Cookie Policy
Visitors to our website
When someone visits this website, we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting this website. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it unless you login or provide personal data through your use of this website.
What is a Cookie?
A Cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the Cookie file of the browser on your computer’s hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. The information stored in a Cookie can only be read by the website that placed the Cookie or other sites that it has agreed to share information with. A Cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the Cookie has come; the “lifetime” of the Cookie; and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
Our policy on Cookies
Our policy is to use Cookies only to improve the service provided for our community or when they are essential to the way the site works. The types of activities we may use Cookies for are to:
- store details that help you to manage donations and payments, such as user login details
- find out how people use our sites, such as how often they visit, which pages they go to, and which links they click on, so that we can improve our sites
- help us to provide relevant information, such as data capture for camps, events and other information that you may be interested in
- help to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly and remember some aspect of your current or previous visit
- store information about which media players you use so that any video content appears correctly
Cookies used on this website
Session Cookies:
These are temporary Cookies that remain in the Cookie file of your browser until you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies:
These are stored on your computer until they expire or you remove them. Persistent Cookies store your personal preferences such as your language preferences on multi-lingual sites to make subsequent visits easier. They also remember questions we have asked you previously, such as a request to complete an online survey. A persistent Cookie will prevent you from being asked to complete the same survey every time you visit the website.
Third party Cookies:
We work with third parties who, on our behalf, research the use of our website and activities on it. In doing so they may place a Cookie on your computer. However it would not contain any personal information that others could read and understand. We also work with third parties to evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising and promotions on third party websites. Again, the Cookie would not contain any personal information that others could read and understand.
Details and a brief description of Cookies used on this website can be found in the following table:
Grouped Cookie Name | Description |
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Analytics & Optimisation |
Web analytics platform and a multi-variant testing platform to monitor and optimise this website, both of which utilise Cookies to capture anonymous data about a user’s journey and aggregate this data up to analyse trends. These Cookies last longer than the user’s session so that we can understand whether this is a user’s first time, or a returning visitor. |
How to refuse use of Cookies
You may refuse the use of Cookies by changing your internet browser settings to disable the use of Cookies. Please note that a refusal to accept the use of Cookies may result in the loss of useful functionality of the site; you may experience slower running times and you may not be able to access all website content.
How to disable Cookies in your browser
The use of Cookies can be prevented by changing your internet browser settings. Each browser has a different procedure for disabling the use of Cookies. If you would like further information on Cookies, please go to www.allaboutCookies.org
Further questions about our use of Cookies
If you have any questions about specific Cookies or our Cookie policy, please email us at marketing@ius.org.uk