Cookie Policy of DIYnot.com

This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Website.

For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as “Trackers” within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.

Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User’s consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

This Website uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information – such as the presence of other Trackers – in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of this Website and delivery of the Service

This Website uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.

Third-party Trackers

  • SPAM protection

    This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Website, potentially containing Users’ Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.

    Google reCAPTCHA (Google Inc.)

    Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google Inc.
    The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _GRECAPTCHA: duration of the session
    • rc::a: indefinite
    • rc::b: duration of the session
    • rc::c: duration of the session

Other activities involving the use of Trackers

Experience enhancement

This Website uses Trackers to provide a personalized user experience by improving the quality of preference management options, and by enabling interaction with external networks and platforms.

  • Content commenting

    Content commenting services allow Users to make and publish their comments on the contents of this Website.
    Depending on the settings chosen by the Owner, Users may also leave anonymous comments. If there is an email address among the Personal Data provided by the User, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
    If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the comment service is installed, even when Users do not use the content commenting service.

    Facebook Comments (Facebook, Inc.)

    Facebook Comments is a content commenting service provided by Facebook, Inc. enabling the User to leave comments and share them on the Facebook platform.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  • Displaying content from external platforms

    This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them.
    This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

    YouTube video widget (Google Inc.)

    YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • PREF: 8 months
    • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 8 months
    • YSC: duration of the session

  • Interaction with external social networks and platforms

    This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Website.
    The interaction and information obtained through this Website are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
    This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
    It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Website isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

    AddThis (Addthis Inc.)

    AddThis is a service provided by Oracle Corporation, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of this Website.
    Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • UID: 2 years
    • __atuvc: 2 years
    • __atuvs: 1 hour

    Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)

    The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • personalization_id: 2 years

    Google+ +1 button and social widgets (Google Inc.)

    The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

    The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months

Measurement

This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior with the goal of improving the Service.

  • Analytics

    The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

    Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Storage duration:

    • AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
    • __utma: 2 years
    • __utmb: 1 hour
    • __utmc: duration of the session
    • __utmt: 1 hour
    • __utmv: 2 years
    • __utmz: 7 months
    • _ga: 2 years
    • _gac*: 3 months
    • _gat: 1 hour
    • _gid: 1 day

  • Analytics services managed directly by this Website

    The services contained in this section allow the Owner to collect and manage analytics through the use of first-party Trackers.

    Matomo (this Website)

    Matomo is an analytics software used by this Website to analyze data directly without the help of third parties.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Storage duration:

    • _pk_cvar*: 1 hour
    • _pk_hsr*: 1 hour
    • _pk_id*: 2 years
    • _pk_ref*: 7 months
    • _pk_ses*: 1 hour
    • _pk_testcookie*: duration of the session

Targeting & Advertising

This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

  • Advertising

    This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Website, possibly based on User interests.
    This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
    Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Website. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
    Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section “How to opt-out of interest-based advertising” in this document.

    Google AdSense (Google LLC)

    Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of this Website and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.
    Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by going to: Google Ad Settings.

    In order to understand Google’s use of data, consult Google’s partner policy.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Storage duration: up to 2 years

    BuySellAds (BuySellAds.com Inc.)

    BuySellAds is an advertising service provided by BuySellAds.com Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Criteo (Criteo SA)

    Criteo is an advertising service provided by Criteo SA.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: France – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Storage duration: up to 2 years

    Google Ad Manager (Google Inc.)

    Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google LLC that allows the Owner to run advertising campaigns in conjunction with external advertising networks that the Owner, unless otherwise specified in this document, has no direct relationship with. In order to opt out from being tracked by various advertising networks, Users may make use of Youronlinechoices. In order to understand Google’s use of data, consult Google’s partner policy.
    This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of this Website and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered. Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by clicking on: www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout?hl=en.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration: up to 2 years

    OpenX Ad Exchange (OpenX Technologies, Inc.)

    OpenX Ad Exchange is an advertising service provided by OpenX Technologies, Inc.
    The service provides an ad exchange platform that facilitates the optimization of ads from multiple ad networks, which can be third parties to both OpenX and the Owner.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Storage duration: up to 1 year

    Tradedoubler (Tradedoubler)

    Tradedoubler is an advertising service provided by TradeDoubler AG.
    For more information on the use of TradeDoubler Cookies and how to block them, please visit: Tradedoubler’s targeting technologies.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Sweden – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Webgains (Webgains Ltd)

    Webgains is an advertising service provided by Webgains Ltd.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.

  • Commercial affiliation

    This type of service allows this Website to display advertisements for third-party products or services. Ads can be displayed either as advertising links or as banners using various kinds of graphics.
    Clicks on the icon or banner posted on the Application are tracked by the third-party services listed below, and are shared with this Website.
    For details of which data are collected, please refer to the privacy policy of each service.

    Awin (AWIN AG)

    Awin is a commercial affiliation service provided by AWIN AG.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration: up to 1 year

    Amazon Affiliation (Amazon)

    Amazon Affiliation is a commercial affiliation service provided by Amazon.com Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    CJ Affiliate by Conversant (Conversant, Inc.)

    CJ Affiliate by Conversant is a commercial affiliation service provided by Conversant, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • cje: 2 years

    eBay Partner Network (eBay, Inc.)

    eBay Partner Network è un servizio di affiliazione commerciale fornito da eBay, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Skimlinks (Skimbit Ltd)

    Skimlinks is a commercial affiliation service provided by Skimbit Ltd.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.

    VigLink (VigLink, Inc.)

    VigLink is a commercial affiliation service provided by VigLink, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    LinkShare (Rakuten Marketing LLC)

    LinkShare is a commercial affiliation service provided by Rakuten Marketing LLC.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  • Interaction with external social networks and platforms

    This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Website.
    The interaction and information obtained through this Website are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
    This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
    It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Website isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

    AddThis (Addthis Inc.)

    AddThis is a service provided by Oracle Corporation, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of this Website.
    Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • UID: 2 years
    • __atuvc: 2 years
    • __atuvs: 1 hour

    Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)

    The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • personalization_id: 2 years

    Google+ +1 button and social widgets (Google Inc.)

    The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

    The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

    Storage duration:

    • _fbp: 3 months

How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent

There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:

Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.

Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences widget, if available.

It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent.

Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Locating Tracker Settings

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

How to opt out of interest-based advertising

Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

Owner and Data Controller

DIYnot Ltd, 147 Station Road North Chingford London United Kindgom E4 6AG

Owner contact email: [email protected]

Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Website cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Website.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Website (or third-party services employed in this Website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

User

The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Website.

This Website (or this Application)

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Website as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookie

Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User’s browser.

Tracker

Tracker indicates any technology – e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting – that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.

Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

This privacy policy relates solely to this Website, if not stated otherwise within this document.