COOKIE
POLICY.
Cookies should make a website work better — not leave you wondering what is happening behind the scenes.
This policy explains how The Joined uses cookies and similar technologies, what they are used for, when we need your permission and the choices available to you.
WHAT KIND OF COOKIES
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
STRICTLY
NECESSARY
Used for things such as security, accounts, login sessions, checkout and other functions required to provide a service you have requested.
Usually requiredPREFERENCES &
FUNCTIONALITY
Used to remember certain choices or adapt the way the website looks and works for you.
Depends on purposeSTATISTICS &
ANALYTICS
Helps us understand how The Joined is being used and where we can improve performance, usability and reliability.
Consent or exceptionADVERTISING &
THIRD PARTIES
Advertising, cross-site tracking and certain external services may store or access information on your device.
Consent required where applicableWHO WE ARE.
The Joined is a trade mark and brand operated by Levlan International Marketing.
In this Cookie Policy, references to “The Joined”, “we”, “us” or “our” mean Levlan International Marketing when operating The Joined and the website thejoined.com.
The Joined is an online creative community designed to help artists, filmmakers, actors, musicians, writers, companies and other creative people discover one another, collaborate and participate in community features.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small pieces of information stored on, or accessed from, a computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you use a website or online service.
They can help websites operate correctly, keep people signed in, remember settings, protect services from abuse, understand how a website is being used and support other functionality.
Similar technologies can include browser storage, pixels, scripts, tags and other technologies that store information on a device or access information already stored there.
In this policy, we use the word “cookies” as a convenient general term for these technologies where appropriate.
HOW THE JOINED USES COOKIES.
The Joined may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and protect the website, provide member accounts, maintain login sessions, remember choices, process requested functions and understand how our services perform.
They may also support features such as memberships, community tools, payments, media playback, events, forms, messaging, security systems and optional third-party content.
As The Joined develops, the services and technologies used by the website may change. We periodically review the tools operating on the platform and aim to remove technologies that are unnecessary.
TYPES OF COOKIES WE MAY USE.
These support functions required for the website or a service you request. Examples may include security, fraud prevention, authentication, account sessions, cookie preference storage, checkout functions and basic technical operation.
These may remember choices or adapt website functions, such as interface preferences, accessibility choices or other settings.
These may help us understand how people use The Joined, which areas of the website are visited, how services perform and whether technical or usability improvements are needed.
If advertising or marketing technology is enabled, it may be used for activities such as delivering adverts, measuring advertising performance, controlling advert frequency or understanding interactions with advertising.
Technologies used for online advertising do not qualify as strictly necessary simply because advertising helps fund the service.
Some external content, media players, social features or other integrations may use technology supplied by another organisation. Where required, those technologies should remain inactive until the appropriate permission has been given.
WHEN WE ASK FOR CONSENT.
UK law regulates the storage of information on, and access to information stored on, a user's device.
Where consent is required, we aim to obtain an appropriate choice before the relevant technology is activated. Optional technologies should not be enabled merely because you continue browsing the website.
You can refuse optional technologies without being prevented from accessing the basic content and functions of The Joined that do not depend on those technologies.
UK rules contain specific exceptions for certain uses, including technologies that are strictly necessary for a service requested by the user and, where the legal conditions are satisfied, certain limited statistical and appearance or preference functions.
Where an exception requires us to provide a simple way to object, we aim to make that choice available.
Advertising, cross-site tracking and other technologies that do not meet an applicable exception require consent where required by law.
THIRD-PARTY TECHNOLOGY.
Parts of The Joined may use services provided by other organisations.
Depending on which features are active, these may include:
External providers may set or access their own technologies subject to their own privacy and cookie practices.
Optional third-party technologies requiring consent should not be activated until that consent has been obtained.
SESSION & PERSISTENT COOKIES.
Some cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser. These are commonly called session cookies.
Other cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until they are removed. These are commonly called persistent cookies.
The lifespan of an individual cookie or similar technology depends on its purpose and the service responsible for placing it.
MANAGING YOUR CHOICES.
Where The Joined displays cookie controls, you can use those controls to accept, refuse or change your choices for optional technologies.
Where available, you can reopen the website's cookie settings if you later change your mind.
You can also use your browser settings to view, block or delete cookies. The controls available vary between browsers, devices and operating systems.
Blocking some technologies may affect certain website features, preferences or third-party content. However, technologies that are not necessary should not be required simply to access the basic website.
PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Information obtained through cookies or similar technologies may constitute personal information where it identifies, or can be linked to, an individual.
Where personal information is involved, our handling of that information is also governed by applicable data protection law and our Privacy Policy.
The Joined does not sell personal information.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY.
The Joined and the services used to operate it will change as the community develops.
We may therefore update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes to our technology, services, legal requirements or business practices.
The current version will be published on this page together with its latest update date.
COOKIE ENQUIRIES.
If you have a question about cookies, tracking technologies, consent preferences or how these technologies are used on The Joined, use the secure form below.
Your enquiry is routed to the appropriate The Joined mailbox without publishing the recipient email address on the website.
COOKIE ENQUIRY.
Contact us about cookies, tracking technologies or your preferences.
PEOPLE TOGETHER.
The Joined is a brand operated by Levlan International Marketing.