Our web server records IP addresses and write these to log files that allow us to analyse visitor numbers on this website, track user’s movement around the website and from page to page, we use this information to see how visitors use and interact with our website.
Google Analytics is implemented on this website and collects various data points from visitors to the website. IP addresses are used to distinguish visitor numbers to the website. Google Analytics will record the country you access the website from using your IP address. Data gathered by Google Analytics allows us to analyse visiting numbers on this website, track user’s movement around the website and from page to page, we use this information to see how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics data is stored for a period of 26 months which allows us to build a year upon year picture of visitor numbers to our website.
Data gathered by Google Analytics may be stored outside of the European Union in line with its undertakings through the EU-US Privacy Shield Program. Further information can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks?hl=en&dl=de. You can find out more about Google’s position on privacy as regards its analytics service at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-GB