01. ABOUT THIS POLICY
1.1 Purpose
This policy sets out how SYNVEX LTD, the operator of spawnzone.org (“spawnzone.org”, “we”, “us” or “our”), makes use of cookies and comparable technologies on the website. It has been prepared in accordance with the law of the United Kingdom, in particular the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
1.2 Your agreement
If you use our website, you agree to cookies being used in the way this policy describes.
1.3 Getting in touch
Questions about how we use cookies, as well as requests to exercise the rights listed in clause 2.4, can be sent to info@spawnzone.org.
1.4 Revisions
This policy may be revised from time to time. Each new version will be published on this page together with its new effective date.
02. YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS
2.1 The cookie banner
The first time you visit the website, a banner will ask whether you agree to cookies that are not strictly necessary. Strictly necessary cookies do not depend on that choice and are always placed automatically.
2.2 Changing your settings
You are free to accept or refuse cookies, or to adjust your cookie preferences, whenever you wish. Consent you have given can be taken back at any point, either through the cookie settings on our website or through your browser settings.
2.3 Using your browser
Your browser settings also let you control cookies and remove those already stored on your device. Be aware that if strictly necessary cookies are switched off, parts of the website may stop working properly.
2.4 Your rights
UK data protection law gives you the right:
- to be told which cookies we use and why;
- to withdraw your consent at any time;
- where applicable, to ask us to erase data gathered through cookies.
To use any of these rights, write to us at info@spawnzone.org.
03. COOKIES IN BRIEF
3.1 What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit it. Cookies allow websites to work, make them easier and more pleasant to use, and give their operators information.
3.2 How long cookies last
Some cookies (“session cookies”) are removed as soon as you close your browser. Others (“persistent cookies”) stay on your device until they reach their expiry date or you delete them.
04. THE COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE
4.1 Categories we use
We place the following kinds of cookies:
- strictly necessary cookies, which the website needs in order to work at all, for example to run the shopping cart and the checkout process;
- preference cookies, which store the choices you make and make the website more convenient to use;
- analytics cookies, which show us how visitors use the website and how it performs (for example, Google Analytics);
- advertising cookies, which are used to show you relevant adverts and to assess how well our campaigns work.
Strictly necessary cookies can be placed without your consent. Every other category listed above is placed only if you have agreed to it.
4.2 Cookies set by other companies
Certain cookies are placed by external services that we rely on, such as analytics providers and payment processors, and those services may be able to gather information about what you do across different websites.