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Last updated January 2022

This Cookie Policy explains how Macmillan Publishers International Limited ("Company", "we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our websites at https://www.panmacmillan.com ("Websites"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

In some cases, we may use cookies to collect personal information, or information that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, by us) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through a website (e.g. for advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies (“Essential Cookies”). Other cookies enhance the performance of our Websites, including by enabling us to track the interests of our Websites’ users to enhance their experience on our Websites (“Non-Essential Cookies”). Third parties use third party cookies on our Websites for advertising, analytics and other purposes. These uses are described in more detail in the table at the end of this Cookie Policy.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject Non-Essential Cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager, which you can access at any time by clicking the ‘Cookie Settings’ button in the footer of our Websites. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential Cookies cannot be rejected because it is strictly necessary for us to use them in order to provide you with the Websites’ services.

You can access the Cookie Consent Manager via the cookies notification banner, which appears when you first navigate our Websites, and also at any time by clicking the ‘Cookie Settings’ button in the footer of our Websites. If you choose to reject Non-Essential Cookies, you may still use our Websites, although your access to some functionality and areas of our Websites may be affected. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse Non-Essential Cookies. As the process by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls varies from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information on how to do this.

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising cookies. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:

Category of cookie	Description	Cookies used on our Websites in this category and features of such cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies / Essential Cookies	These cookies are necessary for the Websites to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will then not function. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.	Name: OptanonAlertBoxClosed, OptanonConsent Purpose: Used by Microsoft .NET-based sites to maintain an anonymized user session by the server. This cookie expires at the end of a browsing session which is determined by the application configuration. Provider: panmacmillan.com Service: .NET platform View Service Privacy Policy Country: United Kingdom Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: session
		Name: __cf_bm Purpose: Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on end-user devices that access customer sites protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for these bot solutions to function properly. Provider: Cloudflare Service: Cloudflare Country: United Kingdom Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: session
Performance Cookies	These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Websites. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Websites, and will not be able to monitor its performance.	Name: _gid Purpose: Keeps an entry of unique ID which is then used to come up with statistical data on website usage by visitors. It is a HTTP cookie type and expires after a browsing session. Provider: panmacmillan.com Service: Google Analytics - View Service Privacy Policy Country: United States Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 24 hours
		Name: _ga Purpose: It records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user. It is a HTTP cookie that expires after 2 years. Provider: panmacmillan.com Service: Google Analytics - View Service Privacy Policy Country: United States Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 2 years
		Name: _ga_DWX6SMX99Z Purpose: These cookies help us to understand website and app traffic and marketing performance. Provider: .panmacmillan.com Service: Google Analytics Country: United States Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 2 years
		Name: _gclxxxx Purpose: Google Conversion tracking cookie Provider: panmacmillan.com Service: Google Analytics - View Service Privacy Policy Country: United States Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 90 days
		Name: _gat_UA-nnnnnnn-nn Purpose: This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. Provider: panmacmillan.com Service: Google Analytics - View Service Privacy Policy Country: United States Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: Session
		Name: JSESSIONID Purpose: General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. Provider: New Relic Service: nr-data.net Country: Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: Session
		Name: tms_visitorID Purpose: Device ID Cookie Provider: Fresh Relevance Type: First party cookie Expires in: 560 days
		Name: tms_wsip Purpose: Websockets availability test result Provider: Fresh Relevance Type: First party cookie Expires in: 30 minutes
Functional Cookies	These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.	Name: respondentid6MAE-1MGcount Purpose: Provider: latest.panmacmillan.com Service: Country: Type: First party cookie http_cookie Expires in: Session
		Name: sp_t, sp_landing Purpose: Spotify provides a number of tools to embed into websites, which enable the tracking of users and non-users across domains. Provider: Spotify.com Service: Country: Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 364 days
		Name: vuid Purpose: This uses a vuid cookie which is used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information. You can view Vimeo’s Policy here: https://vimeo.com/privacy Provider: vimeo.com Service: Country: United States Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 729 days
		Name: PHPSESSID Purpose: Preserves user session state across page requests. Provider: macmillan.formstack.com Service: Country: Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: Session
Targeting Cookies	These cookies may be set through our Websites by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store personal details about you, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.	Name: _fbp Purpose: Facebook tracking pixel used to identify visitors for personalized advertising. Provider: panmacmillan.com Service: Facebook View Service Privacy Policy Country: United States Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 2 months 29 days
		Name: UID Purpose: This cookie provides a uniquely assigned, machine-generated user ID and gathers data about activity on the website. This data may be sent to a third party for analysis and reporting. Provider: scorecardresearch.com Service: Country: United States Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 719 days
		Name: AWSALB,AWSALBCORS Purpose: Amazon Web Services ELB application used for load balancing Provider: static.formstack.com Service: Amazon Web Services Country: United States Type: Third party cookie http_cookie Expires in: 2 months 29 days