Privacy & Cookie Policy

Our website and data is hosted by squarespace. You can view their privacy policy here: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

Personal information we collect

  • Information from your use of the Services or Users’ sites. This includes: IP addresses, preferences, web pages you visited prior to coming to our or our Users’ sites, information about your browser, network or device (such as browser type and version, operating system, internet service provider, preference settings, unique device IDs and language and other regional settings), information about how you interact with the Services and our Users’ sites (such as timestamps, clicks, scrolling, browsing times, searches, transactions, referral pages, load times, and problems you may encounter, such as loading errors).

  • Information we get from our partners to support our marketing initiatives, improve our Services and better monitor, manage and measure our ad campaigns, such as details about when our partner shows you one of our ads on or via its advertising platform.

How we collect personal information
We record some of it automatically when you use our sites (including with technologies like cookies).

Your rights and choices

Where applicable law requires (and subject to any relevant exceptions under law), you may have the right to access, update, change or delete personal information.

You can change or delete personal information by contacting us at newsletter@stik.org to request the required changes.

 

Use of cookies

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users, to provide you with a good experience when you browse the our website and also allows us to improve our website.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

1.     Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Sites and use a shopping basket.

2.     Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

3.     Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to the website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

4.     Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to the website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Managing cookies

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Sites.

If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet: 
For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option
For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option

If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet: 
For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option
For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option.

Enabling cookies

You can enable cookies by following the steps below depending on your browser:

SAFARI ON OSX

1.     Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option;

2.     Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies';

3.     Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'.

MOZILLA FIREFOX ON OSX

1.     Click on 'Mozilla' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option;

2.     Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security';

3.     Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'.

OPERA

1.     Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings';

2.     Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab;

3.     Then select 'Accept cookies' option.

To learn more about cookies and how to manage them (including blocking them) visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu (opens in a separate window). To opt-out of Google Analytics visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ (opens in a separate window). Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external websites.