1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small encrypted text files stored in your browser directories when you visit almost any website. We place these cookies on your device to collect standard internet log information, remember your preferred settings, and analyze aggregate visitor behavior.
2. How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to optimize your experience on our website, specifically:
- To keep you securely signed into our online systems or member portals.
- To understand how you navigate our pages so we can improve site layout, speed, and content.
- To remember your user configuration preferences (such as language, location, or forms).
- To deliver relevant, targeted advertisements that match your distinct interests.
3. What types of cookies do we use?
Our website utilizes four distinct categories of cookies. With the exception of Necessary cookies, you have the legal right to adjust your preferences and opt-in or opt-out of these categories at any time via our cookie consent banner.
Necessary Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are essential for the basic operations of the website, such as page navigation, security protocols, cookie choice tracking, and secure logins. The website cannot function properly without them, and they do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functionality & Preference Cookies (Opt-In)
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) to provide enhanced, personalized features.
Analytics Cookies (Opt-In)
These cookies collect aggregate, anonymous information about how visitors interact with our website—such as which pages are visited most frequently and if any error messages occur. They are used purely to measure and improve how our website performs. They do not track your browsing activity on other websites.
Advertising & Targeting Cookies (Opt-In)
These cookies are set through our site by our third-party advertising and social media partners (such as Google or Meta). They track your digital footprint across different websites to build a profile of your interests and show you targeted advertisements on other platforms. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
4. Specific Cookies Used on Our Site
The table below displays a live, scanned inventory of the specific cookies operating on our website server, detailing their providers, categories, and browser expiration windows:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Category | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 180 days | marketing | youtube.com |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 180 days | marketing | youtube.com |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Session | marketing | youtube.com |
| __Secure-YEC | 3 years | unclassified | youtube.com |
| YSC | Session | necessary | youtube.com |
| __Secure-YNID | 180 days | necessary | youtube.com |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | unclassified | commonwheel.org.uk |
| wpl_user_preference | 1 year | necessary | commonwheel.org.uk |
5. How to Manage and Revoke Your Consent
You are in complete control of your data footprint. When you first visited our website, you were presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
You can alter your choices or withdraw your consent entirely at any time by clicking the floating cookie settings widget located in the bottom corner of your screen, or by clearing your browser cache.
For further information on how we protect your personal data, please read our full Privacy Policy.