Cookies policy: What are cookies and how do we use them?
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer’s hard drive by a website. Using cookies is common practice on modern websites.
When you visit one of our websites, your browser checks to see if it has any cookies saved for it. It then sends the information contained in those cookies back to the website to tailor and improve your experience.
Our cookies record things like whether you are currently logged into your website account. This helps ensure you’re given the right access on each page.
Cookies also make sure the settings you’ve selected before are activated correctly. For example, your preferred language, or the settings associated with your account permissions.
Third-party cookies
We use third-party cookies to track how our websites are used. We also use them to carry out advertising and marketing activities.
When you visit our websites, we allow a number of third parties to set cookies on your device. These include the following.
Facebook
LinkedIn
Instagram
This helps us better understand who our users are and how they use our websites. This information enables us to:
measure our websites’ effectiveness and performance
improve our content and user experience
make our website more useful and relevant to your interests
promote our service more usefully online
For example, we use Analytics cookies gather data regarding site usage and user behaviour on the website:
The EPIC Charity – Bristol Registered Charity number 1193713 www.epiccharitybristol.org.uk Postal Address: B Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN
Some of the services on our websites may place cookies on your computer to enable their service to work properly or to measure the usage of their service. These include:
sharing functions from Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.
To find out more about how third parties use cookies on our website and
how to opt out of them, please review their privacy policies.
Facebook
LinkedIn
Instagram
Can I refuse cookies?
Yes, you can.
There are two broad types of cookies. Essential cookies which are required to enable your visit to our websites, and others which perform different tasks. These include analytical cookies. We require your consent for all non-essential cookies.
When you first access the site, you can set your preferences. If you refuse non-essential cookies, you will still be able to access the site.
You can also use your browser settings to disable cookies. Different browsers offer different levels of control. For example, you may be able to accept certain cookies and reject others, such as third-party cookies.
If you refuse cookies, please be aware our website may not work smoothly and there will be certain parts that won’t function correctly.
You can delete the cookies stored on your computer at any time.