The European Cookie Directive ... no not a Brussels bureaucrat meddling in our biscuit recipes - but a small piece of technical legislation agreed by the governments and elected representatives of all the EU member states.

In recent days there has been a little bit of news coverage of this regulation which covers the use of "Cookies" small pieces of computer code that manage how a user interacts with a website. We have listed all the cookies used on the site in a separate page.

Bowes and Bounds Connected is a is a social network where information is freely passed between members - that's the point of the site. So any cookies we use are simply to facilitate the easy operation of the network.

Your Privacy: You can be assured that

• Cookies used on this site do not contain any personal information.
• Any information collected is anonymous and generalised.
• This site will not pass -on any member email addresses and names to any third party
• Your privacy is respected at all times. Make sure you visit the Privacy section under your Settings section of your profile.

More information on Cookies can be found at the governments Information Comissioner's Office or at the independent site About Cookies

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