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Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

Types of Cookies we use

Necessary

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

_cf_bm (duration: 1 hour): set by Cloudflare, used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

PHPSESSID (duration: session): native to PHP applications, stores and identifies a user’s unique session ID to manage sessions on the website. Deleted when the browser is closed.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

_ga (duration: 1 year, 1 month, 4 days): set by Google Analytics to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for our analytics reports. Stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

_gid (duration: 1 day): set by Google Analytics to store information on how visitors use the website, including anonymised visitor numbers, source, and pages visited.

_gat_gtag_UA_* (duration: 1 minute): set by Google Analytics to store a unique user ID.

_ga_* (duration: 1 year, 1 month, 4 days): set by Google Analytics to store and count page views.

Advertisement.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages they have previously visited, and to help us analyse the effectiveness of our advertising.

msd365mkttr (duration: 1 year, 1 month, 4 days): set by Azure, used to register a unique ID to identify the data that a user enters into a particular Microsoft Dynamics 365 form.

msd365mkttrs (duration: session): set by Azure, used to enable a particular form that delivers user-filled data to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Uncategorized

Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being assessed and have not yet been classified into one of the categories above.

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Manage cookie preferences

Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

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How to find out more or make a complaint

To make a formal complaint about CPRE Herefordshire’s approach to data protection or your privacy rights, please contact:

Data protection contact

CPRE Herefordshire

61 Bridge Street

Kington

HR5 3DJ

You can email admin@cpreherefordshire.org.uk.

We will acknowledge your complaint within 5 working days and aim to provide a full response within 15 working days. If you are not happy with our response, or you believe that your data protection or privacy rights have been infringed, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which regulates and enforces data protection law in the UK.

The ICO contact details are:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a national rate number.

If you would like more information, or have any questions about this policy, please contact us by email at admin@cpreherefordshire.org.uk or write to us at the address above.

This policy was last reviewed in July 2026 and will next be reviewed in July 2027.

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