Effective Date: 9 June 2025 Organisation: Coton Centre & Coton Green Community Church Websites: https://www.cotongreenchurch.co.uk | https://www.cotoncentre.co.uk 1. What Are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit our website. They help us to improve your experience and gather information about how our site is used. 2. Types of Cookies We Use We use the following types of cookies: a. Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as security, page navigation, and accessibility. Our website cannot function properly without them. b. Performance & Analytics Cookies These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting anonymous information. For example, we use Google Analytics to track page views, time on site, and popular pages. c. Functionality Cookies These allow our site to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) to provide enhanced features. d. Third-Party CookiesWe may embed content from third-party services (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook), which may set their own cookies. These cookies are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties.
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Analytics
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Analytics
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Strictly Necessary
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Stores your cookie preferences
Functional
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