Cookie Policy
 

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your browser when you visit a website. They help websites remember your settings, preferences, and the actions you've taken, and they support the site's core functionality, security and performance.

 

This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are used on our website, https://wendo.org.uk (the "Website"), why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions, which explain more broadly how we handle personal data and the terms on which you may use the website.

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2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Provide a smooth, reliable experience for visitors and donors.

• Enable and identify registered members and mailing list subscribers.

• Support essential features such as our online donation form and newsletter sign-up.

• Monitor and improve the performance and effectiveness of the Website.

• Keep the Website secure and protected against fraud or attack.

• Understand how visitors use the Website, using tools such as Google Analytics.

 

3. UK GDPR and PECR Compliance

This Cookies Policy has been prepared to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Further information about how we collect, use and protect personal data is set out in our Privacy Policy.

 

4. Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit the website, you will be presented with a cookie banner giving you the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies). Essential cookies will remain active regardless of your choice, as they are necessary for the website to function. You can change your preferences at any time using the cookie settings link on the website or through your browser settings (see section 7, "Your Cookie Choices").

 

5. Types of Cookies We Use

Our website is built on the Wix platform. Wix automatically places certain essential cookies required for the Website to function securely and reliably. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand Website traffic and improve our content.

 

5.1.Essential Cookies (placed by Wix)

These cookies are necessary for the website to operate and cannot be switched off. They do not require your consent.

 

5.2.Functional and Feature Cookies

These support specific features on our website, including our online donation form and newsletter sign-up, so that your inputs are processed correctly and securely during your visit.

 

5.3.Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website (for example, which pages are visited and how long visitors stay), so we can improve our content and user experience. Google Analytics may place its own cookies on your browser, in accordance with Google's own privacy and cookie policies (https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies).

 

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

5.4 Social Media Links and Other Third-Party Cookies

Our website includes clickable icons and links to our social media profiles, including LinkedIn, Substack, X, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. These are simple links: no content from these platforms is embedded on our pages, and clicking them does not place any cookies on your browser via our Website. However, if you click through to one of these platforms, you will leave the website, and any cookies placed on your device from that point onward will be governed by that platform's own privacy and cookie policies, over which we have no control.

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We do not currently embed other third-party content (such as YouTube videos, live social media feeds, or maps) directly on the website. If we add such features in future, they may place their own cookies on your browser, and we will update this Cookies Policy accordingly.

 

5.5 Cookie Summary Table

The table below summarises the categories of cookies used on the website: