Cookie Policy

CONTAINER TRADES STATISTICS LIMITED COOKIE POLICY

This policy sets out how cookies and similar technologies are used on Container Trades Statistics Limited’s (“we”, “our”, “us”, “Container Trade Statistics”) website.

Please take the time to read this policy. If you have any queries regarding cookies on our website, or this policy, please contact us using the details at the bottom of this policy.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a site and allow a site to recognise your device, as well as information collected which allows to uniquely identify users based on their browser configuration.

Some cookies come directly from our website and others come from third parties who place cookies on our site on our behalf so that we can advertise via them.

Cookies can be stored for varying lengths of time on your browser or device, with session cookies being deleted from your computer or device as soon as you close your browser and persistent cookies remaining stored on your computer or device until deleted or until they reach their expiry date.

WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Cookies let you navigate between pages efficiently, lets our website remember your preferences and generally improves your user experience. Cookies ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

Essential Cookies

• Strictly necessary or ‘essential’ cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These essential cookies are always enabled because our website won’t work properly without them. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services. You can switch off these cookies in your browser settings but you may then not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Non-Essential Cookies

• Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
• Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our 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).
• Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

Third-Party Cookies

Please note that Spotler Limited may also set cookies on our website. These third-party cookies are likely to be analytical cookies or performance cookies or targeting cookies.

Analytics

Our website makes use of cookies provided by Plausible Analytics to better understand how visitors use the website. Plausible Analytics makes use of first party performance and targeting cookies placed through our website. Plausible may recognise cookies placed through our website when you visit other websites and applications. Personal information generated by these cookies about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted and stored by Plausible on servers in Europe. Plausible will use this information to evaluate your use of our website on our behalf and will compile reports on your activity for us.

MANAGING COOKIES SET BY US

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject certain cookies. You can use our Cookies Control Settings or set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse certain cookies.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies enable the website to function correctly. You may disable these cookies by changing your browser settings, but this could affect the functionality of the website. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Analytical, Functionality and Targeting Cookies

You can choose which analytical, functionality and targeting cookies we can set by clicking on the following button(s):

Analytical or performance cookies OFF
Functionality cookies OFF
Targeting cookies OFF

You can also choose to “Decline” cookies in the cookie banner.

Alternatively, you can use your browser settings to remove or block cookies on your computer. 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 our website.

Except for essential cookies, session cookies will expire when you close your browser and all persistent cookies will expire as set out in the table in the Schedule.

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please send us an email to Contact-CTS@containertradesstatistics.com

SCHEDULE

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