Taunton Round Table Cookie Policy

Taunton Round Table Cookie Policy.
Last updated: Tuesday 19^th September, 2023.

This is the Cookie Policy for Taunton Round Table, accessible from https://www.tauntonroundtable.org/.

What Are Cookies?

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies”.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

• Forms related cookies

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

• Site preference cookies

In order to provide you with the best experience when using our website, site preference cookies are enabled. These cookies help with how fast the site runs and can be altered in the cookie settings on your browser. 

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

• From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

• We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; LinkedIn, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie
_ga

Domain
.tauntonroundtable.org

Description
The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.

Duration
1 year 1 month 4 days

Type
Analytics

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Cookie
__cf_bm

Domain
.vimeo.com

Description
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Duration
30 minutes

Type
Necessary

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Cookie

_gid

Domain
.tauntonroundtable.org

Description
Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

Duration
1 day

Type
Analytics

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Cookie
_gat_gtag_UA_*

Domain
.tauntonroundtable.org

Description
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.

Duration
1 minute

Type
Analytics

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Cookie
elementor

Domain
tauntonroundtable.org

Description
This cookie is used by the website’s WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time.

Duration
Never

Type
Necessary

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More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

If you have any questions regarding our Cookie Policy, you can get in touch with us via email: [email protected]