What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by us to your computer or mobile device that allow us to recognise you when you next visit. To find out more about cookies, take a look at All About Cookies.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies to enhance the online experience of our visitors, to better understand how our websites are used and to monitor how our online adverts perform. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited our site before or whether you are a new visitor.
What information do we collect?
We monitor how people use our website so we can improve it. If you come to our website, we may record information about your visit, including:
- which pages on the website you visit
- the amount of time you spend on the site
- whether you are new to the site or have visited it before
- the type of device and browser you use
We also use cookies to track how supporters come to our site. For example, we use tracking codes in our URLs to show us where a donation has come from.
First Party Cookies
We use cookies on our website to let you move from page to page and use tools on our website.
They don’t gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet. These cookies only last until you close your browser (Session Cookies).
Third-Party Cookies
We work with a number of third parties who have implemented pixels on our site to trigger cookies. We only use these cookies for reporting purposes.
Please read the privacy policies of our main suppliers.
Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics. This provides information about your use of the website and is stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google for these purposes.
For more details please read Google’s Analytics overview.
You can always opt-out of Google Analytics cookies by using Google’s opt-out tool.
Controlling cookies on our website
We never use cookies to collect information which might identify you personally. The cookies we collect allow us to improve your user experience.
You can restrict or block certain cookies through your browser settings. In your browser (for example, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer), click on the ‘help’ option to find out how to change your cookie settings.
You can also visit www.aboutcookies.org which shows you how to do this on different browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies.