Cookies Policy

Last updated: September 2024

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Virtual Towns ("we", "our", "us") use them on our website www.virtualtowns.co.uk, and your options regarding cookies. We comply with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, improve our services, and ensure that certain functions work properly. Specifically, we use:

1. Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features like security, network management, and accessibility. You can disable these cookies by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

2. Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website's performance and user experience.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect data about website traffic and user behavior. Google may use this data for its own purposes, and you can read their privacy policy here.

3. Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices (such as language or region), so you don't have to set them each time you visit. They provide a more personalised experience.

4. Advertising and Targeting Cookies

We may use these cookies to deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They track your browsing habits to display ads that are more likely to interest you.

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

See what cookies are installed and delete them individually.
Block third-party cookies.
Block cookies from specific websites.
Block all cookies from being installed.

For more information on managing and deleting cookies, visit the following guides depending on your browser:

Third-Party Cookies

We may allow third-party service providers to use cookies or similar technologies on our site to collect data on our behalf. These third parties may include Google Analytics and social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter. Please refer to their respective cookie policies for more details on how they manage your data.

Your Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to consent to our use of cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings to reject cookies or by deleting them.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect any changes in our use of cookies. Any updates will be posted on this page with the updated date at the top. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Virtual Towns
Email: info@virtualtowns.co.uk