Privacy & cookies policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It contains some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or what’s in your shopping basket.
This website - wordsandscience.com (“our site”) - does not collect any personal data about visitors.
Our site uses the following types of cookies:
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Strictly necessary cookies These are cookies that are required for the operation of our site to enable you to move around our site and use its features. Without these cookies our site does not work properly. There is more information about these cookies below:
ssr-caching = Necessary session cookie. This cookie is set by the web host and indicates how a site was rendered. No personal information is stored in this cookie.
XSRF-TOKEN = Necessary session cookie. This cookie is set by the web hosting service and is used for security purposes. Expires when the user’s browser is closed.
hs = Necessary session cookie. This cookie is set by the web hosting service and is used for security purposes. Expires when the user’s browser is closed.
svSession = Necessary session cookie. This cookie is used by the web hosting service to identify unique visitors and track a visitor’s session on the site. Expires after 2 years.
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Third party cookies The home page of this website contains hyperlinks to “LinkedIn” and “twitter” which are owned and operated by third parties. Third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies. They will govern the use of any personal information you submit or which is collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and you use them at your own risk. If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some functions of that website.
Further information about cookies
For some more information about cookies in general and how to manage them, see here.