Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sittingbourne website uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
We want our website to be clear and transparent about the information that may be stored on or accessed from your device. This policy explains what cookies are, why they may be used and the choices available to you.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites can place on your computer, tablet, smartphone or other device when you visit them.
Cookies can perform a variety of functions, such as helping a website operate correctly, remembering preferences and providing information about how a website is being used.
Similar technologies may also be used to store or access information on your device.
2. Why We Use Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies may be used on this website to:
- Help the website operate correctly and securely.
- Remember certain website settings or preferences.
- Support website forms and other functionality.
- Understand how visitors use the website.
- Help us identify and resolve technical problems.
- Enable content or services supplied by third parties.
Types of Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies or similar technologies are required for essential website functions, security or services requested by you. Without them, parts of the website may not operate correctly.
Functional Cookies
Functional technologies may allow the website to remember choices or provide enhanced functionality. Where consent is legally required, they will only be used after the appropriate choice has been made.
Analytics & Performance
Analytics technologies may be used to help understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how the website performs. Where consent is required, these technologies should not be activated until consent has been given.
Third-Party Cookies
Some features or embedded content may be provided by other organisations. These services may place or access cookies or similar technologies on your device, subject to the applicable consent requirements.
3. Website Platform
This website is built and hosted using Weebly. The website platform may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for website operation, security, configuration and other functionality.
Third-Party Content
Our website may include or link to third-party services, such as maps, videos, social media, online donations or other external services.
When third-party content is used, the organisation providing that service may use its own cookies or similar technologies. Their use of information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Cookie Choices & Consent
Where the law requires your consent before a cookie or similar technology can be used, you should be given an opportunity to make that choice.
Cookies that are strictly necessary for a service you request may not require consent.
Where a cookie preference or consent facility is provided, you can use it to make or change your choices about non-essential cookies.
5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies through their privacy or security settings.
You can usually choose to block all cookies, block third-party cookies, delete existing cookies or receive a warning before cookies are stored.
Please be aware that blocking some cookies may affect how this website or certain features operate.
6. Cookies & Personal Information
Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal data, it will be handled in accordance with applicable UK data protection law.
Please see our Privacy Policy for further information about how personal information is handled.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, particularly if the technologies or services used by the website change.
The latest version will be published on this page.
Questions About Cookies?
If you have a question about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on our website, please contact the Parish Office.
