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Date of Issue: 20 April 2023
Opinion Bureau (“Internet Research Bureau”, “IRB”, “we, “our”) uses cookies on its website. This Cookie Policy explains more about cookies and why we use them. It also explains how you can control and opt out of receiving them.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Notice which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
We update this Cookie Policy from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws and regulations, changes to our processing practices and to products and services we offer. When changes are made, we will update the final section of this policy. Please review this Cookie Policy periodically to check for updates.
A cookie is a small text file which may be downloaded to your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to allow our website to function correctly, remember your preferences and to track visitors to our website.
The cookies we use on our website fall into the following categories:
Statistics or Analytics CookiesWe use cookies to collect information about the use of our website by visitors such as the pages they visit most often, how they arrived at our website and associated information. These do not collect any directly identifiable personal information about visitors. We use these cookies to learn more about how our website is used to identify problems and areas for improvement.
Functionality CookiesFunctionality cookies remember the choices you make when you visit our website. This includes, for example, your consent to the use of cookies on our website.
Marketing or Targeting CookiesThese are cookies placed by third parties on our website which record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. They use this information for advertising purposes.
Learn More About CookiesFor further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see details in the table below.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
The cookies we use on our website and their purposes are as set out in the following table:
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Opinionbureau | userStatus | Opinionbureau.com | 1 month | This is to track whether the visitor is coming to the website first time or have visited earlier. |
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Third parties may share the information collected by cookies with other third parties for the purposes of targeted advertising. Please visit their privacy policies for more information, using the links set out in the table above.
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Please contact using the details set out in our Privacy Notice if you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or the information we hold about you.
This policy was published on 20 April 2023 and last updated on 20 April 2023.