How we use cookies
The UK Government passed legislation as part of the EU privacy directive with regard to the use of cookies. The following section explains what cookies are, which ones are collected by our web site (https://villagehall.abbottsann.com) and how they are used on our website.
What is a cookie?
Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. Cookies make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier.
Strictly necessary cookies
‘Strictly necessary’ cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around a website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of a website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or online billing, cannot be provided.
Performance cookies
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about how you use a website, for instance which pages you go to most often, and if you experience any errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you. All the information collected is anonymous and is only used to help improve how a website works.
Functionality cookies
‘Functionality’ cookies allow websites to remember choices you make (such as your username, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
Targeting cookies
‘Targeting’ cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
How can I block cookies?
If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some functions of our website.
Legislation covering Cookies
In the UK this change was implemented by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (PECR).
From 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. It says that consent for data processing has to be given by users through a “clear affirmative action” and it must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.
Does AAWMH Charity follow and adhere to the law?
In short, YES. Anyone coming to the website, generally speaking, does not part with any personal information. Where a visitor to the site makes a hall booking or a donation where they are required to give personal information, they are doing it freely, accepting out terms & Conditions and therefore consent to us storing that information.
The hall booking system actually runs on the village web site and all village sites are hosted by an IT company and comes under their Information Commission’s Office registration number 04775214