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Like most other websites, Plymouth Sound & Tamar Estuaries MPA makes use of cookies. They are only used where they are genuinely necessary (e.g. as part of our online forms or payments), offer a significantly better user experience, or help us to improve our website.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. It uses cookies to help monitor use of the website. It reports trends without identifying individual visitors. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google.

This information is used for the purpose of evaluating visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for site operators. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

Plymouth Sound & Tamar Estuaries MPA will not use Google Analytics to track or to collect any personally identifiable information about visitors to our site. We will not use Google Analytics data with any other personally identifying information from any other source. We do not allow Google to use our analytics data in anonymous form as part of their benchmarking service.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by us and by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Vist the relevant Google page for more information about Google’s privacy policy relating to Google Analytics or to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites.

Twitter

We embed some Twitter feeds on our pages. Twitter then use cookies to determine who follows the various links contained in these embedded feeds. For further information read the Twitter privacy policy.

External cookies

Many sites we refer you to will immediately set session cookies. We cannot audit the use of cookies by these external sites so you should be aware of their use and be prepared to manage them if you follow links to other sites from this website.

Preventing cookies from being set

Most web browsers will allow you to prevent cookies being set on your device, but doing this may mean you are unable to use some parts of our website. Consult the Help section of your browser to find out how to change the cookie settings.

If you follow any external links from Plymouth Sound & Tamar Estuaries MPA to visit another website, you might encounter the use of cookies there. These websites and their associated cookies are beyond our control.

The website All About Cookies has more information about cookies, including how to control and delete them.