Effective Date: 1 January 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how inveralmondchs.org ("we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. This policy provides detailed information about what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use. This document should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
1. 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 operate, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting and analytical information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, inveralmondchs.org) are referred to as "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., interactive content, analytics, and affiliate tracking).
2. How We Use Cookies
We utilise first-party and third-party cookies for a variety of technical, analytical, and commercial reasons. We categorise our cookies as follows:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used in an aggregated form to help us understand how our website is being used, to measure the effectiveness of our content, and to help us continuously improve the user experience.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your previously selected preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting and Affiliate Cookies: As an informational and affiliate website, we may partner with third-party networks. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the affiliate links you have followed. This tracking is necessary to ensure we are appropriately compensated by our affiliate partners for any referrals.
3. Third-Party Technologies
In addition to standard cookies, we may use similar technologies such as web beacons (also known as "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier, enabling us to recognise when someone has visited our website or opened an email that we have sent them. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and declining cookies will impair their functioning.
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences via your web browser controls. Because 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.
Common browsers allow you to:
- See what cookies you have and delete them on an individual basis.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from particular sites.
- Block all cookies from being set.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please note that if you choose to reject or disable essential cookies, your access to some functionality and secure areas of our website may be restricted.
5. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to the cookies we use, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about our use of tracking technologies.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or require further clarification regarding our use of cookies or other technologies, please direct your enquiries to our compliance team.
Email: [email protected]
Address: Data Compliance Officer, inveralmondchs.org, [Insert Business Address], United Kingdom