What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.  They store information about how you use the website, including tracking pages you visit and remembering your log in details.  The information cookies store doesn’t usually directly identify you, just the device you are using.  Cookies are very small and do not take up much space. 

How do we use Cookies? 

When you visit our website, your browser will store these cookies on your device to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. 

We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies from other websites.  These cookies can improve the performance of our advertising and marketing efforts, or they are set when we embed content, like YouTube videos into our website.  We do not control third-party cookies. 

We use cookies to make our website work and to keep it secure.  When using our website, you will be asked to either refuse or accept cookies.  We measure how you use our website, such as which links you click on (analytics cookies).  The key cookies we currently use are: 

• Google Ads 

• Meta Ads 

• LinkedIn Ads 

• Google Analytics 

• Minted Box 

We utilise Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioural metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the: Microsoft Privacy Statement

How do I manage my Cookie settings? 

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas.  Our website will not function properly without these cookies, they can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences. You can stop cookies being downloaded on to your device by selecting the appropriate settings on your web browser.  You can also delete cookies and clear your browsers cache. 

Analytic cookies are used on our website to store information about how people use our website, for example the links they click on.  We use this information to improve our website, the cookies that are collected in an anonymous format. 

Google Analytics cookies, which we use on our website are used to analyse how you use our website, which aren’t required to make the website work.  We will only use these cookies with your agreement from our cookie consent banner.  

Other Cookies 

We have links on our website from YouTube and feeds from other websites such as Facebook, X and Instagram.  These websites can place cookies on your device when they are watched or pages are viewed, which can influence adverts when browsing the internet. 

To view or change your cookie preferences for our website please click here

To find out more about how we use your information to further our work please take a look at our Privacy Policy https://www.sfh.org.uk/privacy-policy