This is the Cookie notice for www.ssen.co.uk. It applies to information collected and used by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, which is a trading name of Scottish and Southern Electricity Power Distribution which are members of the SSE Group. When we refer to ‘SSE’, ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘our’, we mean any of those SSE entities, as appropriate. This information is collected through instruments known as Cookies and various other technologies, collectively referred to in this Cookie Notice as ‘Cookies’.
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Please review this Cookie Notice and our Privacy Notice.
Cookies are small text files transferred and stored by your web browser to your computer or mobile device when you visit or use a website. Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.
Cookies can be considered as ‘first party’ or ‘third party’ Cookies depending on the domain that places them. First party Cookies are Cookies set by a website visited by the. Third-party Cookies are set by a domain other than that of the website visited by the user, so if a user visits a website and a third-party
organisation sets a Cookie through that website, this would be a third-party Cookie.
Cookies can also be considered as ‘persistent’ or ‘session’ Cookies depending on their duration. Persistent Cookies remain on a user’s device for the time specified in those Cookies. They are activated every time that the user visits the website that created the Cookies, until the Cookies expire or are disabled by the user. Session Cookies allow the actions of a user to be linked during a single browsing session. A session starts when a user opens a browser window.
We use Cookies and other similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity and about the device you have used to access our website (including the make, model and operating system, IP address, browser type and mobile device identifiers) so we can provide essential features and
functionality on our website:
The Cookies used on our website can be broken down into five categories:
Strictly necessary
These Cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
They are usually only set in response to actions made by you that 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 then some parts of the site will
not work.
Performance
These Cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve site
performance. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors
move around the site.
If you do not allow these Cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to
monitor its performance.
Functional
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 some or all of these services may not function properly.
Targeting advertising
These Cookies may be set through our site 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.
These Cookies are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow
these Cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Targeted advertising or remarketing is a type of targeted advertising that displays our adverts on third
party websites across the internet to users who have previously visited this website. Remarketing
involves collecting Cookies to inform, optimise and serve adverts based on someone’s past visits to this
website. To opt out of this type of advertising you can use this free Google tool.
When you visit our websites, you will be presented with a Cookie banner. It gives you the choice to accept the use of Cookies on the site or not. It will also present you with a link to our Cookie manager. Through the Cookie manager, you can choose to opt-in or opt-out of the types of Cookies active on our
sites. You can also find out a bit more about what we use them for. Our Cookie manager will only remember your preferences for our site for the specific browser that you’re using at that time.
If you wish to change your Cookie settings generally, you can delete Cookies stored on your computer or change your privacy settings at any time via your browser settings.
If you would like to contact us in relation to your rights or if you are unhappy with how we’ve handled your information, you may contact us by sending a letter to:
Networks Data Protection Team, 2nd Floor, SSEN, Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 3AQ
or Email:
networksdataprotection@sse.com
If you would like to contact our Data Protection Officer, you may do so using the following details: Email: dpo@legal.sse.com
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