Privacy and Cookies

St Aldhelm’s Church Centre Cookie Policy

Introduction

To comply with EU legislation that was introduced in May 2012, this page documents how this website might collect information as you browse and use it to provide a tailored service to improve your online experience.

What are cookies?

Cookies are simple pieces of text stored by your browser that are only ever accessible by the website that put them there in the first instance.

Some cookies personalize your visit, some remember your preferences, while others simply provide visitor statistics.

Cookies are often used when you log in to a website or submit a form, allowing us to use that information throughout our service and prevent you from entering the same information on multiple occasions.

It is possible to disable cookies in your browser, but is likely to result in a less streamlined browsing experience.

The cookies that are used by this website are listed below, along with an explanation of how and why they are used.

Cookies we use

Any cookies used on our sites will not contain personally identifiable information about you.

WordPress

WordPress uses cookies when a user is logged into the website, we only allow administrators to log in to this site, therefore these cookies wont affect you. These are the cookies that allow us to remember who you are so that you can see the WordPress control panel. These cookies also help keep your visit to the site secure.

WordPress also collects a cookie if you leave a comment on the site. This site does not collect comments, so this cookie will not be set for your visit.

Cookie Confimation

We only use this cookie to remember that you have accepted that we use cookies and are happy with us store them on your computer, so that we do not ask you again.

Google provide services for web statistics, social media, video content and maps.

Google Analytics – We use analytics software to track what our visitors view and click on during their time with us. We don’t store any information that you input, just the keywords you’ve used to find us and search terms used on the site. By obtaining this cookie we can improve our site and your user experience.

Google also runs a social media service called Google+ and the +1 button requires Google login for full functionality.

Other cookies for features such as Google Maps may also be used, which may track your approximate location in order to provide directions and distances to certain locations.

For more information on Google’s services and how they use cookies, please see their privacy policy below:

http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Opt Out

Methods for disabling cookies differ across different web browsers.

If you do not want information to be recorded in this way, you can choose to disable cookies through your internet browser by following the step by step instructions below for each browser:

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari

For more information on how to disable cookies in your own particular web browser, visit the link below:

http://www.whatarecookies.com/enable.asp

You can remove existing cookies from your browser by clearing your web history and cache.

Note: Disabling cookies is likely to mean you experience a less streamlined browsing experience. Most users prefer cookies to be enabled, but you do have the option through your web browser to disable or clear them at any time if you wish.

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