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https://www.abf.co.uk (the "Website") uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure our Website functions properly, improve your online experience, and to collect data to allow us and our partners to analyse website traffic.
Cookies are small text files generated by a website that are stored to your browser directory or hard-drive of your computer or mobile device so they can be retrieved by the website at a later date. Such storage allows the website to communicate with your browser directory or hard drive to allow us to present certain website functionality to you, remember your preferences and carry out certain other functions, as further detailed below. Cookies are used to perform many different roles. You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the tables below. Some cookies (known as session cookies) are created temporarily and are deleted when you leave our Website. Other cookies (known as persistent cookies) allow your device to be recognised by, and communicate with, our Website on subsequent visits to our Website.
Cookies, pixels, local storage, social plug-ins and tags may be used to collect personal data, or combined with other information we hold to create personal data, regarding your interactions with our Website and emails, and this personal data may be shared with our partners. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information regarding how we handle your personal data together with (where applicable) the privacy policy of the third party that sets the cookies (as set out below). Where we refer to N/A in final column of the tables below, this means that it is our Privacy Policy that applies to the processing of any personal data collected via such cookie.
These cookies are necessary for our Website to function, and are always enabled because our Website won't work properly without them. They are usually set in response to actions you take such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in to secure areas of our Website, or filling in forms. You can change your browser settings to switch these cookies off or alert you about these cookies, but all or some of our Website may then not work. These cookies do not store any personal data.
| Name | What does the cookies do? | First party or third party? | When does the cookie expire? | Privacy Policy or third party (where applicable) |
| __cf_bm | This Cookie is a Cloufdare bot product and is intended to identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect the site from bad bots. | Third party | This cookie expires after 30 minutes of continuous inactivity by the end user. | Cloudfare privacy policy |
| CookieControl | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | First party | 90 days | Blacksun Global privacy policy |
These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to our Website so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website when they are using it. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our Website so we can make adjustments to improve user experience. These cookies may allocate a unique identifier to you so we can distinguish you from other users of our Website whilst you are browsing our Website, please see our Privacy Policy for further information.
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses Cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyse how users interact with the Website and services, compile reports on their activity, and provide other services related to their activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a returning visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt-out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.
| Name | What does the cookie do? | First party or third party? | When does the cookie expire? | Privacy Policy or third party (where applicable) |
| _ga | The _ga cookie is a distinct, specialised tracking tool created by Google Analytics. Its main function is distinguishing users from one another on any webpage where it is dropped – giving every visitor their own identity of sorts. | First-party | Typically expires after 2 years. | Google’s privacy policy |
| _gat | The _gat cookie is used to restrict the number of requests and limits the collection of data on high traffic sites. | First-party | Expires after 10 minutes | Google’s privacy policy |
| _gid | This cookie is used to store and update a unique value for each page visited. Groups user actions together into a session. | First-Party | A session cookie and expires after 24 hours. | Google’s privacy policy |
| AKA_A2 | This Akamai cookie is used to speed up content delivery on websites using the adaptive acceleration feature. Adaptive Acceleration (A2) is Akamai's intelligent platform that continuously applies performance optimizations. | First Party | Expires after 1 hour. | Akami privacy policy |
| AWSALB | This is an Amazon Web Services cookie which enables the allocation of server traffic to make the user experience as smooth as possible. A load balancer is used to determine which server currently has the best availability. The information generated cannot identify you as an individual. | First Party | Expires after 1 day. | AWS privacy policy |
These cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation on our Website, for example to greet you by name and remember your preferences. If you do not allow these cookies our website content and services may not be available to you at all or may not function properly.
These cookies help us and our partners to learn about your interests and preferences so we can show you relevant marketing and ads on other websites. They also allow us to understand how you engage with ads and marketing we send to you (including via email) so we can ensure you enjoy our content. If you do not allow these cookies, you'll continue to receive marketing and advertising but it won't be tailored to you or your interests. We and our partners may use these cookies to collect personal data relating to your browsing activities, please see our Privacy Policy for further information.
You can choose which cookies you accept using our cookies management tool available when you first visit our Website or at all times in the footer of our Website or by managing your preferences within your browser settings. Please follow the relevant links below for further information regarding how you can manage your cookie preferences using your browser settings:
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
You can choose to "Reject All", however, you may not then be able to access all or parts of our Website. For further information about how to manage personalised advertising and marketing across multiple platforms, please visit the following:
You can adjust your preferences regarding personalised advertising using the settings on social media platforms on which you have an account.
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or would like to request further information, please contact us via our contact us page at: contact us.