Cookie Statement - Where My Heart Leads

We use various types of cookies on this Website. A cookie is a simple small file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard disk of your computer. The information stored in this file can be sent to our servers the next time you visit our website.

www.wheremyheartleads.com (WMHL) uses various types of cookies for specific purposes. We are always allowed to place functional and analytical cookies but need your permission for tracking cookies. However, we would like to provide you with the options for accepting and rejecting all types of cookies.

Functional cookies

A permanent cookie enables us to identify you when you pay a return visit to our website. This means that the website settings can be tailored to suit your preferences. Even if you have granted permission to place cookies, we can record this information by means of a cookie. Consequently, there is no need for you to constantly repeat your preferences, which saves you time and enhances your experience of our website. You can delete permanent cookies using the settings on your browser. These cookies cannot be turned off, and are part of being able to use our website.

Analytical cookies for Google Analytics

Google (as part of the Analytics service) place cookies on our website. We use their services for monitoring and receiving reports on how visitors use our website. Google may provide this information to third parties if they are obliged to do so by law, or insofar as third parties process the information on behalf of Google. This is beyond our control. We have not granted Google consent to use the information for other Google services.

The information Google collect is anonymised as far as possible. Your IP address is explicitly not provided. The Google Analytics information is transmitted to and saved by Google on servers in the USA. Google states that it observes the Privacy Shield Principles and participates in the Privacy Shield programme administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This means that an appropriate level of protection applies to processing any personal data.

Removal of cookies

For more information on enabling, disabling and deleting cookies, see the instructions and/or help function in your browser.

Removal of cookies placed by third parties

Some tracking cookies are placed by third parties. You can delete these cookies centrally via Your Online Choices so that they cannot be returned to a third-party website.

Want more information about cookies?

You can find more information about cookies on the following website:

Your Online Choices: ‘A guide to online behavioural advertising‘

Right to inspection and correction or deletion of your personal details

You have the right to request inspection, correction or removal of your personal data. For more information, see our privacy page. In the interests of preventing misuse and fraud, we may ask that you provide proper identification. If you wish to inspect personal details linked to a cookie, please make sure to include a copy of the relevant cookie. You will find the cookie in your browser settings.