Cookie Policy - 2025
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files which are transferred to your computer or mobile when you visit a website or app.
We use them to:
Remember information about you, so you don’t have to give it to us again. And again. And again
Help us understand how people are using our services, so we can make them better
To deliver advertising to websites
Help us personalise Megger.com to you by remembering your preferences and settings.
You can change your Megger cookie settings at any time. And you can find out how to stop your browser tracking your info here.
There are different types of cookies:
First party cookies
These cookies are set by the website you’re visiting. And only that website can read them.
Third party cookies
These cookies are set by someone other than the owner of the website you’re visiting. Some Megger web pages may also contain content from other sites like YouTube or Flipsnack, which may set their own cookies. Also, if you share a link to a Megger page, the service you share it on (for example, Facebook) may set a cookie on your browser. We have no control over third-party cookies - you can turn them off, but not through us.
Session cookies
These cookies only last as long as your online session, and disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser (like Internet Explorer or Safari).
Persistent cookies
These cookies stay on your computer or device after your browser has been closed and last for a time specified in the cookie. We use persistent cookies when we need to know who you are for more than one browsing session. For example, we use them to remember your preferences for the next time you visit.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies let you use all the different parts of the BBC website. Without them, services that you’ve asked for can’t be provided. Also, as a public service, we collect data from you to help us understand how people are using the BBC online, so we can make it better. We sometimes get other companies to analyse how people are using the BBC online.
Examples of how we use these cookies are:
- Collecting information on which web pages visitors go to most often so we can improve our online services
Functional cookies
These help us personalise Megger.com to you by remembering your preferences and settings.
Performance cookies
These help us make sure that the website is working properly and fix any errors. And they let us try out different ideas.
Advertising cookies
Some websites use advertising networks to show you specially targeted adverts when you visit. These networks may also be able to track your browsing across different sites.
Other tracking technologies
Some sites use things like web beacons, clear GIFs, page tags and web bugs to understand how people are using them and to target advertising to them.
They usually take the form of a small, transparent image that is embedded in a web page or email. They work with cookies and capture data like your IP address, when you viewed the page or email, what device you were using and where you were. You can find out how to avoid them here.
How can I stop my internet browser tracking my info?
You can change your browser’s settings so it’ll tell you when cookies get sent to it. Or it can refuse cookies altogether. Check the Help section in your browser for more info.
How do web browsers track my info ?
They use various technical tools, including:
- Cookies
- IP addresses
- HTTP referrer
- Tracking scripts
- User agents
- Browser fingerprinting.
The “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting
Some internet browsers have a DNT setting. This sends a signal to websites asking them not to track your browsing.
How to avoid web beacons and other tracking technologies
You can normally render them ineffective by switching off cookies in your browser. There are also browser add-ons and extensions that specifically block web beacons.
To avoid web beacons in emails, you can turn off images in your email service. Check your email’s Help section to find out how.
