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Cookies policy

We use cookies across our websites, including this one, to improve their performance and therefore your experience of them.

This Cookies Policy applies to the website www.jrf.org.uk (the "Site") which is run by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (“JRF”), a company limited by guarantee (12132713) and a registered charity (Scotland: SC049712; England and Wales: 1184957).

Our trading address is: The Homestead, 40 Water End, York, YO30 6WP.

This Cookies Policy (the “Policy”) explains how we use cookies and other similar technologies to collect information about the way website users visit the Site. We use cookies across our websites, including this Site, to improve their performance and therefore your experience of them. By accessing the Site, you are agreeing to the terms of this Policy. We may update this Policy from time to time and will post any changes on this page.

Cookie List

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

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Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising on those other sites.

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Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

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