Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our privacy notice 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.

Who we are

This website is operated by Manchester Tech Events Ltd.

Our website

This cookie policy only relates to your use of our website http://www.manchestertechfestival.co.uk

Throughout our website we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties. These other third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (eg computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

Consent to use cookies and changing settings

We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested

You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences any time by clicking the consent preferences button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

 

Types of Cookies we use

 

Necessary

  

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Cookie

Duration

Description

__cf_bm

1 hour

This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

_cfuvid

session

Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services

cookieyes-consent

1 year

CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors.

__hssrc

session

This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session.

__hssc

1 hour

HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie.

elementor

Never Expires

The website’s WordPress theme uses this cookie. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time.

wpEmojiSettingsSupports

session

WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly.

Functional

  

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Cookie

Duration

Description

yt-remote-device-id

Never Expires

YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.

ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

Never Expires

The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future.

yt-player-headers-readable

Never Expires

The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user’s viewing experience.

yt-remote-connected-devices

Never Expires

YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.

yt-player-bandwidth

Never Expires

The yt-player-bandwidth cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences and settings, particularly related to bandwidth and streaming quality on YouTube.

yt-remote-session-app

session

The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player.

yt-remote-cast-installed

session

The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.

yt-remote-session-name

session

The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.

yt-remote-fast-check-period

session

The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos.

Analytics

  

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie

Duration

Description

_ga_*

1 year 1 month 4 days

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

_ga

1 year 1 month 4 days

Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

_gid

1 day

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

_gat_gtag_UA_*

1 minute

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.

__hstc

6 months

Hubspot set this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).

hubspotutk

6 months

HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.

Advertisement

  

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

Cookie

Duration

Description

YSC

session

Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

6 months

YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface.

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

6 months

YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain.

Uncategorized

  

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

Cookie

Duration

Description

cf_clearance

1 year

Description is currently not available.

   

How to contact us

Please contact us on the details below if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you.

You can contact us by post, email or telephone if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you.

Amy Newton

Manchester Tech Events Ltd

GM Digital Security Hub (DiSH),

Heron House,

1 Lincoln Square,

Manchester,

England,

M2 5LN.

[email protected]

07791 029882

Do you need extra help?

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Changes to this policy

This policy was published on 30th August 2024.