Cookie Policy for Cornish Mining & Mineralogy Records (CornishMiningRecords.com)
Last Updated: [Date of Last Update]
This Cookie Policy explains how Cornish Mining & Mineralogy Records ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, CornishMiningRecords.com (the "Site"). It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides further details on how we process personal data.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide reporting information, and to help personalize your experience.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, us) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Site to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our visitors to enhance their experience on our Site. Third parties serve cookies through our Site for analytics and other purposes.
The specific purposes for which we use cookies are:
- Essential Operation: To enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
- Performance & Analytics: To help us understand how visitors interact with our Site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve the structure and content of our mineralogy and historical records.
- Functionality: To remember choices you make (such as language preferences) and to provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Research & Archival Integrity: As a site dedicated to historical and geological records, we may use analytics to understand which archives, maps, or mineral data are most frequently accessed to guide our research and digitization priorities.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The table below details the cookies we use on CornishMiningRecords.com, categorised by their purpose.
| Category | Provider | Cookie Name(s) (Examples) | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | CornishMiningRecords.com | session_id, csrf_token, consent_preferences | These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Site, such as maintaining your login session (if applicable), securing forms, and storing your cookie consent preferences. They cannot be switched off. | Session or up to 12 months |
| Performance / Analytics | Google Analytics | _ga, _gid, _gat | These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site, such as which pages are visited most often, how users navigate, and if they encounter error messages. All information is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us improve how our Site works. | Up to 2 years |
| Functionality | CornishMiningRecords.com | language, display_mode, region_pref | These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (like your preferred language or region for displaying measurement units) and provide enhanced, more personal features. | Up to 1 year |
Note: This is a representative list. Specific cookie names and lifespans may change as we update our services.
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
- Browser Controls: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers can be found here: If you disable cookies, please note that some parts of our Site may become inaccessible or not function properly.
- Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our Site, you were presented with a cookie consent banner. You can change your consent choices at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link, typically found in the website footer.
- Third-Party Opt-Outs: For analytics cookies like Google Analytics, you can opt-out directly via Google's tools: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar tracking technologies:
- Web Beacons / Pixels: Small graphic images that may be included on our Site and emails to understand usage and campaign effectiveness.
- Local Storage: Used to store data (like user preferences) locally in your browser, functioning similarly to cookies but with greater capacity.
The controls available to you for cookies generally apply to these similar technologies.
6. Data Transfers
As a website focused on Cornish mining history with a global audience, data collected via cookies (such as analytics data) may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA), including the United States. Where such transfers occur, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as the UK's International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) or the EU's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), to ensure your data is protected.
7. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Data Controller: Cornish Mining & Mineralogy Records
Email: [Insert Contact Email Address]
Postal Address: [Insert Postal Address, if applicable]
9. Your Legal Rights (GDPR & UK GDPR)
Under data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have rights regarding your personal data. These include:
- Right of Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request we temporarily halt processing of your data.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You can object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
- Rights related to automated decision-making: We do not engage in automated decision-making with legal effects.
To exercise any of these rights in relation to data collected via cookies, please contact us using the details in Section 8. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
10. Do Not Track Signals
Our Site does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals sent by web browsers. We instead provide the granular cookie management options described in Section 4 of this policy.