Cookie policy

Scope of this policy

1. Andrew Blackburn trading as Journey of Independence we or us or our) uses cookies when you visit our website, app, or voice assistant, journeyofindependence.com, (the Website, app or voice assistant) to help customize the Website, app or voice assistant and improve your experience using the Website, app or voice assistant.
2. This policy applies between you, the user of this Website, app, or voice assistant, and us, Andrew Blackburn trading as Journey of Independence, the owner and provider of this Website, app, or voice assistant.
3. When you visit the Website, app, or voice assistant, and before your website, app, or voice assistant places cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of cookies, you are enabling us to provide a better experience and service. You may, if you wish, deny your consent to the placing of these cookies; however, certain features of the Website, app or voice assistant may not function fully or as intended.
4. This cookie policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Privacy Policy, which can be found at: www.sightsupportsheffield.weebly.com.

What are cookies?

• A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer by this Website, app, or voice assistant when you visit certain parts of the Website, app, or voice assistant and/or when you use certain features of the Website, app, or voice assistant.
• This Website, app or voice assistant may place and access certain cookies on your computer. We use these cookies to improve your experience of using the Website, app, or voice assistant.
• Cookies do not usually contain any information that personally identifies you, the Website, app, or voice assistant user. However, personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information obtained from and stored in cookies. For more information on how such personal information is managed and stored, refer to our Privacy Policy which is available online at: www.sightsupportsheffield.weebly.com.

Types of cookies

• This Website, app or voice assistant uses the following cookies:

Type of cookie	Purpose
Strictly necessary cookies	These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Website, app, or voice assistant. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Website, app, or voice assistant, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance cookies	These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website, app, or voice assistant when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website, app or voice assistant works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies	These are used to recognize you when you return to our website, app, or voice assistant. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). By using the Website, app, or voice assistant, you agree to our placement of functionality cookies.

• You can find a list of the cookies that we use in the attached Cookie Schedule.
• We have carefully chosen these cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and always respected.

How to control your cookies

1. You can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please see the help menu in your internet browser.
2. You can switch off cookies at any time, however, you may lose information that enables you to access the Website, app, or voice assistant more quickly and efficiently.
3. It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
4. For more information on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer.

Changes to this policy

1. Andrew Blackburn, trading as Journey of Independence reserves the right to change this cookie policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website, app or voice assistant and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the cookie policy on your first use of the Website, app or voice assistant following the alterations. 

Contact details.

1. The Website, app or voice assistant is owned by Andrew Blackburn trading as Journey of Independence of Endcliffe Glen Road, S11, England.
2. You may contact us:
   1. by telephone on 07729 709541.
   1. by email at andy.blackburn2071@gmail.com.
   1. using the contact form on the Website, app, or voice assistant.

Attribution

1. This cookie policy was created using a document from Rocket Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.com/gb/en).

This policy was created on 23 January 2023.

COOKIE SCHEDULE

Below is a list of the cookies that we use. We have tried to ensure this is complete and up to date, but if you think that we have missed a cookie or there is any discrepancy, please let us know.

Cookies that we use on the Website, app, or voice assistant:

Strictly necessary cookies

We use the following strictly necessary cookies:

Name of cookie	Purpose of cookie
Performance cookies help us understand ranking statistics.	This cookie helps us maximizer our ads on search engines.

Functionality cookies

We use the following functionality cookies:

Name of cookie	Purpose of cookie
Cheese cookies help us with understanding the way our clients use our website, app or voice assistant and app.	This cookie will enable us to understand the operating systems and web browsers for example.

Analytical/performance cookies

We use the following analytical/performance cookies:

Name of cookie	Purpose of cookie
We use the analytical cookie to help us find the underlying cause of which pages on our site are most used and why.