Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 25 April 2023

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully as it describes the use of cookies and similar technologies on our website www.www.webassist.me (“Website”), specifying the purposes and type of use of cookies, and the right of users to deny the use of cookies.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy available on our Website, which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share Personal Information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your Personal Information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.

We use cookies and similar technologies as described in this Cookies Policy. By consenting to the Cookies Policy, you agree that we can distinguish you from other users of our Website for the purposes set out below. This helps provide you with the services you have requested, good user experience, tailored content and interest-based adverts. For example, we can recognize and remember important information, such as preferred settings, that will make it more comfortable for you to browse our website or use applications.

We may update, change or replace any part of this Cookie Policy from time to time to ensure that it remains accurate by posting updates, amendments and/or alterations (all collectively “changes”) on our Website. Please check back from to time to time for changes. If you continue to use and/or access the Website following the posting of any changes, this automatically constitutes acceptance of those changes. In the event you disagree with any changes you shall immediately terminate the use of our Website and/or services.

What are Cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website and mobile application owners in order to make their websites and apps work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

We may use cookies to analyse visits to the Website and improve the Website in accordance with the user’s needs. This information is used exclusively for statistical analysis purposes, and then data is deleted from the system.

Cookies help to provide the best Website experience for the user. The cookie does not in any way provide us access to your computer. You have ability to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change the settings of your web browser to reject cookies. This can prevent you from fully using the website.

Cookies vary depending on the purpose and duration of storage. Over time, the used cookies can be updated and adapted to the needs of improving the quality-of-service delivery.

Consent to use cookies and changing settings.

When you visit our Website and use applications, you consent to the Cookies Policy, you agree that we can distinguish you from other users of our Website and applications for the purposes set out below and you accept the use of cookies.

You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences by accessing your browser or phone’s cookie settings. Once you have made changes, it may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect. Please read additional information in “Managing your cookies preferences” section below.

You can disable or restrict the use of cookies, but without cookies, it will be impossible to fully use all the functions of the Website and/or our services.

Our use of cookies.

Cookies set by us are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than us are called “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through our Website, e.g., such as advertising, interactive content and analytics. The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

There are different types of cookies which are used for different purposes. We describe five different functions, but be aware that not all these types will be used on every website you visit and some cookies may fit into multiple categories:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. We need these cookies to run our website and applications. They let us save your cookie preferences and keep the site secure. They’re always on.
  • Cookies that give you a better browsing experience. These let us tailor the site to your needs, like displaying it in the same language as your web browser. We’ll sometimes refer to them as functionality cookies.
  • Cookies that help us improve our products. These let us use tools that show us how you interact with our products. They help us find and fix problems for our clients, and they’re also known as analytical or performance cookies.
  • Third party cookies: placed by someone other than us which may gather data across multiple websites or sessions. These third-party cookies collect and use this information under their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for any of such third parties’ cookies.

We use cookies to improve our website, namely, in order to:

  • provide the functionality of the Website, receive statistics on the flow of users to the Website, e.g., number of users, time spent on the page, etc.
  • authenticate the user and customize the functionality of the Website for user’s user habits, including language, search terms, previously viewed content;
  • in case the user is our client to authenticate the client, offer the client individual services and offers.

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

Strictly necessary cookies.

Cookie name

Purpose

Duration

Necessary (Yes/No)

cookieControl

Save the form acceptation from your cookie selection

30 days

Yes

cookieControlPrefs

Save the settings from your cookie selection

30 days

Yes

 

Managing your cookies preferences.

You can manage your preferences in relation to cookies or change your browser settings to refuse the use of all or some cookies. However, if you block all cookies (including necessary cookies), you may not be able to use all or some parts of our Website.

Most web browsers will provide the option to turn off or disallow cookies. How you do this depends on the web browser you are using. Instructions for disallowing cookies can usually be found in the browser’s “Help” menu. If you want to disable cookies you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies. How you can do this will depend on the browser you use. Further details on how to disable cookies for the most popular desktop browsers are set out here (these may vary depending on operating system and browser version):

For Microsoft Internet Explorer:

  1. Choose the menu “Tools” then “Internet Options”
  2. Click on the “Privacy” tab
  3. Select “Advanced”
  4. Choose the appropriate settings

For Google Chrome:

  1. Choose “Settings” and click on “Advanced”
  2. Under “Privacy and Security” click “Content Settings”
  3. Click “Cookies”

For Safari:

  1. Choose Preferences > Privacy
  2. Click on “Block all cookies”

For Mozilla firefox:

  1. Click on the menu icon then select “Options”
  2. Click on the icon “Privacy & Security”
  3. Find the menu “cookie” and select the relevant options

For Opera 6.0 and further:

  1. Choose the menu icon and select “Settings”
  2. Click on “Privacy & Security”
  3. Choose the appropriate settings
Additional information.

For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies – www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you are a resident in the EEA, please visit www.youronlinechoices.eu which has further information about behavioural advertising and online privacy.

Contact us.

You may submit your questions, requests and complaints to our DPO by email to [email protected], FAO: DPO or by post to DPO, WEB DIY ASSIST LTD, 15385304, 4 Meadowbank, London, United Kingdom, NW3 3AY.