This Cookie Policy explains how Derby County Community Trust (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It applies to all of our websites and our mobile applications. This Cookie Policy forms part of and is incorporated into our Website Terms and Conditions together with our Privacy Policy.

By accessing the Website, you agree that this Cookie Policy will apply whenever you access the Website on any device.

The policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. They contain information about the use of your computer but don’t include personal information about you (they don’t store your name, for instance).

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Personalisation Cookies – These cookies are used to recognise repeat visitors to the Website and in conjunction with other information we hold to attempt to record specific browsing information (that is, about the way you arrive at the Website, pages you view, options you select, information you enter and the path you take through the Website). These are used to recommend content we think you’ll be interested in based on what you’re looked at before.
   1. Analytics Cookies – Help us understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve content and usability.
   1. Third-Party Service Cookies – detailed below.
   1. Essential Cookies: Necessary for core functionality such as security, accessibility, and page navigation.
   1. Site Management Cookies – Enable enhanced features like remembering your preferences or login details.

Third-Party Cookies

We may allow trusted third-party services (e.g., Google Analytics, YouTube, Facebook) to set cookies on your device to help us analyse usage and deliver relevant content. These cookies are governed by the respective third parties’ privacy policies.

• Facebook’s data use policy: http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other
• Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy
• YouTube video player cookie policy: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/faq/#toc-cookies (Google’s standard terms)

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. You can choose, below, not to allow cookies on our site. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our site.

These links explain how you can control cookies via your browser – remember that if you turn off cookies in your browser then these settings apply to all websites not just this one:

• Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 (this page links to further information for different versions of IE – the mobile version is at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings.aspx).
• Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647
• Safari: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html (or http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677 for mobile versions)
• Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies
• Blackberries: http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/32004/Turn_off_cookies_in_the_browser_60_1072866_11.jsp
• Android: http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=169022
• Opera: http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Changes to this policy

Any changes to this policy will be posted here. We reserve the right to vary this Cookie Policy from time to time and such changes shall become effective as soon as they are posted. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such changes.

If you have any queries about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us at: community@dcct.co.uk