At THE PT CARTEL we are committed to protecting your Personal Data and to providing clear and transparent disclosures about the types of information we collect and how we use it.

When you visit our website, cookies may be used to collect information that distinguishes you from other users of our website.

This Cookie Policy describes the purposes for which we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies and how you can manage your preferences regarding cookies.

Who we are and how to contact us

We are THE PT CARTEL LTD of 23 2/1 Argyle Street, Paisley, PA1 2ET, and in the case of your direct use of our website or our services, we act as the data controller in accordance with the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”) and the Data Protection Act (“DPA”). As well as the EU`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

If you have any questions about Cookies or about data protection in general, you can reach us using chanspersonalfitness@gmail.com or call +44 (0)7751 212811 or write to the above address.

What is a cookie? 

A cookie is a text file or software element that records information about your device’s navigation on the Internet. It is controlled by your browser and sometimes contains a unique number or a random number.

When we mention “cookies”, these may be cookies or other similar technologies based on access to the device (computer, tablet, smartphone) used by you when you visit our websites. Third parties, such as our partners or service providers, may use cookies and similar technologies in connection with our Services.

A cookie allows us or our partners, as creators of cookies, to recognise your device during the period of its validity when it accesses digital content that contains cookies from the same creator.

Some of the information from cookies does not allow your direct or indirect identification, nor does it constitute Personal Data. Other information may allow your identification and as such is subject to our Privacy Policy. If you would like more information regarding how we use, store, and protect your Personal Data and your rights, we recommend that you read our Privacy Policy.

Why does THE PT CARTEL use cookies?

We are always looking for new ways to improve our website and provide better content and experiences to you. Consequently, we and our partners use different types of cookies (as described below). In the case of some cookie categories, your consent is required and obtained through our Cookie Pop Up before the cookie is placed on your device or read. In any case, you always have control over cookies and can refuse, allow, or delete cookies.

How can I manage cookies?

a) Browser control

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through the cookie settings, which can be customised for giving your consent to the use of cookies. In addition, most browsers will enable you to review and delete cookies. To do so, please refer to the documentation provided by your browser manufacturer by following the for you relevant link Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge, Opera, Safari.

b) Pop-Up Consent Tool

We offer a cookie preference pop-up when you first visit our website. This pop-up is a consent tool and allows you to specify your preference about cookies. You can accept or reject them or access this Cookie Policy before giving your consent to cookies or rejecting them. This permits you to make an informed decision about the cookies we use. You are free to accept or reject cookies, but note that after rejecting them, browsing our website might be less user-friendly and the relevant content might be affected.

You may, regardless of your original choice, from time to time withdraw your consent or adjust your settings using the Browser control settings, clearing your cookie folder or by changing your preferences in our Pop-Up Consent Tool.

What types of cookies do we use?

A cookie can be classified in different ways. 

According to its lifetime, a cookie is either a: 

  • Session cookie, which is deleted when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookie, which remains on your device for a predefined period of time, according to the specific cookie’s lifespan.

Given the domain to which they belong, they are either:

  • First-party cookies, which are set by the web server of the visited site and have the same domain, in this case www.theptcartel.com.
  • Third-party cookies, which are stored by another domain in the domain of the visited page. They are set by a third party, partners contracted by us. These external partners, to the extent that they use cookies, are responsible for the cookies they use. We recommend that you read their Privacy Policies.

Apart from these characteristics Cookie can be classified in terms of how they work:

  • The least privacy invasive type of cookies are Essential or Necessary cookies. These cookies are essential or necessary to ensure that a website works properly and is secure so that you can navigate a website and use its features. Without these cookies, certain features of a website would not function, and thus you would not be able to use certain services. They are strictly necessary for your navigation, consequently they do not require your prior consent. These cookies are NOT managed by our Pop-Up Consent Tool.
  • There are also Functional cookies or sometimes called convenience cookies. These cookies allow a website to remember the options a user has made (including user ID`s stored, consents given, or languages selected) and other personalisation options you have selected when browsing. You are free to accept or reject them, but if they are blocked, there is a possibility that the service choice you previously made will not be saved.
  • Further there are also Analysis and performance cookies, which are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website. Those can track down problems when using a website, facilitate online surveys, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics. You are free to accept or reject them, but if they are blocked, less information will be available to us to improve the performance of its website.
  • Lastly, advertising cookies or targeting cookies. They are used to deliver customised advertising to the user. This can be very convenient, but also very annoying. The use of these cookies requires your prior consent. 

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google AdSense uses so-called “DoubleClick DART Cookies” (“Cookies”). In addition, Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible graphics) to collect information, through the use of which simple actions such as user traffic on our website can be recorded, collected and evaluated. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon (including your IP address) about your visit to this website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google uses the information thus obtained to carry out an evaluation of user behaviour with regard to the AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense will not be merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties where required to do so by law, and/or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

Facebook Remarketing

On the same legal basis as Google Analytics, we use so-called “Facebook pixels” of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Websites Inc. With the help of the Facebook pixels, it is possible for Facebook to determine the visitors of our website as a target group for the display of advertisements, so-called “Facebook ads”.

You can object to the collection by the Facebook pixels and use of your data for the display of Facebook ads. To do so, you can visit the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions there on the settings for usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or declare the objection via the US page http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

Hotjar

We use Hotjar, a web analytics service provided by Hotjar Ltd, to better understand usage patterns, the needs of our users and to optimize our services and user experience.  Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect information about user behaviour and user devices (in particular, a device’s IP address (which is collected and stored in anonymised form), screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic information (on a country-by-country basis only), preferred language for viewing my website).

Hotjar stores this data in a pseudonymised user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we will use this information to identify individual users, nor will the data be merged with other data about individual users. You can object to the creation of user profiles, the storage of data about your use of my website by Hotjar, and the use of tracking cookies by Hotjar on other sites at any time by following this link https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out.

Google Analytics

We also use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, on our website. Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyse how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:

  • 3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address),
  • the website called up,
  • the website from which the user reached the accessed page of my website (referrer),
  • the subpages accessed from the website,
  • the time spent on the website, and
  • the frequency with which the website is accessed.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser following this link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Does this policy change?

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we use cookies. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy was last updated on Tuesday, 14 February 2023.

Who should I contact for more information?

If you have any questions or comments about our Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact us using chanspersonalfitness@gmail.com or call +44 (0)7751 212811 or write to the above address.