Cookie policy
What are ‘Cookies'?
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. They are often used as a mechanism for websites to remember things that a website browser has done there in the past, for example, clicking on particular buttons, logging in, or having read pages on that site months or years ago.
How does Manchester United use Cookies?
In common with many other website operators, we use cookies on our website. We use them to enrich your experience of using the website by allowing us to tailor what you see to what we have learned about your preferences during your visits to the site. Our cookies are also used to enable us to develop our website to reflect our fans and customers interests by noting who has seen which pages and advertisements, how frequently particular pages are visited and determining the most popular areas of our website.
A more detailed table of the cookies used by Manchester United is set out in a separate PDF document. However, in general we use the following cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, making enquiries or requesting a newsletter.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and 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 can find what they are looking for easily.
Functionality Cookies: These are used to improve the functional performance of the website and make it easier for you to use. For example, they are used to remember that you have previously visited the website and asked to remain logged in to the website.
Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will then use this information to make advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. Please note, these cookies do not contain any of your personal information and they are used only in limited circumstances by us.
You can find out more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we used them by viewing the separate PDF document here.
By using our website you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Managing Cookies
You can manage cookies by activating the setting on your internet browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. Please refer to the instructions or the online help files available via your relevant browser if you wish to manage cookies in this way. Alternatively, please visit www.aboutcookies.org for further information.
Please note, if you refuse cookies this may mean that you can't use some of the additional features of our website and may not be able to access certain parts of the website.
Changes to this Cookies policy
We aim to meet high standards and our policies and procedures are, therefore, constantly under review. From time to time we may change how we use and place cookies. Accordingly we recommend that you check this page periodically in order to review our current policies and practices.
How to contact us
Telephone +44 (0) 161-868-8000
Email privacy@manutd.co.uk
Mail Data Protection Officer, Manchester United Limited, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA
Fax +44 (0) 161-868-8818
