Cookie Policy

What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device that uniquely identify your browser or device.

What are cookies used for?
Cookies allow our site (www.trainingmag.com) to know if your computer or device has been on the site before. This information can then be used to help understand how our site is being used, help you navigate between pages efficiently, help remember your preferences, and generally improve your browsing experience.

What types of cookies do we use?

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential, as they enable you to move around the Service and use its features, such as accessing logged in or secure areas.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, and remember any preferences you may have set.

How long will cookies stay on my device?
The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted.

First and third party cookies
First-party cookies are cookies that belong to Training Magazine, third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for Training Magazine, for example to help us understand how our service is being used.

The third-party cookies which may be set include:

  • Google Analytics – we use Google Analytics to collect data about website usage. This data does not include personally identifiable information. You can view the Google Privacy Policy here: www.google.com/policies/privacy.
  • Google Adwords – we use Google Adwords to extend our marketing reach for our goods and services – as well as those of our partners. The data collected and used does not include personally identifiable information. You can view the Google Privacy Policy here: www.google.com/policies/privacy.

How to control cookies?
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us.  Click here to review our formal policies: www.trainingmag.com/privacy-policy

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It addresses the export of personal data outside the EU.Click here to review our comittment to GDPR regulation: www.trainingmag.com/gdpr-policy

Contact Us
If you have any queries in relation to this policy or need further information about our cookie practices, please contact us at: 

Lakewood Media Group
P.O. Box 247
27020 Noble Road
Excelsior, MN 55331
webmaster@trainingmag.com