Cookie Policy

The Destiny Group is committed to protecting your privacy and using technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Cookie Policy applies to the Destiny website and governs its usage of cookies. By using the Destiny website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer, tablet, phone or internet enabled device ("device") when you visit a website. A cookie will typically contain the name of the originating domain, the expiration date of the cookie, and a value or values which were stored by the website.

Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide analytical information about the visitors to a website. The use of cookies is now standard for most websites.

What types of cookie are there?

  • Session cookies are temporary. They allow a website to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the web browser and finishes when they close the web browser. Once you close the web browser, all session cookies are deleted.
  • Persistent cookies remain on the user's device for the period of time specified by the cookie's expiration date. They allow a website to link the actions of a user across browser sessions. These cookies are activated each time that the user returns to the website.

What are First-party and Third-party of cookies?

  • First-party cookies are those cookies with a domain name the same as the website you are visiting. These cookies are only accessible when you are visiting websites in the same domain as the domain that created the cookie. By default, first-party cookies are allowed in every Web browser. If you were to disable first-party cookies, a website may not be able to identify you as you move from page to page within the website or to remember your preferences.
  • Third-party cookies are those cookies with a domain name other than the one the user is currently visiting. These cookies are accessible when you visiting other websites which also use third-party cookies from those domains, and can be used to track a user's web browsing across websites. By default, third-party cookies are often allowed by a Web browser; however, they may be blocked, as they are widely used by advertisers to track a user's browsing history.

What functions are cookies used for?

  • Strictly Necessary cookies are essential to navigate around a website and use its features. Without these cookies you typically wouldn't be able to use basic website features like registration, login or shopping baskets. These cookies typically don't contain personally identifiable information and typically do not store information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
  • Functionality cookies allow users to customise how a website looks or works for them. These cookies can remember a user's preferences and login credentials or to provide personalised content. These cookies typically don't contain personally identifiable information and typically do not store information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
  • Analytical/Performance cookies collect data for statistical purposes on how visitors find and interact with a website. These cookies typically don't contain personally identifiable information, and are typically used to improve your user experience of a website. These cookies are usually created by a script a website operator has added to their website in order to use the services of a third-party analytics provider. First-party analytical/performance cookies typically do not store information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet. Third-party analytical/performance cookies can be used to track where you've been on the internet, which websites you have visited and which pages you have viewed. Third-party analytical/performance cookies can be used by analytics providers to build a profile about you based on the websites and pages you've visited. If you also use other services (e.g. e-mail) from the organisation providing the analytics then these third-party analytical/performance cookies can be used to build a detailed profile about you based on the personally identifiable information you've provided to the organisation along with the websites and pages you've visited. This information can be shared with other organisations including other advertisers.
  • Advertising cookies are used to track the effectiveness of an advertising campaign by tracking users' clicks. These cookies typically don't contain personally identifiable information, and are typically used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you, to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to track the performance of advertising. These cookies are usually created by a script a website operator has added to their website in order to use the services of a third-party advertising provider. Third-party advertising cookies can be used to track where you've been on the internet, which websites you have visited and which pages you have viewed. Third-party advertising cookies can be used by advertising providers to build a profile about you based on the websites and pages you've visited. If you also use other services (e.g. e-mail) from the organisation providing the advertising then these third-party advertising cookies can be used to build a detailed profile about you based on the personally identifiable information you've provided to the organisation along with the websites and pages you've visited. This information can be shared with other organisations including other advertisers.
  • Social Media cookies are used to track social media engagement by tracking users' clicks, likes and shares. These cookies typically don't contain personally identifiable information, and are typically used to track a user's social media engagement and to track the performance of social media advertising. These cookies are usually created by a script a website operator has added to their website in order to use the services of a third-party social media network. Third-party social media cookies can be used to track where you've been on the internet, which websites you have visited and which pages you have viewed. Third-party social media cookies can be used by social media networks to build a detailed profile about you based on the personally identifiable information you've provided to the social media network along with the websites and pages you've visited. This information can be shared with other organisations including other advertisers.

How does this website use cookies?

  • First-party cookies are used for Strictly Necessary, Functionality and Analytical/Performance cookies. The Strictly Necessary cookies are essential to the operation certain features of this website such as the ability to login. Functionality cookies are used to store your settings such as whether a you've acknowledged our Cookie policy. Analytical/Performance cookies may be generated by Google Analytics scripts within our website which we use to collect data for statistical purposes on how visitors find and interact with our website. If you disable first-party cookies then some functionality of this website may not be available to you.
  • Third-party Advertising and Social Media cookies may be generated by Google and/or Facebook scripts within our website. A Google AdWords script may be used track the performance of our Google Adwords advertising. A Facebook script may be used to track the performance of our Facebook advertising. If you disable third-Party cookies this should not impact the operation our website.

How do I control my cookies?

Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can alter the settings of your web browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. Generally, you have the option to see what cookies you've got and delete them individually, block third party cookies or cookies from particular sites, accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is issued or reject all cookies.

Please refer to your web browser documentation for details on how to delete cookies or change cookie settings.