Banmrk.co.uk Cookie Policy

What is a cookie? I usually dip them into a nice cup of tea!
Cookies are utilised by personal computers, laptops, mobile devices, and even televisions. A cookie functions similarly to an instruction manual, aiding in the display of websites and employing a cache to store information. This very page uses a cookie to facilitate your navigation. The process involves the browser or device asking, "How should I present this information to the user?" The website's script then provides the necessary information through the cookie, which the browser interprets and displays. While the mechanics are more complex, this explanation offers a clear understanding of how cookies operate.

A relevant example is when you search for Butlins-related products, after which you encounter advertisements for sites that include these items. This may lead you to question, "How did it know I was looking at this?" The answer lies in the use of cookies. These cookies are harmless to your device and are specifically designed to monitor your viewing habits to improve the service you receive.

Can I delete these cookies?
Yes, you can, and I have supplied details on how you can do this. To help you delete these cookies, please look further down the page to see how to remove them.

If I delete this cookie, will the website stop working for me?
Removing these cookies will have a minor impact on your experience on the Mark's Short Stories website. The site will still load and provide you with the information that has been made available here for your enjoyment. However, please note that new cookies will be added to keep everything current. I would advise you to delete your cookies and internet history at least once a week to keep your device functioning efficiently.

Third-Party Cookies
The banmrk.co.uk website functions alongside various other websites, including Google. They also place a cookie on the site to enable their services. By continuing to use the website, you consent to the use of this cookie. Below is a list of cookies and where you can find more details about them. The list below presents the main cookies, while others may be directly linked to them. For instance, there are additional cookies connected to Google. Please consult their policies, and further down, you will find information on how to change your preferences regarding what you wish to see or not see.

Further, help
You can go further down the page and see further advice on how accessing the Cookie management options can help you further with controlling this area on your device.

Additional information
I was able to acquire more information about my website, www.butlins-memories.com, focusing on the cookies that are implemented. As my knowledge in this area is quite minimal, I turned to a website named Cookie Serve and the Termly website for assistance. They scanned my site and provided me with further details about the cookies, which also helped me learn more. You can also see further information about cookies by visiting the Panda Security website by clicking on these words.

Help with Cookies
I have placed some information below that could help you manage the cookies and ad settings that might be of interest to you. Just look further below to read more.

Last updated: 23/08/26

You may want to explore the cookie management settings available in your browser, which can assist you in understanding what can be enabled and what cannot. While not all browsers offer this feature, the information provided below may be useful to you. Simply locate the option that corresponds to your needs.

Google Chrome
Visit this link to see instructions from Google that can help you check the cookie management in your browser.

Microsoft Edge
Visit this link to see Microsoft's instructions to help you check cookie management in your browser.

Firefox
Visit this link to see Mozilla's instructions to help you check cookie management in your browser.

Safari
Visit this link to see instructions from Apple that can help you check the cookie management in your browser.

Google Devices
Visit this link to see instructions from Google that can help you check the cookie management in your browser.

Opera Browser
I am unable to find much about the Opera browser; however, if you click on these words, you will find the help area of the browse and for the Opera browser on Android, click on these words
Internet Explorer
For those using Internet Explorer, I would advise that you upgrade to Edge however, if you can not, click on these words to view the options available.

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You can enhance your control over the cookies that may be stored on your device. This is achieved through Cookie Management, which enables you to utilise settings from the companies to determine which cookies you accept and which you wish to decline. Here is a guide to help you navigate this process.

Digital Advertising Alliance

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers various options for you to gain control, and their system is straightforward to navigate. Please ensure you read all the information before clicking the link to avoid unnecessary backtracking.

Click on these words to load the digital advertising alliance website,
If a notice appears, click on "Continue" after you read what is shown there,
If you wish to opt out of all the advertisement cookies, go to the bottom and click on "opt out of all". If you wish to choose selected ones, tick the boxes shown,
Now click on "Submit your choices"
 All done!

European Interactive Digital Advertisement Alliance

Similar to the previous example, this company provides a user-friendly platform that allows you to opt out of any cookies you prefer not to have active. Please ensure you read all the information before clicking the link to avoid unnecessary backtracking.

Click on these words to load the European Interactive Digital Advertisement Alliance website
 Now choose your location from the list shown
By all means, have a good look around. Click on the option named "Your Ad Choices"
Wait a small time for the page to load to show you the cookie options
Click on "Off" for the selected companies
 That line will now change to red, which means "This company is not collecting data which may be used to deliver ads customised to your interests"
If you move slightly down, there is an option that appears to "Turn off all companies".
 All done!

Additional tools on your iPhone and iPad devices

You can change certain settings on your device to enhance your control over advertising trackers. Due to the various types of iOS systems, I have placed a direct link on this page for you to see how a small adjustment can help you with tracking.

Additional tools on your Android devices
There are a great deal of options available to you regarding the ads you can see with Google devices. I have placed two options below, one that shows you YouTube and another showing you the Android device.

Last updated: 23/08/26

Here you will find a list of cookies associated with this website. I would like to point out that my knowledge in this field is limited. The information has been sourced from two websites, Cookie Serve and Timely. I have included their reports here to share the insights they have provided, in hopes of offering you a clearer understanding of what these cookies do.

Name of the cookie used on the banmrk.co.uk website: _ga_*
Location this domain name is linked to: .banmrk.co.uk
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

Name of the cookie used on the banmrk.co.uk: _ga
Location this domain name is linked to: .banmrk.co.uk
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

Name of the cookie used on the banmrk.co.uk website: _click
Location this domain name is linked to: .banmrk.co.uk
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID.
Name of the cookie used on the banmrk.co.uk website: _clsk
Location this domain name is linked to: .banmrk.co.uk
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording.

Name of the cookie used on the Butlins Memorabilia website: _cltk
Location this domain name is linked to: .butlins-memories.com
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: Helps navigate around the banmrk.co.uk website


Name of the cookie used on the banmrk.co.uk website: IDE
Location this domain name is linked to: Doubleclick.net
Description of this cookie from the Termly website: Used to measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. Expires in 1.5 years.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: test_cookie
Location this domain name is linked to: Doubleclick.net
Description of this cookie from the Termly website: A session cookie used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: _ga#
Location this domain name is linked to: google.com
Description of this cookie from the Termly website: Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: _ga
Location this domain name is linked to: google.com
Description of this cookie from the Termly website: Records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: NID
Location this domain name is linked to: google.com
Description of this cookie from the Termly website: Set by Google to set a unique user ID to remember user preferences. Persistent cookie that stays for 182 days

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: google.com
To read about their cookie policy, please click on these words (opens a new window)

Name of the cookie used on the Butlins Memories website: google.co.uk
To read about their cookie policy, please click on these words (opens a new window)


Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: CLID
Location this domain name is linked to: www.clarity.ms
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk: SM
Location this domain name is linked to: .c.clarity.ms
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve website: Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronising the MUID across Microsoft domains.

Name of the cookie used on  banmrk.co.uk: MUID
Location this domain name is linked to: .c.clarity.ms
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve website: Microsoft Bing sets this cookie to identify unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: MUID
Location this domain name is linked to: .bing.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve website: Microsoft Bing sets this cookie to identify unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: MR
Location this domain name is linked to: .c.bing.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve website: This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: SRM_B
Location this domain name is linked to: .c.bing.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve website: Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: MR
Location this domain name is linked to: .c.clarity.ms
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve website: This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: ANONCHK
Location this domain name is linked to: .c.clarity.ms
Description of this cookie from the Cookie Serve website: The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user's session ID and also verify the clicks from ads on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalisation as well.

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: SRM_B
Location this domain name is linked to: Atlas
Description of this cookie from Termly Website: At last Adserver used in conjunction with Bing services. Expires after 180 days

Name of the cookie used on the  banmrk.co.uk website: _clsk
Location this domain name is linked to: Microsoft Clarity
Description of this cookie from Termly Website: Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording

Name of the cookie used on the banmrk.co.uk: _click
Location this domain name is linked to: Microsoft Clarity
Description of this cookie from Termly Website: Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID 


Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: YSC
Location this domain name is linked to: .youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Location this domain name is linked to: .youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Location this domain name is linked to: .youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.

Name of the cookie used onbanmrk.co.uk website: yt-remote-device-id
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using an embedded YouTube video.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk: yt.innertube::requests
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: yt.innertube::nextId
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: yt-remote-connected-devices
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using an embedded YouTube video.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: 46b3ce3368605dc1
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: Session cookie

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: iU5q-!O9@$
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: Session cookie

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: yt-remote-cast-installed
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website:

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: yt-remote-session-app
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player.

Name of the cookie used onbanmrk.co.uk website: -3c2d8802-3a28e748
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: Session cookie

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: yt-remote-session-name
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using an embedded YouTube video.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: yt-remote-fast-check-period
Location this domain name is linked to: youtube.com
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos.

Name of the cookie used on banmrk.co.uk website: SM
Location this domain name is linked to: chaneladvisor
Description of this cookie from Cookie Serve Website: Session cookie used to collect anonymous information on how visitors use a site to help improve their experience and for better target ads. 

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Who and What is Banmrk.co.uk Website
Mark's short story website was originally established as a place on the internet where people could view Mark Banks' to share his stories, and promote his books, "Micks Family" and "The Zehenigeo Legacy"

Can I get in touch with you?
Use the "Get in touch" option in the menu to chat with Mark

Are these based on a true story?
Every story on this website is fictional, including the characters, background and their story.

Credit where it's due
The video shown on the homepage is credited to Stefanie on Pixabay; the link is found by clicking on these words

Google adverts and policies
There is a single Google advertisement located at the top of each page. I have created a privacy policy available at this link and a cookie policy at this link, which aim to provide further clarification regarding this section of the website, with the intention of enhancing your understanding of how this operates.