Legal / Cookie Policy
How this website uses cookies and similar technologies.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why the HEADTURNED Foundation website may use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What cookies are
Cookies are small files and signals used by websites and related services.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, improve reliability, remember preferences, support security, and provide information to website operators.
Similar technologies can include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, session storage, software development kits, or other identifiers. In this Policy, we refer to these technologies as cookies for simplicity.
This Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Related documents
This Policy sits alongside the wider legal and privacy framework for the Foundation website.
Privacy Policy
Explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected.
Terms of Use
Explains the basis on which the public Foundation website may be accessed and used.
Disclaimer
Explains how website content should be interpreted and the limits of responsibility.
Legal hub
Brings together the legal and policy documents that support the public Foundation website.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to support website function, security, preferences, and improvement.
The cookies used on this website may change over time as the site develops, but they generally support the following purposes:
- Essential functionality, including website navigation, page loading, forms, session handling, consent storage, and core site reliability.
- Security and anti-abuse protection, including tools that help protect forms, reduce spam, detect misuse, and maintain website integrity.
- Preferences, including remembering choices such as cookie settings, theme preference, language preference, or other website settings where implemented.
- Performance and analytics, where used, to help us understand how visitors use the website and how the website can be improved.
Cookie categories
Different cookie categories serve different purposes.
The specific cookies and providers used may vary, but they generally fall into these categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies, which are required for the website to work properly and cannot usually be switched off through our website controls.
- Security cookies, which help protect the website, contact forms, contribution flows, and connected systems from spam, bots, abuse, and malicious activity.
- Preference cookies, which remember choices you make so that the website can provide a more consistent experience.
- Analytics and performance cookies, which help us understand general website usage, page performance, visitor journeys, and areas that may need improvement.
- Third-party service cookies, which may be set by external services such as payment providers, embedded tools, security providers, or analytics services.
Personal information
Some cookie data may be treated as personal information.
Some cookies or similar technologies may collect information that can identify, relate to, or be linked with a person or device. This may include IP address, device identifiers, browser information, approximate location, usage information, or unique identifiers.
Where cookie data is treated as personal information, we handle it in line with our Privacy Policy.
Managing cookies
You can manage cookies through website controls and browser settings.
Where available, you can use our cookie banner or preference controls to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookie categories.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings, including blocking cookies, deleting existing cookies, or limiting how cookies are stored. Browser controls vary, so you should check the guidance for your specific browser.
If you block or delete cookies, some parts of the website may not function correctly, forms may be affected, or preferences may not be remembered.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be set by trusted third-party services.
Some cookies may be set by third parties where we use services such as website hosting, analytics, security checks, embedded content, donation or payment services, forms, email tools, or other operational providers.
Those third parties may process information collected through their cookies in line with their own privacy and cookie policies. We aim to work with providers who offer appropriate security, privacy, and compliance standards.
Current use
Cookie use may change as the website develops.
The Foundation website may be updated over time with new functionality, forms, donation routes, analytics, security tools, media features, or other public-facing services.
As those services develop, the cookies and similar technologies used on the website may also change. Where necessary, we will update this Policy and any relevant cookie controls to reflect material changes.
Updates and contact
This Cookie Policy may be updated as website functionality changes.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in cookies, providers, site functionality, legal requirements, or Foundation operations.
The updated version will apply from the date it is published on this page. Where appropriate, changes may also be highlighted through the cookie banner, preference controls, or other on-site messages.
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the way this website uses cookies, you can contact us through the contact routes provided on this website.