Cookies and website technologies
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This policy explains how United National Photographers Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on unp.co.uk, the purposes they serve and how you can control your preferences.
- Organisation
- United National Photographers Ltd
- Effective date
- Last reviewed
1. Who we are
United National Photographers Ltd is a UK photography agency and central Picture Desk providing press, public-relations, corporate, event and specialist photography services across the United Kingdom and selected European locations.
For information about how UNP collects and uses personal data more generally, please read our Privacy Policy.
2. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your computer, telephone, tablet or other device when you visit a website. They can allow a website to recognise a device, remember choices, maintain security and understand how the website is used.
The same legal requirements may also apply to other technologies that store information on, or access information from, a visitor’s device. These may include:
- tracking pixels and similar measurement tools;
- browser local storage and session storage;
- scripts and tags;
- conversion and campaign-measurement technologies;
- embedded media technologies; and
- other device-storage or access mechanisms.
In this policy, references to “cookies” include these related storage and access technologies where appropriate.
3. How we use cookies and similar technologies
Depending on your preferences and the services available on a page, technologies may be used to:
- operate and secure the website;
- remember consent choices and essential settings;
- support forms, navigation and other requested website functions;
- measure website traffic and performance;
- understand how visitors find and use UNP pages;
- identify technical problems and improve website usability;
- measure enquiries and other relevant conversion actions;
- assess the effectiveness of advertising campaigns; and
- support third-party content where it is included on a page.
4. Categories used on this website
| Category | Purpose | Consent position |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Used where required to provide, protect or maintain a service requested by the visitor. This may include security, consent records, essential form functions and core website operation. | These technologies may be used without prior consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the visitor or another legal exemption applies. |
| Functional | Used to remember optional preferences or provide enhanced website functions. | Used only where permitted by the visitor’s recorded choices and applicable law. |
| Analytics and performance | Used to understand visits, page usage, website performance, referral sources and interactions with key content. | Normally activated only after the visitor has provided the required consent. |
| Advertising and conversion measurement | Used to measure advertising performance, campaign referrals and relevant actions such as booking, email or telephone enquiries. | Activated only where the required consent has been provided. |
| Embedded and third-party content | Used where an external service provides media, maps, social content, forms or another integrated feature. | Optional third-party content may remain unavailable until the relevant consent has been provided. |
The technologies present on the website may change as services, integrations and consent settings are updated. The website’s consent-management tool provides the most current category information available to visitors at the time of use.
5. Third-party services
Some website functions may be provided by external organisations. Subject to the visitor’s preferences and the configuration of the page, these organisations may place or access information on a device.
Third-party services may include:
- website analytics and performance-measurement providers;
- advertising and conversion-measurement platforms;
- video, mapping or social-media services;
- website security and spam-prevention services;
- form, communication or booking services; and
- hosting, content-delivery and technical infrastructure providers.
These providers may process information according to their own privacy and cookie documentation. Where practical, optional third-party services are controlled through the website’s consent mechanism.
6. Consent and your choices
Where consent is required, it must be freely given through a clear and positive choice. Continuing to browse the website without making a selection does not by itself constitute consent to optional technologies.
The website’s cookie controls are intended to allow visitors to:
- accept available optional categories;
- reject non-essential categories;
- review the purposes for which technologies may be used; and
- change previously recorded preferences.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn. Some previously stored information may remain on your device until it expires or is removed through your browser settings.
7. Browser controls
Most browsers allow you to review, block or delete stored website data. The precise steps depend on the browser, operating system and device being used.
- Manage cookies in Google Chrome
- Manage cookies in Apple Safari
- Manage cookies in Mozilla Firefox
- Manage cookies in Microsoft Edge
Blocking all cookies or storage technologies may prevent parts of the website from working as intended. Strictly necessary functions may also be affected if essential website data is manually removed or blocked.
8. How long technologies remain active
The duration depends on the purpose and configuration of the relevant technology.
- Session technologies
- These normally remain active only during a browsing session and are removed when the browser or session is closed.
- Persistent technologies
- These remain on a device for a defined period or until they are removed. They may be used to remember preferences, maintain consent records or recognise returning visits.
- Local or browser storage
- Information stored through browser storage may remain until it expires, is replaced by the website or is removed through browser controls.
UNP periodically reviews the duration of technologies under its control and aims not to retain them for longer than is reasonably justified by their purpose.
9. Cookies and personal data
Some technologies may process information that identifies a person directly or indirectly. This may include:
- internet protocol addresses;
- online or device identifiers;
- browser and device information;
- referral and campaign information;
- approximate geographic information;
- website interactions and page visits; and
- records of consent choices.
Where this information constitutes personal data, it is processed in accordance with applicable data-protection law and the UNP Privacy Policy.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when our website, service providers, technologies or legal obligations change.
Material changes will be reflected on this page. The effective and review dates at the top and foot of the document identify the current published version.
11. Contact us
Contact UNP if you have a question about this policy, the website’s consent controls or the use of cookies and similar technologies.
Data Protection Enquiries
United National Photographers Ltd
119 Main Street
Menston, Ilkley
England, LS29 6HT
Email privacy@unp.co.uk
Picture Desk pictures@unp.co.uk
Telephone 0845 600 7737