Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer or other mobile or handheld device (such as smart ‘phones or ‘tablets’) when you visit certain web pages.

The Southsea Motor Club website is implemented on the WordPress platform which is a very popular content management system, used to provide website content for over 15 million websites. WordPress uses cookies for two purposes:

  • Cookies are used when users log in to this website.  The only users who log in are the site admins and content editors.  Members of the general public browsing this site do not have to log in and will not receive cookies relating to this functionality.
  • Cookies to manage your browsing session while using the website.

Are cookies safe?

Yes cookies are 100% safe. Cookies do not harm your computer, they do not contain any information that could be used by others to identify you personally and they do not contain any confidential information, such as your email address or payment details.

Can I turn cookies off?

We use cookies to enable the website to function for our users.  They are an essential part of how our website works, and to ensure it works properly for you, we recommend that they are enabled. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not work.

However, if you would like to disable or block cookies from this website you can do so via your browser settings.

What cookies are used by Southsea Motor Club?

If you don’t make any changes to your current cookie settings via your browser, the following are the cookies that may be used when you visit this website:

COOKIE NAME DATA STORED WHEN DOES IT EXPIRE? DESCRIPTION
PHPSESSID A random unique number or string of letters and numbers. The cookie is deleted when you close your web browser. As you browse around the pages on this site, the session cookie tells the website that you are the same person requesting the webpages, and not a new visitor to each page. This cookie does not identify you personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you.
wordpress_test_cookie The text ‘WP Cookie check’ A session cookie, deleted when you close your web browser. WordPress sets this cookie when you navigate to the login page. The cookie is used to check whether your web browser is set to allow, or reject cookies.
wordpress_xxxxx Your login authentication details in an encrypted form A session cookie, deleted when you close your web browser. WordPress uses these cookies to store your authentication details, and their use is limited to the admin console area.
wordpress_logged_in_xxxxx Your login details in an encrypted form A session cookie, deleted when you close your web browser. WordPress uses this cookie to indicate when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use.
wp-settings-xxxxx,wp-settings-time-xxxxx Text indicating your preferred settings Persistent cookie, expire a little under one year from the time they’re set. WordPress uses this cookie to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
cookie_notice_accepted Text indicating that you have accepted our cookie use notice Persistent cookie, expires one month after it is set. Our site uses this cookie to decide whether to show our cookie notice acceptance message.

Third Party Cookies

Some of the cookies used on our website are set by third party organisations.  We embed content from websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and these sites may set their own cookies.  Also, if you share a link to a Southsea Motor Club 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 however you can turn them off in your browser settings.

I’ve identified a cookie not listed above

As our website uses a content management system and added third-party plugins it can sometimes be difficult for us to notice every single cookie being used, especially after software updates. If you do notice a cookie that slips past us or have a question about cookies then please contact us.

How to manage cookie settings via your browser

Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change your browser settings to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance. If you would prefer us not to store cookies on your device, use the appropriate browser instructions below to change your settings.

Please note, if you use a different device, different account on your device or a different browser, you will need to set your preference for them separately. The settings you have chosen today will only apply to the device and browser you are using now.

You can also delete any existing cookies from your browser’s cache by using the settings available in your web browser. However, clearing the cache will mean that you need to reapply any cookie settings previously selected when revisiting our website in the future.

The following information explains how to manage your Internet cookies in the most popular browsers. It should be noted that if a user disables cookies, some web pages will not work properly.

Google Chrome

View and delete cookies stored on your hard drive

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click the  icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Settings.
  4. At the bottom of the new window, click Show advanced settings…
  5. Under the Privacy section, click the Content settings button.
  6. In the Content settings window under Cookies, click the All cookies and site data button.
  7. Delete cookies individually or click the Remove all button.
  8. Click Done.

Disable or enable cookies

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click the  icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Settings.
  4. At the bottom of the new window, click Show advanced settings…
  5. Under the Privacy section, click the Content settings button.
  6. In the Content settings window under Cookies, select Allow local data to be set (recommended) to enable cookies or Block sites from setting any data to disable them.
  7. Click Done.

 

Mozilla Firefox

View and delete cookies stored on your hard drive

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Click the Menu icon  in the upper right-hand corner and select Options.
  3. In the window that appears, click the Privacy tab at the top.
  4. Under the History section, click remove individual cookies.
  5. Users may remove cookies one at a time or click the Remove All Cookies button.

Disable or enable cookies

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Click the Menu icon  in the upper right-hand corner and select Options.
  3. In the window that appears, click the Privacy tab at the top.
  4. In the History section, click the down arrow in the box next to Firefox will: and select Use custom settings for history.
  5. Locate the check box next to Accept cookies from sites. Check to enable and uncheck to disable cookies.
  6. Click OK.

 

Microsoft Edge

Delete cookies stored on your hard drive

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click the More  icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Settings.
  4. In the Settings side window, under Clear browsing data, click the Choose what to clear option.
  5. Check the box for Cookies and saved website data, if not already checked.
  6. Click the Clear button at the bottom of the Clear browsing data side window.

Disable or enable cookies

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click the More  icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Settings.
  4. At the bottom of the Settings side window, click the View advanced settingsoption.
  5. Scroll down to the Cookies section and in the drop-down list, select Block all cookies to disable cookies or Don’t block cookies to enable cookies.

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Deleting cookies

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click the Tools  in the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Move your mouse cursor over Safety, and then click Delete browsing history…
  4. Make sure there is a check in the box next to Cookies.
  5. Click the Delete button.

Deleting cookies in Older Versions of Internet Explorer

  • Users of IE 5.x and 6.x users can delete cookies by clicking View, Internet Options, and the clicking the Delete Cookies button.

Viewing Internet Explorer cookies stored on your hard drive

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click the Tools  in the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Click Internet Options.
  4. In the window that appears, under the General tab click the Settings button.
  5. In the window that appears, under the Temporary Internet Files tab, click View files button.

Viewing cookies on older versions of Internet Explorer

  • IE 5.x and 6.x users running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 can view cookies by opening the C:\Document and Settings\<user>\cookies folder (<user> is your Windows login name).

Disable or enable cookies

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click the Tools  in the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Click Internet Options.
  4. Under the Privacy tab, locate the Settings section.
  5. Move the slider up or down to adjust your acceptance level for cookies.

Disable or enable cookies in Older Versions of IE

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x users can disable or manage their cookie settings by clicking View menu, then Internet Options, and then selecting the Privacy tab.
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x and 4.x users can toggle cookies by clicking the Viewmenu, then Internet Options, Advanced. Once you are in this menu, select or deselect Never accept cookies or Warn me before accepting cookies.

 

Safari

View and delete cookies stored on your hard drive

  1. Open Apple Safari.
  2. Click the Action menu  icon in the upper right-hand corner of your browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Preferences.
  4. Click the Privacy tab.
  5. Under Cookies and other website data:, click the Details… button.
  6. Delete cookies individually or click the Remove all button.

Disable or enable cookies

  1. Open Apple Safari.
  2. Click the Action menu  icon in the upper right-hand corner of your browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Preferences.
  4. Click the Privacy tab.
  5. Under the Block cookies: section, select the option that best suits you.

 

Opera

View and delete cookies stored on your hard drive

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Click  in the upper left-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Settings.
  4. In the window that appears, select Privacy and security on the left-hand side of the screen.
  5. Under the Cookies section, click the All cookies and site data… button.
  6. Remove cookies individually or click the Remove all button.

Disable or enable cookies

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Click  in the upper left-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select Settings .
  4. In the window that appears, select Privacy and security on the left-hand side of the screen.
  5. Under the Cookies section, click the check box next to Allow local data to be set (recommended) to enable or Block sites from setting any data to disable.
  6. Close the Settings browser tab.

 

Netscape

View and delete cookies stored on your hard drive

  • Netscape 7.x users can view and delete cookies by clicking the Tools menu and then Cookie Manager.

Disable and enable cookies

  • Netscape 4.x users can disable cookies by clicking the Edit menu, Preferences, Advanced, and then selecting Warn before accepting cookies.
  • Netscape 7.x users can disable cookies by clicking the Tools menu and then opening the Cookie Manager.