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The Northampton Golf Club
website does not automatically capture or store any personal information,
user's IP address or session information
such as the duration of the visit, type of browser used, etc.
We do not use cookies
for collecting user information from the site.
You may be asked for personal information
if you want to take advantage of specific services we may offer
such as online enquiries, forums, subscription to our newsletter,
etc. In each case we will only use the personal information you
provide to deliver the services you have told us you wish to take
part in.
This privacy policy only covers the Northampton Golf Club Website at http://www.northamptongolfclub.co.uk.
Other links within this site to other websites are not covered by this policy.
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Browser
Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
Cookie
Message given to a web
browser by a
web server. The message is then stored by the browser in
a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser
requests a page from the server, this message is sent back.
A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise
their visit by customising web pages for them for example by
welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A
site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal
information such as your name, e-mail address and interests. |
IP
(Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows
data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making
sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages
are understood. |
IP address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 198.184.98.9
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Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.
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