Cookies Policy

Cookie Policy for St Mary’s Church Fairford

This Cookie Policy explains how St Mary’s Church Fairford uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience when visiting our website (https://derwentwater.stmaryschurchfairford.org.uk/). By continuing to browse our site, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that are stored on your device when you visit websites. They help improve your browsing experience by remembering your preferences, providing analytics, and sometimes enabling certain features of the site.

Cookies We Use

  1. WordPress Cookies
    • Our website runs on WordPress, which uses cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our site, such as managing sessions and remembering user preferences.
  2. Facebook Cookies
    • If you share content from our website on Facebook, Facebook may set cookies to track your interaction with their platform. These cookies are used for social media sharing features and analytics purposes.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include session cookies used by WordPress for managing your visit.
  • Social Media Cookies: When you share content on Facebook, cookies are set by Facebook to enable social media features and track your interactions.
  • Analytics Cookies: We may use cookies to gather anonymised data about how visitors interact with our website, such as pages visited and time spent on the site.

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, but please note that some features of the website may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

To learn more about managing cookies, visit the help section of your browser:

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or how we use cookies. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

The Parish Office, St Mary’s Church, Fairford

Updated: 24th January 2025