Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 3rd June 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction
   Our website, https://www.rcvda.org.uk (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
   A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
   A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
   A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
   5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from LinkedIn and Facebook to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook. This content is embedded with code derived from LinkedIn and Facebook and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

LinkedIn and Facebook are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies
   Google Adsense
   Statistics, Marketing

Consent to service google-adsense
Usage
We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more about Google Adsense

Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Adsense Privacy Statement.

Statistics
Name
_gcl_ls
Expiration
Function
Store and track interaction
Marketing
Name
_gcl_au
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store and track conversions
Name
google_adsense_settings
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Google Analytics
Statistics

Consent to service google-analytics
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics
Name
ga Expiration 2 years Function Store and count pageviews Name _gid Expiration 1 day Function Store and count pageviews Name _ga*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
gat_gtag_UA*
Expiration
1 minute
Function
Store a unique user ID
Facebook
Marketing, Functional

Consent to service facebook
Usage
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data
For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing
Name
fbp Expiration 3 months Function Store and track visits across websites Name _fbc Expiration 2 years Function Store last visit Name fbm* Expiration 1 year Function Store account details Name xs Expiration 3 months Function Store a unique session ID Name fr Expiration 3 months Function Provide ad delivery or retargeting Name act Expiration 90 days Function Store logged in users Name datr Expiration 2 years Function Provide fraud prevention Name c_user Expiration 30 days Function Store a unique user ID Name sb Expiration 2 years Function Store browser details Name *_fbm
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Functional
Name
wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active
EU Cookie Law
Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service eu-cookie-law
Usage
We use EU Cookie Law for cookie consent management. Read more about EU Cookie Law

Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation
Name
eucookielaw
Expiration
Function
WordPress
Functional

Consent to service wordpress
Usage
We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users
Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Wordfence
Functional

Consent to service wordfence
Usage
We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more about Wordfence

Sharing data
For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional
Name
wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in
Google Fonts
Marketing

Consent to service google-fonts
Usage
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing
Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address
Google Maps
Marketing

Consent to service google-maps
Usage
We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more about Google Maps

Sharing data
For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Marketing
Name
Google Maps API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address
LinkedIn
Functional, Marketing, Statistics, Preferences

Consent to service linkedin
Usage
We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about LinkedIn

Sharing data
For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.

Functional
Name
sdsc
Expiration
session
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
li_gc
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
BizographicsOptOut
Expiration
10 years
Function
Store privacy preferences
Marketing
Name
lms_ads
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_guid
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
li-oatml
Expiration
1 month
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
li_sugr
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
UserMatchHistory
Expiration
30 days
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Statistics
Name
lms_analytics
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
AnalyticsSyncHistory
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Preferences
Name
li_alerts
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if a message has been shown
Name
bcookie
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store browser details
Name
lidc
Expiration
1 day
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
bscookie
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store logged in users
Miscellaneous
Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service miscellaneous

7. Consent
   When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Statistics

Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
Marketing

Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
   You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data
   You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).

10. Contact details
    For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Redcar and Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency
The Palace Hub 28-29
The Esplanade
Redcar, TS10 3AE
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.rcvda.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 01642 440571

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 3rd June 2026.