Information About Cookies

COOKIE POLICY
Last Revised November 2012

We use technologies on the Site www.babytv.com to collect information that helps us improve your online experience.  In this Cookie Policy, we refer to these technologies, which include cookies, pixels, web beacons and gifs, collectively as “cookies.”  This policy explains the different types of cookies used on the Site and how you can control them.  We may change this Cookie Policy at any time.  Please take a look at the “LAST REVISED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Cookie Policy was last revised.  Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy available on or through the Site.

By using the Site, you agree that we can store and access cookies as described in this policy.

We hope that this policy helps you understand, and feel more confident about, our use of cookies. Please also see our Privacy Policy www.babytv.com/privacypolicy.aspx to understand the other ways in which we use information we collect about you. If you have any further queries, please contact us at info@babytvchannel.com.

1.    WHAT IS A COOKIE?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device.  They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work in a better, more efficient way.  They can do this because websites can read and write these files, enabling them to recognise you and remember important information that will make your use of a website more convenient (e.g. by remembering your user preferences). 

2.    WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

Below we list the different types of cookies we may use on the Site.
Essential Cookies.  These cookies are essential to our Site in order to enable you to move around it and to use its features.  Without these essential cookies, we may not be able to provide certain services or features and our Site will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like.  
Essential cookies on this Site may include:
Cookie name
Further information 
 __utma      
 __utmb      
 __utmc      
 __utmz      
 _drt_      
 Id      
 LastPageId      
 Locale      
 NID      
 Pid      
 PREF      
 reg_ext_ref      
 reg_fb_gate      
 reg_fb_ref      
 surv58      
 VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE  
 AgeGate                           
The cookie restricts users under the age of 18 years old from accessing webpages that contain information submission or sharing features.

Performance Cookies.  Performance cookies, which are sometimes called analytics cookies, collect information about your use of this Site and enable us to improve the way it works.  For example, performance cookies show us which are the most frequently visited pages on the Site, allow us to see the overall patterns of usage on the Site, help us record any difficulties you have with the Site and show us whether our advertising is effective or not.
 
Performance cookies on this Site may include:
Cookie name   Further information, including how to opt out
Google Analytics  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Functionality Cookies.  In some circumstances, we may use functionality cookies.  Functionality cookies allow us to remember the choices you make on our Site and to provide enhanced and more personalized features, such as customising a certain webpage, remembering if we have asked you to participate in a promotion and for other services you request, like watching a video or commenting on a blog.  All of these features help us to improve your visit to the Site.


Targeting or Advertising Cookies.  We and our service providers may use targeting or advertising cookies to deliver ads that we believe are more relevant to you and your interests.  For example, we may use targeting or advertising cookies to limit the number of times you see the same ad on our Site and to help measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.  These cookies remember what you have looked at on the Site and we may share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers.
 
For more information about targeting and advertising cookies and how you can opt out, you can visit www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.

Targeting and advertising cookies on this Site may include:

Cookie name   Further information, including how to opt out
 SmartAdserver       http://smartadserver.com/privacy-policy

Flash Cookies
.  We may, in certain situations, use Adobe Flash Player to deliver special content, such as video clips or animation. To improve your user experience, Local Shared Objects (commonly known as “Flash cookies”) are employed to provide functions such as remembering your settings and preferences.  Flash cookies are stored on your device, but they are managed through an interface different from the one provided by your web browser.  This means it is not possible to manage Flash cookies at the browser level, in the same way you would manage cookies. Instead, you can access your Flash management tools from Adobe’s website directly.  The Adobe website provides comprehensive information on how to delete or disable Flash cookies  see http://www.adobe.com/security/flashplayer for further information.  Please be aware that if you disable or reject Flash cookies for this Site, you may not be able to access certain features, such as video content or services that require you to sign in.    

3.  HOW DO THIRD PARTIES USE COOKIES ON THE SITE?

In some circumstances, we may work with third parties to provide services on our Site. Third-party advertisers and other organizations may use their own cookies to collect information about your activities on our Site and/or the advertisements you have clicked on. This information may be used by them to serve advertisements that they believe are most likely to be of interest to you based on content you have viewed.  Third-party advertisers may also use this information to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements.  We do not control these cookies and to disable or reject third-party cookies, please refer to the relevant third party’s website. You can also learn more about controlling cookies in section 4 below.
Third-party cookies on this Site may include:

Cookie name   Further information
_twitter_sess      
CheckConnectionTempCookie660      
datr      
external_referer      
Facebook Social Plugin http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=149609355108389
GALX      
GAPS      
Google+ https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/
guest_id      
hcm      
k      
locale      
NID      
original_referer      
Pid      
reg_ext_ref      
reg_fb_gate      
reg_fb_ref      
Twitter     https://twitter.com/privacy   
wd      
YouTube     http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=141046

 
4.  HOW DO I CONTROL COOKIES?

You may refuse to accept cookies from this Site at any time by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse cookies.  You can refuse to accept Flash cookies from this Site using Adobe’s Flash management tools at www.adobe.com/security/flashplayer. Further information about the procedure to follow in order to disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. You may wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers. Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Site may operate as intended.