Cookies
Visiting our website with your browser settings adjusted
to accept cookies tells us that you want to use our products and
services and that you consent to our use of cookies and other
technologies to provide them to you as described in this notice and
in our Privacy Policy.
See below for information on how to modify the settings in your
browser to notify you when you receive a new cookie or to disable
cookies completely.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on
your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and
the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you
visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond
to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its
operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and
remembering information about your preferences.
How we use cookies
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being
used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve
our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use
this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the
data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by
enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do
not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any
information about you, other than the data you choose to share with
us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your
browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer (further
information below). This may prevent you from taking full advantage
of the website.
Cookies and Browser Settings
The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how
to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to set the
browser to notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to
disable cookies completely. You can also disable or delete similar
data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing
the settings in the add-on or visiting the website of the
manufacturer.
ShareThis buttons
On many of the pages of the site you will see 'ShareThis'
buttons. These enable users to share or bookmark the web pages. In
order to implement these buttons, and connect them to the relevant
social networks and external sites, there are scripts from domains
outside of ashgate.com. You should be aware that these sites are
likely to be collecting information about what you are doing all
around the internet, including on the Ashgate website. So if you
click on any of these buttons, these sites will be registering that
action and may use that information. In some cases these sites will
be registering the fact that you are visiting ashgate.com, and the
specific pages you are on, even if you don’t click on the button if
you are logged into their services, like Google and Facebook. You
should check the respective policies of each of these sites to see
how exactly they use your information and to find out how to opt
out, or delete, such information.