Cookies Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
Cookies help our website function correctly, improve your browsing experience and allow us to understand how visitors use our website so that we can continue to improve the information and services we provide.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.
Some cookies are essential for a website to operate correctly, while others help website owners understand how visitors use their websites, remember preferences and improve the overall user experience.
Cookies do not normally identify you directly. However, some cookies may collect information that, when combined with other information, could be regarded as personal information. Where this is the case, we will process that information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
3. Why We Use Cookies
The NPTA uses cookies to ensure our website operates effectively and to provide visitors with the best possible online experience.
Cookies help us to:
- ensure the website functions correctly;
- remember your cookie preferences;
- improve website security;
- understand how visitors use our website;
- monitor website performance;
- improve website content and navigation; and
- identify opportunities to enhance our online services.
The NPTA uses cookies responsibly and only where they support the operation, security or improvement of our website. Where your consent is required, we will always ask for it before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
Our website may use the following categories of cookies.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and cannot normally be disabled through our website because they enable core functionality.
They help us to:
- maintain website security;
- remember your cookie preferences;
- enable website navigation; and
- ensure essential website features operate correctly.
Without these cookies, parts of the website may not function as intended.
Analytics Cookies
The NPTA uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to help us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- which pages are visited most frequently;
- how visitors navigate through the website;
- how long visitors spend on individual pages;
- how visitors found our website; and
- the type of device and browser being used.
Where possible, this information is aggregated and anonymised before it is analysed. It is used solely to help us improve the performance, content and usability of the NPTA website and is not used to identify individual visitors.
Google may process this information in accordance with its own Privacy Policy.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as accessibility preferences or other settings, enabling us to provide a more personalised and consistent browsing experience.
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages of our website may include content or services provided by trusted third parties.
Examples include:
- embedded videos;
- interactive maps;
- social media content; or
- external booking or payment services.
These providers may place their own cookies when you interact with their content or services.
The NPTA does not control these cookies and recommends that you review the relevant privacy and cookie policies published by those organisations.
The specific cookies used by the NPTA website may change from time to time as our website evolves or third-party services are updated. The cookie consent tool available on our website provides the most up-to-date information about the cookies currently in use, including their purpose, duration and provider.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will be given the opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by revisiting the cookie settings available on our website.
Most web browsers also allow you to control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology or the way our website operates.
Any changes will be published on this page, and the latest version will always be available on the NPTA website.
We encourage visitors to review this Cookie Policy periodically to remain informed about how cookies are used.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how the NPTA uses cookies, please contact us.
National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA)
NPTA House
12 Farrington Way
Eastwood Link Office Park
Eastwood
Nottingham
NG16 3BF
Telephone: 0115 924 3686
Email: office@npta.org.uk