Last updated: August 2024
Across Aid Limited (“we”,“us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, [www.acrossaid.org.uk] (www.acrossaid.org.uk) (the “Website”), to enhance your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and understand how users interact with our Website. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or other devices) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the site owners. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our Website. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies, and therefore, they are always active.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this information to improve our Website’s performance.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting/Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.
Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, to help us analyse how our users use the Website. These third-party service providers may use cookies to collect information on our behalf about your visits to this and other websites, to measure and track the effectiveness of our online marketing and to deliver targeted advertisements that are more relevant to you.
If we start using third-party cookies like Google Analytics or other similar services in the future, we will update this policy accordingly and provide you with all relevant information and options to manage your preferences.
How Long Do Cookies Last?
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave our Website. They are automatically deleted from your device once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies:These remain on your device for a longer period or until you manually delete them. The duration depends on the lifetime of the specific cookie and your browser settings. Typically, persistent cookies are retained for up to 12 months.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure the proper functioning of our Website.
- Improve the user experience by remembering your preferences.
- Analyse usage of our Website to improve its design, functionality, and content.
- Deliver content and advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to accept or reject cookies. When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie banner providing you with the option to accept all cookies or manage your cookie preferences.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete cookies that have already been set. However, if you disable or delete necessary cookies, some parts of the Website may not function properly.
- Cookie Management Tools: We may also provide tools on our Website that allow you to manage your cookie preferences directly.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in response to changes in legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Cookie Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material changes to this Cookie Policy if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
