1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow websites to remember information about your visit, such as preferences, login sessions, and how you interact with pages.
Cookies can be temporary, lasting only while your browser is open, or persistent, remaining on your device for a set period.
2. How We Use Cookies
British Ring No.25 may use cookies to:
- Make the website function correctly
- Maintain secure login sessions
- Process forms and event bookings
- Support payment and ticketing features
- Remember user preferences
- Analyse website traffic and performance
- Improve website content and usability
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to work properly. They may be used for security, login sessions, form protection, event bookings, and payment processing.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website, including which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and how users interact with the site.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as preferences, settings, or form progress.
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages may include services from third parties, such as payment providers, maps, videos, or social media platforms. These services may set their own cookies.
4. Cookie Examples
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Essential cookies | Used for website security, login sessions, forms, and core website functions. | Yes |
| Analytics cookies | Used to understand website traffic and improve user experience. | No |
| Functional cookies | Used to remember preferences and improve website usability. | No |
| Third-party cookies | May be used by services such as PayPal, Google Maps, YouTube, or social media platforms. | Depends on feature |
5. Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot usually be disabled through our website systems.
These may be used for:
- Member login areas
- Admin login security
- Session management
- CSRF and form security
- Shopping basket or event ticket sessions
- Payment security
6. Analytics Cookies
We may use analytics tools to help us understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve page layouts, navigation, content, and performance.
Analytics information is usually collected in an aggregated form and does not directly identify individual visitors.
7. Third-Party Services
Our website may use or link to third-party services such as:
- PayPal or other payment providers
- Google Maps
- YouTube or video embeds
- Social media sharing tools
- Email newsletter systems
- Event booking or ticketing services
These third parties may place their own cookies on your device. We recommend reviewing their individual cookie and privacy policies.
8. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete cookies, or receive a warning before cookies are stored.
Please note that disabling essential cookies may stop parts of the website from working correctly, including login areas, forms, bookings, and payment features.
9. Cookie Consent
Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
You may update or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time where a cookie preference tool is available on the website.
10. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, cookies, third-party services, or legal requirements.
Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date.
11. Related Policy
For more information about how we collect, use, and protect personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.