Cookie Policy
BACKGROUND:
This website https://www.bowra-foundation.org (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by a better understanding of how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
1.1 In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
“Cookie”
1.2 means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“Cookie Law”
1.3 means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Great Briton - General Data Protection Regulation (GB-GDPR);
“personal data”
1.4 means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the Data Protection Act 2018 and GB-GDPR or EU Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”); and
“We/Us/Our”
1.5 means The Bowra Foundation, a not-for-profit charity.
2. Information About Us
2.1 Our Site is owned and operated by the Bowra Foundation.
Address:
Bowra Foundation C/O
England & Co
7-8 Church Street
WIMBORNE
BH21 1JH
Phone: 01202 880384
Email: info@bowra-foundation.org
Website: bowra-foundation.org
2.2 Our website is managed by Agilis Design Web Services and contactable by:
Email: contact@agilis-design.co.uk or
Phone: +44 (0)7941 278341
3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
3.1 Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data are protected and respected at all times.
3.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third-party Cookies are used on Our Site for analytics. For more details, please refer to section 3.3.5 below.
3.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with the current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookies
3.3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies - A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.
3.3.2 Analytics Cookies - It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.
3.3.3 Functionality Cookies - Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.
3.3.4 Targeting Cookies - It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.
3.3.5 Third-Party Cookies - Third-party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above). Third-party cookies can be turned off within your web browser under cookie settings.
YouTube - Our Site enables YouTube Privacy-Enhanced Mode this option improves privacy when embedding videos on Our Site ensuring that YouTube won't store information about visitors to pages on Our Site unless visitors interact with those videos. Think of it as click-to-play; unless you click, YouTube promises that it won't store information about you. To find out more visit support.google.com.
3.3.6 Persistent Cookies - Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.
3.3.7 Session Cookies - Any of the above types of cookies may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
3.4 Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.
3.5 For more details on the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below in paragraph 6.
3.7 We are exempt ICO Registration: Some not-for-profit organisations are exempt and based on the information We have provided We do not have to pay a data protection fee or register with the ICO. However, We adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulations and understands best practice for managing information. To help ensure that We are complying with the GDPR, Our volunteers have conducted information management training using the ICO practical toolkits. For more information and your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK-GDPR and e-Privacy law visit the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
3.8 Cookie Declaration - you can choose to enable or disable Cookies through the cookie control application we provide see paragraph 4.1. Alternatively, most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies through their browser controls.
4. Consent and Control
4.1 On first visiting the site and before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up (Cookie Banner) at the bottom of the page where you can Accept All, Decline All, or Manage Cookies. If you choose to manage cookies you will be able to select from the options below:
Essential Cookies: These cookies enable core functionality such as security, verification of identity and network management. These cookies can’t be disabled.
Enable Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests.
Enable Functional Cookies: These cookies collect data to remember choices users make to improve and give a more personalised experience.
Enable Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our website, discover errors and provide better overall analytics.
4.1.1 Whichever control elements you accept you are free to change your choice at any time using the Cookie Settings control tab found at the bottom left of the screen of your desktop or bottom of your mobile application. If you close the tab you can access it again by refreshing the screen.
4.1.2 By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
4.2 In addition to the controls that We provide, in section 3.8 Cookie Declaration, you can also choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device. Applying changes to your browser is universal and will apply to all websites you visit this action will cause some websites where you wish to experience the site as intended may not to work as expected.
4.3 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:
4.3.1 Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
4.3.2 Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835
4.3.3 Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)
4.3.4 Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
4.3.5 Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
4.3.6 Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences
4.3.7 Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)
5. Changes to this Cookie Policy
5.1 We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. [If We do so, details of the changes will be highlighted at the top of this page.] Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
5.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
6. Cookies We Use:
ssr-caching
The ssr-caching cookie is set by WIX and indicates how a site was rendered.
less than a minute
Necessary
XSRF-TOKEN
Wix set this cookie for security purposes.
session
Necessary
hs
Wix platform sets this cookie for security purposes.
session
Necessary
svSession
Wix platform sets this cookie to identify unique visitors and track a visitor’s session on a site.
1 year 1 month 4 days
Necessary
7. Further Information
7.1 If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at admin@bowra-foundation.org or by telephone at +44 (0)7941 278341 (Agilis design).
7.2 For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following: