell us about yourself either directly or indirectly by linking a
social media account. These types of cookies simply allow us to provide
you with content that we feel may be of interest to you.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site or our
blog site that allow you to connect with your social network in various
ways. For these to work the following social media sites including;
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Pinterest, will set cookies
through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their
site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined
in their respective privacy policies.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously
mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need
or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does
interact with one of the features you use on our site. However, if you
are still looking for more information, you can contact us through one
of our preferred contact methods.
Email: mary@maryhughesbooks.com