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We, The Cynefin Co (COGNITIVE EDGE, PLASEIRIAS BUSINESS CENTRE, ABERGELE ROAD, COLWYN BAY, CONWYLL29 8BF / COGNITIVE EDGE PTE LTD, 1 RAFFLES PLACE, #20-61 TOWER 2, SINGAPORE 048616 /  COGNITIVE EDGE (USA), INC.) use cookies on our website www.thecynefin.co (“Website”) in order to collect and process information so that we are able to better understand and improve our services, to determine and improve the advertising shown to you, and to provide you with a customized online experience. We use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and other similar technologies. This Cookie Statement incorporates, and forms part of, Cognitive-Edge Ltd, COGNITIVE EDGE PTE LTD Privacy Statement.

When cookies are used, your data may be transferred to recipients outside the UK and the EEA where there is not an adequate level of data protection in accordance with the DPA and the GDPR (e.g. the USA).

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully to learn what a cookie is, which cookies we are using and for what reason, and how you can manage your cookie settings, including how you can refuse or block all or certain types of cookies set by your visit on the Website.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

It is not necessary to accept cookies in order to use the website. However, there may be certain areas and features on the website that you will not be able to use.

What are cookies?

Cookies are very small text files or pieces of code, which often include an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, the website sends information to your computer or mobile device and creates a text file that is then stored on your computer or mobile device. Information gathered through cookies may include the date and time of visits and show how people use the particular website or mobile application, usually so the website operator can make improvements. Amongst other things, cookies are also used to help you access a website and its content as efficiently as possible (by remembering you from your last visit) and to make sure you are presented with advertising that is relevant to you.

Similar to cookies are technologies known as “web beacons”, “pixels or “tags”. These technologies do a similar job to cookies, allowing website operators to count page views and understand how visitors interact with and respond to certain content.

Below we explain which cookies we use, for what purpose we process data from you for this purpose and how you can revoke any consent you may have given to the use of cookies.

How long do cookies last?

The lifespan of a cookie depends on its purpose and how you interact with it:

Session Cookies – these are temporary cookies that are placed on your device during your browsing session and then automatically erased when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies – these are designed to last for a pre-defined period of time, which varies depending on the nature of the cookie. Persistent cookies stay in your browser until they reach their individual expiry date or you manually delete them.

Which cookies are used on our Site and App?

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies/Strictly Necessary Cookies – These cookies are those cookies which a website could not operate without. These include cookies such as login cookies and shopping cart cookies.

Functional Cookies – These cookies recognise you when you return to a website, remember your preferences and provide enhanced, more personalised features.

Performance Cookies – Performance cookies, along with other information, allow websites to calculate the aggregate number of people using a website and which features of a website are the most popular. This information is generally used to improve the website and the way visitors are able to move around it.

Social Media Cookies – These cookies are used to personalise your interaction with social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Such cookies recognise users of those social media sites when you view social media content on the website. They also allow you to quickly share content across social media, through the use of simple “sharing” buttons. Some websites may also contain features that enable you to use your social media account to sign in and create/maintain an account with the website you are visiting and to enable the website operator to store your content. This involves the use of cookies.

Targeting Cookies – Targeting cookies (also known as advertising cookies) help us to deliver our adverts when you visit other websites, such as news websites. This is known as “retargeting”. This technique helps to ensure that the ads you receive are more relevant to you and your interests. These cookies help to measure the effectiveness of an ad and can also limit the number of times that you see an ad. These cookies are placed on your device by advertising networks that we and other advertisers work with to deliver ads. They remember what sites you visit and this information is shared with other ad networks to show you relevant ads.

Cookies Requiring your Consent

Below are the cookies that require prior consent from users to be installed:

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How do I refuse, block or delete cookies?

There are various ways that you can manage your cookie preferences but please be aware that in order to use some parts of our Site and App you will need to allow certain essential or functional cookies. If you block or subsequently delete those cookies, some aspects of our Site and App may not work properly and you may not be able to access all or part of our Site or App.

Your options for managing your cookie preferences are set out below:

When you access our Site, we will ask you to provide consent for our use of non-essential cookies. We may repeat this request on subsequent visits to our Site, for example, if you delete cookies from your browser or we need to request new consent from you.

Please be aware that withdrawing your consent does not remove the cookie from your device and, in the case of Social Media Cookies and Targeting Cookies, the cookie may still be used by third parties to show you personalised content and/or advertisements. 

Where cookies are essential to the operation of our Site, we can use these without your consent and they cannot be managed.

Using your browser settings or other tools

You can block the use of cookies generally (not just in respect of our Site) by activating the relevant settings in your browser. For more information on cookie management and blocking or deleting cookies for a wide variety of browsers, visit All About Cookies.

Some cookies are dropped by third parties who operate the browser or application through which you access the Site. We do not have control of this and you will need to manage those cookie settings through the relevant third party application.

If you wish to withdraw your consent to our use of cookies on this Site, or if you wish to delete or control the placing of cookies on your computer, you can also change your browser settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. There are a number of ways to manage cookies. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about how to adjust or modify your browser settings at: Internet ExplorerChromeFirefoxSafari

If you do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (but this will only work on certain browsers). For further information on Google Analytics and its use of cookies, please consult the Google Analytics cookie policy.

What about Google Chrome cookies? 

Separately to our use of Google Analytics cookies, when you access the Site via Google applications such as Google Chrome, Google may collect user information for the purpose of Google serving personalised advertising across your devices. Google is able to place these advertising cookies on the devices used by visitors to the Site because we use Google services to run the Site. However, these cookies are dropped for Google’s own purposes and as such we do not have any control over how or when they are dropped. You will need to opt-out of receiving these cookies via your Google settings. For further information about these cookies please see Types of cookies and other technologies used by google. Please note that other browsers may use similar tools.

Does this policy change?

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we use cookies. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or if you need more information on how we use cookies, please contact us.

 

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About the Cynefin Company

The Cynefin Company (formerly known as Cognitive Edge) was founded in 2005 by Dave Snowden. We believe in praxis and focus on building methods, tools and capability that apply the wisdom from Complex Adaptive Systems theory and other scientific disciplines in social systems. We are the world leader in developing management approaches (in society, government and industry) that empower organisations to absorb uncertainty, detect weak signals to enable sense-making in complex systems, act on the rich data, create resilience and, ultimately, thrive in a complex world.
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