Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 2026
The Wychwoods Local History Society uses cookies and similar technologies on this website to help the site work properly, remember your choices and, where applicable, understand how the website is being used.
This page explains what these technologies are, why we use them and how you can control them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can store on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit it.
They can be used for purposes such as remembering a choice you have made, enabling a website feature or collecting information about how a website is used.
Similar technologies, including browser storage and scripts, may perform comparable functions. In this policy, we use the term “cookies” to cover these technologies where appropriate.
How we use cookies
We aim to use as few cookies as reasonably possible.
The cookies and related technologies used by this website may fall into the following categories.
Essential cookies
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate correctly or to provide a feature that you have requested.
These may include cookies used to:
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remember your cookie choices;
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provide website security;
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enable essential WordPress or website functionality; and
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ensure that pages and features work correctly.
These cookies do not require your consent where they are strictly necessary for the service you have requested.
Website statistics
We may collect limited statistical information about how visitors use the website so that we can understand, for example, which pages are most useful and identify areas of the site that could be improved.
Where we rely on the statistical purposes exception under UK electronic communications law, the information is used for statistical purposes connected with improving the website rather than to track or profile individual visitors.
Where required, you can object to this use through our cookie settings.
If we introduce analytics that do not meet this exception, they will not be activated unless you have given the appropriate consent.
External content and services
Some pages may contain content provided by other organisations, such as embedded video, maps or other external services.
These services may store or access information on your device or receive information such as your IP address.
Where consent is required, external services will be blocked until you choose to enable them.
The provider of an external service may also process information under its own privacy and cookie policies.
Your cookie choices
When necessary, our cookie controls allow you to decide whether non-essential cookies and external services may be used.
You can change your choices at any time using the Cookie Settings control on this website.
Changing your preferences does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before you changed them.
You can also delete or block cookies using your web browser. Please be aware that blocking all cookies may prevent some website features from working correctly.
Managing external services
Where available, you can review or change permission for external services below:
Only services that are actually enabled on this website will be relevant.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the website, the services we use or applicable law changes.
We will update the date at the top of this page when significant changes are made.
Further information
For more information about how the Wychwoods Local History Society handles personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
If you have a question about this website or how the Society uses personal information, you can contact us through our Contact page.