Cookie Policy
Last updated date: 25th June 2026
To help our site work properly, our website uses cookies, which are small text files which are stored on your device when you visit. This is to understand how it’s being used and improve your experience.
This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them. For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They’re widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site’s operators.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies). Others stay on your device until they expire, or you delete them (persistent cookies).
How we use cookies
We use cookies on this website to:
- make essential features work correctly
- understand how visitors use our site, so we can improve it
- remember your preferences
- support the delivery of relevant information
We do not use cookies to collect personal information that could identify you without your consent, and we do not sell your data to third parties.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be switched off.
They are typically set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in a form. Without these cookies, some parts of the site may not work properly.
No consent is required for strictly necessary cookies under UK PECR.
Performance and analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, for example, which pages are visited most often, and whether visitors get error messages from web pages.
All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us improve how our website works.
We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics sets cookies to help us analyse site usage. The data collected is anonymised and does not identify individual visitors.
These cookies are only set with your consent.
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your cookie preferences) to provide a more personalised experience.
These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have included on our pages.
These cookies are only set with your consent.
Targeting and advertising cookies
We do not currently use targeting or advertising cookies on this website.
If this changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before setting any such cookies.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services. These include:
Google Analytics – to help us understand how our site is used. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
YouTube – if any pages embed video content, YouTube may set cookies when you play a video. YouTube’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
We do not control third-party cookies. Please refer to the relevant third party’s privacy policy for more information.
Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit our website, you’ll be asked to accept or decline non-essential cookies via our cookie banner.
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of any page.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Please note that blocking cookies may affect how the website works.
For more information on managing cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, the cookies we use, or how we use them.
When we make changes, we will update the “last updated” date at the top of this page. Where changes are significant, we may also notify you more prominently.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact us
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please get in touch:
Email: info@rainydaytrust.org.uk
You can also find more information about how we handle your personal data in our Privacy Policy at www.rainydaytrust.org.uk/privacy.