Cookies
Cookie Policy, Cookie Settings
How we use cookies on our website.
Last updated 2nd August 2024.
This Cookie Policy explains how Walbury Beacon Benefice (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our websites at www.walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk (“Websites“). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Walbury Beacon Benefice) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Settings Sidebar or Cookie Settings on this page. These allow you to accept or reject the use of Optional cookies. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the tables below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific pages you visit):
Name | Description | Host name | Expiry |
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PHPSESSID | This cookie is generated the PHP language. PHP is a server side language that operates in the back of our website and provides the system that serves you this content. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is a random generated string of characters and numbers. | walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk | Session |
__stripe_mid | Used by Font Awesome (the service that provides icons for our website) to track payment access to the third party service. | fontawesome.com | 364 days |
_ga | Required to use Font Awesome (the service that provides icons for our website) for icon display. | fontawesome.com | 379 days |
_ga_* | Required to use Font Awesome (the service that provides icons for our website) for icon display. | fontawesome.com | 380 days |
cookie_policy | This cookie is used to remember your choice of whether to agree to the use of optional cookies. | walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk | 365 days |
Name | Description | Host name | Expiry |
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_ga | The cookie used by Google Analytics to distinguish between one visitor and another. | walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk | 2 years |
_ga_* | The cookie used by Google Analytics to store count and pageviews. | walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk | 2 years |
page_size | This cookie is used to remember how many items to display on a page e.g. the number of blog posts. | walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk | Session |
How can I control cookies on my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:
How often will you update this policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at office@walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk.
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