Cookie Policy

About our Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy is issued on behalf of Brickhunter Limited (Brickhunter). Our Cookie Policy explains how cookies and other tracking devices are used on our website at https://brickhunter.com. For the purpose of this policy, references to "cookies" refers to cookies and other types of technologies which are used to help us recognise you as a user of our website.

About cookies and how we use them

Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer or other device when you visit our website. The cookies are then used to gather information about your use of a site.

Cookies are commonly used to help websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

They help our website to work in the way that you would expect so that we can provide you with a good experience when you use our website. They also help us to improve our site and make our promotional activity more efficient.

In general terms, cookies can be categorised into the following broad categories:

  • Strictly necessary cookies Cookies required for the operation of the website.

  • Analytical/performance cookies Cookies which allow a website operator to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around a website. They help improve the way websites work: for example, by ensuring that users easily find what they are looking for.

  • Functionality cookies These allow a returning user and their preferences to be recognised. This means that the website can then present personalised content.

  • Targeting cookies These types of cookies record visits to a website, the pages visited and the links followed. These cookies are used to tailor content.

At the moment, we use cookies which are necessary for the performance of our site and to recognise returning users and for analytical performance. We also use targeting cookies, such as our Facebook Pixel cookie.

Note that where we provide links to other websites, such as the links we provide to our social media pages, those third-party websites may also use cookies and you should familiarise yourself with the cookies information that they provide on their own websites. We are not responsible for any cookies used on third-party websites to which we may provide links.

More specifically, we use the types of cookies below at https://brickhunter.com. The table below also provides information about what the cookies are used for.

Cookie TypeNamePurpose
Google Analytics_utmaThese cookies are used to distinguish each user and session and is updated each time it is sent to Google Analytics.
Google Analytics_utmbThese cookies are used to determine new visitors and sessions and is updated each time it is sent to Google Analytics.
Google Analytics_utmcThese cookies are used to operate in conjunction with _utmb cookie, to determine whether a user is in a new session/visit.
Google Analytics_utmtThese cookies are used to throttle the request rate which limits the amount of data recorded to prevent our system from crashing.
Google Analytics_utmvThese cookies are used to store visitor-level custom variable data and is updated each time it is sent to Google Analytics.
Google Analytics_utmzThese cookies store the traffic source or campaign that explains how a user has reached our site and is updated each time it is sent to Google Analytics.
Google Analytics_ga/_gidThese cookies register a unique ID. We use these cookies to generate statistical data on how a visitor uses the site.
Stripe_stripe_sid/_stripe_midThese cookies remember each visitor so that Brickhunter does not have to store any card details.
Cross-Site Request Forgery TokenXSRF-TOKENThese cookies are assigned per-session to deny cross-site request forgery attempts. We use this cookie to help determine if a request has been made without a visitor’s input.
User Sessionbrickhunter_sessionThese cookies identify a visitor’s access and account for the brickhunter.com site.

Session cookies and permanent cookies

Some of the devices which are used on Brickhunter’s website are used for the current session only - i.e. to recognise a user moving from page to page on the site. This means that the cookie will expire when your session finishes.

Others are permanent cookies which will be stored on your computer and will be used to recognise you as a user, the next time you visit the site.

Cookie settings and more information

Broadly, you can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies.

Be aware however that if you use browser settings to block cookies, you may not be able to access all or some parts of the site and our site may not work as intended.

This is especially the case for our website because we use a minimal number of cookies and these are aimed at making our website function properly in the way that you would expect.

You can find out more about how to manage and delete cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can also find out about disabling cookies on the following sites for different browsers:

Google Analytics

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; 'Google') on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes.

For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on our behalf as the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage.

The following information, among others, can be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address of your browser transmitted by Google Analytics is not linked to any other Google data.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information about your use of our website generated by the Google Analytics cookies is normally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

For further information about how Google processes your data please see Google's Privacy and Terms site.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager.

Google is a group of companies and consists of the companies Google Ireland Ltd. (provider of the service), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and other affiliated companies of Google LLC.

This service allows you to administer so-called website tags centrally via an interface. Google Tag Manager implements only tags. No cookies are used and no personal data are collected.

Google has a suitable privacy policy for such data collection by third-party providers: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/.

Consent to use of cookies from our website

English law requires all websites to request permission when using cookie technology. If your browser is set to accept cookies and other similar technologies and if you continue to use our website then we will understand this to mean that you consent to the use of cookies or other similar technologies.

However, if you wish to remove or stop use of cookies from our site then you should either stop using the site or adjust the settings of your browser as explained above, to reject or disable cookies.

Privacy Policy

This cookies policy should also be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

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