How we use cookies and similar technologies on our website, and how you can control them.
This Cookie Policy explains how Little Ripples uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at littleripplesuk.org.uk, and how you can control them.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we collect, use and protect personal data.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site owners about how their site is being used.
Similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels, work in comparable ways. Where we refer to cookies in this policy, we mean these technologies too.
Cookies are usually described in two ways:
Cookies may be set by us (first-party cookies) or by a third-party service we use (third-party cookies).
We take a deliberately minimal approach. We only use cookies where there is a clear reason to do so, and we will always ask for your consent before setting any cookie that is not strictly necessary for the website to work.
We do not use cookies for advertising, and we do not allow third parties to use cookies on our website to build advertising profiles.
The table below sets out the cookies currently used on our website.
| Type | Purpose | Consent needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Enable core functions such as page navigation, security and remembering your cookie preferences. The website cannot function properly without these. | No — these are exempt from consent requirements |
| Analytics (where in use) | Help us understand how visitors find and use our website, in anonymised and aggregated form, so we can improve it. | Yes — only set if you agree |
| Third-party embedded content | Some pages may include content or forms hosted by third parties, such as our Mailchimp sign-up form or links to JustGiving. These providers may set their own cookies when you interact with them. | Yes, where non-essential |
We do not currently use advertising, tracking or social media targeting cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before any such cookies are set.
Some of the services we use may set cookies of their own when you interact with them. These providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which we would encourage you to read:
Following a link to an external website takes you outside our control. We are not responsible for the content or cookie practices of other organisations' websites.
Where we use non-essential cookies, you will be asked for your consent when you first visit the site, and you can change your mind at any time.
You can also control cookies directly through your browser. Most browsers let you view what cookies are stored, delete them individually or entirely, and block cookies from being set. Guidance for common browsers is available on their own support sites.
Please note that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of our website from working as intended.
If you would like to browse without being counted in our analytics, most browsers also offer a private or incognito mode.
Parts of our website are written for children and young people. We do not use cookies to profile, track or target children, and we do not use cookies to deliver advertising of any kind.
Any analytics data we collect is anonymised and used only to understand how our website is used overall, never to identify an individual visitor.
We will review this policy at least annually, and whenever we make a change to the cookies or third-party services used on our website. The version number and date at the top of this page will be updated when changes are made.
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, or would like more information, please contact us at hello@littleripplesuk.org.uk.
If you have a concern we have not been able to resolve, you have the right to raise it with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.
