01 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies may allow a website to recognise a device, remember preferences, maintain website functions and collect information about how the website is used.
02 How We May Use Cookies
Cookies may be used for purposes including:
- Supporting essential website functions.
- Maintaining website security.
- Remembering visitor preferences.
- Improving website performance.
- Understanding which pages and features are most frequently used.
- Supporting embedded content such as videos, maps and social media features.
- Helping us identify technical problems and improve the visitor experience.
03 Essential Cookies
Essential cookies help the website operate correctly. They may support functions such as:
- Page navigation.
- Website security.
- Form submission.
- Cookie preference storage.
- Protection against misuse or unauthorised access.
Some essential cookies may be required for parts of the website to work properly.
04 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may remember choices made during a previous visit.
These choices may include:
- Language preferences.
- Accessibility preferences.
- Cookie consent choices.
- Display or navigation preferences.
05 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies may help us understand how visitors use the website.
Information collected may include:
- The number of website visitors.
- The pages visited.
- The approximate duration of a visit.
- The type of browser or device used.
- General information about how visitors reached the website.
This information may be used to improve website structure, performance and content.
06 Third-Party Cookies
Some website pages may include services or content provided by third parties.
These may include:
- Stripe payment services.
- YouTube or Vimeo videos.
- Google Maps.
- Social media platforms.
- Website analytics services.
- Newsletter or form services.
These third parties may place cookies or use similar technologies according to their own policies.
07 Embedded Content
The website may display embedded content such as videos, maps, payment pages or social media posts.
Interacting with embedded content may allow the external provider to collect technical or usage information and place cookies on your device.
08 Cookie Consent
Where appropriate, the website may display a cookie notice or banner asking visitors to accept, reject or manage certain types of cookies.
Essential cookies may remain active where they are necessary for the website to function.
09 Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow users to manage cookies through browser settings.
Depending on the browser, you may be able to:
- View stored cookies.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Block all cookies.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Receive a warning before a cookie is stored.
- Allow cookies only from selected websites.
Blocking or deleting cookies may affect the way some pages, forms, videos or other website features function.
10 How Long Cookies May Remain
Some cookies are removed when the browser is closed. These are sometimes called session cookies.
Other cookies may remain on the device for a longer period or until they are deleted. These are sometimes called persistent cookies.
The duration of third-party cookies is determined by the relevant external provider.
11 Cookies and Personal Information
Some cookie information may be associated with a device, browser or online identifier.
Information collected through cookies will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy .
12 Changes to This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated when website technologies, services or cookie practices change.
The latest version will be published on this page together with the date of the most recent update.
13 Contact Us
Questions about this Cookie Policy may be directed to the Servite Mission Sisters.