Cookie Policy
On this website, we collect and use the information as indicated in our Privacy Policy. One of the ways in which we collect information is with a technology called “cookies”. At Forest Therapy Hub (FTHub), we use cookies for various things.
That is why it is important that you read this Cookies Policy and understand that, if you continue browsing, we consider that you accept its use. According to the terms, if you continue browsing, you will be giving your consent for the use of the aforementioned mechanisms.
What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a harmless file with a small amount of text that is stored in your browser (such as Google Chrome or Apple’s Safari) when you visit almost any web page. The usefulness of the cookie is that the website can remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Cookies have been used ever since the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.
What is NOT a cookie?
It is NOT a virus, a Trojan, a worm, spam, spyware or window pop-up.
What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank details, ID, photographs or personal information, etc. The data they keep are of a technical nature, such as statistics, personal preferences, personalisation of contents, etc. The web server does not associate you as a person, but rather your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Chrome and then navigate through the same website with the Firefox browser, you will see that the web does not realise that you are the same person because it is associating the information with the browser, not with the person.
What kind of cookies are there?
- Technical cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous and registered user navigates, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
- Analysis cookies: They collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time band of use, language, etc.
- Advertising cookies: They show advertising based on your navigation, country of origin, language, etc.
What are own and third-party cookies?
Own cookies are generated by the page you are visiting and those of a third party are generated by external services or providers such as Mailchimp, Mailrelay, Facebook, Twitter, Google AdSense, etc.
What cookies does this website use?
This website uses its own and third-party cookies, as detailed below.
Own cookies:
- Login: allow you to enter and exit your account of FTHub.
- Personalisation: help us remember what people or websites you have interacted with, so we can show you related content.
- Preferences: allow us to remember your settings and preferences, such as the preferred language and your privacy settings.
- Security: to avoid security risks, mainly to detect when someone is trying to hack into your account at FTHub.
Third-party cookies:
This website uses analysis services, specifically, Google Analytics to help the website analyse the use made by users of the website and improve its usability, but in no case are they associated with data that could identify the user. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware (USA) company whose main office is at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). The user can check here the type of cookies used by Google.
FTHub webmaster is a user of the WordPress blog and hosting platform, owned by the USA company Automattic, Inc. For such purposes, the uses of such cookies by the systems are never under the control or management of the FTHub webmaster, they can change their function at any time, and enter new cookies. These cookies also do not report any benefit to the person responsible for this website. Automattic, Inc. also uses other cookies to help identify and track visitors to WordPress sites, learn about their use of the Automattic website, as well as their preferences for access to it, as it is included in the “Cookies” section of its Privacy Policy.
Social network cookies:
Social media cookies can be stored in your browser while you browse through www.foresttherapyhub.com, for example, and use the embedded share button of a social network. More information about social network cookies that this website uses can be found on their respective cookie policies:
- Facebook cookie policy.
- Twitter cookie and privacy.
- LinkedIn cookie policy.
- YouTube cookie policy.
Cookies in detail
In compliance with legal provisions, the cookies that can be habitually installed while browsing this website are detailed below:
1 | cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 1 year | Others | Set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. |
2 | PHPSESSID | Session | Necessary | Native to PHP applications. Used to store and identify a users unique session ID for the purpose of managing user sessions on the website. It’s a session cookie and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. |
3 | cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 1 year | Necessary | Set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. |
4 | cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 1 year | Necessary | Set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”. |
5 | cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 1 year | Necessary | Set by GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress Plugin. Used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category “Analytics”. |
6 | cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Necessary | Set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Advertisement”. |
7 | _ga | 2 years | Analytics | Installed by Google Analytics. Used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. Stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
8 | _gid | 1 day | Analytics | Installed by Google Analytics. Used to store information on how visitors use a website and help in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected includes the number of visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. |
9 | pll_language | 1 year | Functional | Set by Polylang plugin for WordPress powered websites. Stores the language code of the last browsed page. |
10 | _gat_gtag_UA_88647058_1 | 1 minute | Others | No description. |
11 | cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 1 year | Others | No description. |
Can cookies be deleted?
Yes, and not only deleted, but also blocked, in a general or particular way for a specific domain. To remove cookies from a website you must go to your browser’s cookie settings, search for the cookies associated with the domain in question and remove them:
- Cookie settings in Google Chrome
- Cookie settings in Apple Safari on Mac and iPhone
- Cookie settings in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge
- Cookie settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Cookie settings in Opera
How to disable cookies?
The installation of cookies can be avoided by navigating the web in a private or incognito browsing mode or by deactivating the storage of cookies altogether (in which case, the site may stop working properly). Please check the links in the previous section for more information on how to disable cookies.
More information about cookies
You can check relevant regulations and obtain more information about cookies on the following links, among others:
- Guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies, from ICO (UK Information Commissioner’s Office)
- About Cookies site
If you wish to have more control over the installation of cookies, you can install programmes or add-ons to your browser, or activate modes, known as Do Not Track or Incognito, which will allow you to choose the cookies you wish to allow.
This cookie policy has been updated for the last time on 01-02-2019.
If you have any questions, write to us at adm@foresttherapyhub.com or through the contact form.