Introduction

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Our website uses ‘cookies’, which are small data files that are used as unique identifiers. They are sent from the website’s servers to your computer or mobile phone and stored on your device, and may then be sent back to our website’s servers with updated data as you browse our website.

Cookies are used to record information about your preferences as you browse our website, which allows us to improve your experience by tailoring the website accordingly. Cookies can also be used to identify you every time you revisit our website.



A ‘session cookie’ will expire at the end of your browsing session once you close your web browser; ‘persistent cookies’ on the other hand have a set expiry date and will be stored on your computer until either this date is reached, or you delete your cookies using your browser settings.

Cookie Type  Cookie Name  Description
Session ID  PHPSESSID

The LGF website uses a session cookie to maintain information about each visit to the website and enable core site functionality. This cookie does not contain any personal information and only lasts for the duration of your visit being deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

Load Balancer Cookie  AWSELB

This cookie is essential to help ensure that the website loads efficiently by distributing visits across multiple web servers. The cookie does not contain any personal information and only lasts for the duration of your visit, being deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

Google Analytics
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These cookies allow us to count page visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site, using a service provided by Google Analytics. For more information about Google's privacy policy, please use this link: www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.



Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses the following third-party suppliers and partners who may also set cookies on your computer or mobile phone as you browse our website. If you would like to know more about how these third-parties use cookies to collect and store your data, please use the links below:

Cookie Type  Cookie Name  Description
Twitter Cookies
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The Twitter plugin on our website allows you to quickly follow our official Twitter account. These cookies are installed by Twitter, and are used to detect if you are currently logged into Twitter when you visit our website, and also if you are already following us. Please see http://twitter.com/privacy for more information.

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Facebook Cookie
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The Facebook plugin on our website allows you to quickly ‘Like’ our official Facebook page. This cookie is installed by Facebook, and is used to detect if you are currently logged into Facebook when you visit our website, and if you already ‘Like’ our Facebook page. For more information, please see www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Google+ +1 Cookies
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Google.co.uk
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These cookies are installed by Google whenever you visit a page with an embedded Google Map, and are used by Google to track usage of their services. Please visit www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacyfor more information.

YouTube Cookies
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This cookie is installed by YouTube, and tracks your preferences when you view embedded YouTube video content on our website. For more information, please visit www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy.

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Please note that, where we embed content from third-party sites such as Flickr and YouTube, you may also have cookies from these third-party websites installed on your device. TOPAZ LGBT does not control these cookies and you should check the privacy policy of the relevant website for more information.

Please also note that, if you use one of the ‘sharing tools’ on our website to share content using social networks, these social networks may install a cookie on your device. TOPAZ does not control these cookies and you should check the privacy policy of the relevant website for more information.

Blocking Cookies

The majority of web browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari etc.) will allow you to block cookies from being installed on your device via your browser settings.

Depending on your browser, further information can be obtained via the following links:

Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies
Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955
Google Chrome http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Safari http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/3.0/en/9277.html
Opera http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/
Mobile phone users may have to refer to their handset manual for details on how to block cookies using their mobile browser.

Please be aware that restricting the use of cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.
 

Deleting Cookies

The majority of web browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari etc.) will allow also allow you to delete selected / all cookies currently installed on your device.
Depending on your browser, further information can be obtained via the following links:

Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies
Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955
Google Chrome http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Safari http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/3.0/en/9277.html
Opera http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/
Similarly, mobile phone users may have to refer to their handset manual for details on how to delete cookies using their mobile browser.

Please note that this will usually only remove any cookies currently installed on your device; you must also change your browser settings (above) if you wish to prevent cookies being installed in future. Please be aware that deleting cookies already stored on your device may impact on the usability of our website.

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Contact Details and Useful Information

This website is owned and operated by TOPAZ Youth Group. If you have any questions about our use of cookies and how we collect and store your data, then please contact topaz-hq@hotmail.co.uk.

For more information on cookies and how they work, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.