Cookies

A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser. On revisiting our site our computer server will recognise the cookie, giving us information about your visit.

When we use cookies

During the registration process:
We allocate cookies during the registration process for our services. These cookies will hold information collected during your registration and will allow us to recognise you as a customer and provide you with the services you require. If your browser is set to reject cookies, you will not be able to register for mad.co.uk services. We may also use this data to better understand your interests while online and to personalise your visits to our web site.
On different sections of our portal:
For visitors to our web site, we use cookies to collect information. Our servers use two different types of cookies. The first type is known as a session-based cookie and is allocated to your computer only for the duration of your visit to our web site. It helps you to move around the web site faster and, if you're a registered customer, it allows us to give you information relevant to your selected mad.co.uk service. This cookie automatically expires when you close down your browser. The second type of cookie is known as a persistent cookie. These cookies will remain on your computer for a period of time set for each cookie.

This cookie allows us to:

Limit how often you see a particular advertisement or announcement on our web site
Identify your preferences when customising content for you
Provide you with relevant self-help information
Record how many times you visit a page or advertisement
Limit and record how often you can vote in our polls
Confirm you are a registered user and save your login details when accessing certain services on our web site
Collect statistics on the use of our services
We may also use cookies and web beacons to ensure that our mailing tools are working properly

Other companies which advertise or offer their products or services on our web sites will also allocate cookies to your computer.

These cookies are used:

To serve advertisements on our site and track whether these advertisements are clicked on by users

To control how often you are shown a particular advertisement
To tailor content to your preferences
To count the number of anonymous users of the site
To provide security within shopping baskets or transactions

The types of cookies they use and how they use the information generated by them will be governed by those companies' Privacy Policies. We have no control over these.

How you can refuse or opt out of cookies:

Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance and prompt you every time a cookie is sent to you or to allow you to choose not to receive cookies at all. If you wish to block cookies, please follow the relevant link below for instructions. Take care to ensure that the instructions you select match the type and version of your browser software:

For Netscape Navigator 3:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/netscape-navigator3.html

For Internet Explorer 3:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/internet-explorer3.html

For Netscape 4:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/netscape4.html

For Internet Explorer 4:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/internet-explorer4.html

For Internet Explorer 5+:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/internet-explorer5-plus.html

For Netscape 6:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/netscape-6-plus.html

For further information on cookies and how to manage them you can go to www.allaboutcookies.org