Notts County Football Club has updated its privacy policy to detail the use of cookies and tracking technologies on its website. The new policy outlines the types of cookies, their purposes, and the duration they remain on users’ devices.
Cookie Categories
The policy groups cookies into several categories: - Always Active: Necessary cookies that enable basic site functions, such as secure log-in and consent preferences. Examples include CookieOptanonConsent (1 year) and CookieAWSALBCORS (7 days). - Functional: Cookies that enable sharing, feedback, and third-party features. Examples are CookiemuxData (1 year) and Cookie_sp_root_domain_test_ (session). - Analytical: Cookies that collect anonymous usage data. Google Analytics cookies like Cookie_ga_ (1 year 1 month 4 days) and Cookie_ga (same duration) are listed. - Performance: Cookies that help improve site performance, such as Cookieloglevel (never expires) and CookieAWSALB (7 days). - Advertisement: Cookies that provide tailored advertising, including Cookie_fbp (3 months) and CookieUserID1 (3 months).
Consent and Preferences
Users can customise consent for each category via a floating button that appears after giving initial consent. The policy explains that consent can be withdrawn at any time and that preferences are stored in a cookie named ‘euconsent’, which may be retained for up to 730 days.
Vendor Details
The notice lists 842 vendors that seek consent, including Amazon Web Services, Stripe, Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare, Facebook, and Adition. Each vendor’s cookie is described with its purpose, duration, and description.
Legal Basis
The policy clarifies that most data handling relies on legitimate interest, but users have the right to object. It also notes that some vendors rely on legitimate interest for data processing.
Technical Information
Specific cookie names, durations, and descriptions are provided, such as Cookie__stripe_mid (1 year) for fraud prevention, Cookie__stripe_sid (1 hour) for session identification, and Cookie__cf_bm (1 hour) for bot management.
The updated notice aims to give visitors a transparent view of how personal data is processed and to comply with EU privacy regulations.
