Cookie Notice
Last updated: 3 August 2026
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on a device when a person visits a website. Similar technologies may store or access information in a browser or device, including local storage, pixels, tags and software development kits.
2. Who is responsible
WEG is responsible for explaining the use of cookies and similar technologies on theweg.org.uk. The website is hosted and operated using Wix, which may set technologies needed to provide, secure and measure the site and process donations.
4. Consent and cookie controls
When a visitor first arrives, the website should present a clear cookie banner or privacy-choice tool. The visitor should be able to accept or reject non-essential technologies and should not be disadvantaged for refusing them.
Non-essential cookies should not be set before the required consent is obtained. Consent must be a clear positive choice and should be as easy to withdraw as to give.
A visitor can change choices through the website's cookie-settings control. Essential technologies cannot normally be disabled through the consent tool because the website may not function correctly without them.
5. Cookies used by Wix and WEG
The exact cookies used may vary according to Wix's platform, the visitor's device, WEG's enabled features and the visitor's choices. Typical purposes may include:
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protecting the website and detecting security threats;
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maintaining sessions and delivering pages;
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remembering language, display or consent choices;
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supporting contact forms and donation checkout;
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measuring traffic and diagnosing performance where analytics consent is given; and
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supporting embedded third-party content where the relevant consent is given.
6. Current cookie register
WEG should publish or link to the current cookie register generated by Wix's cookie manager. The register should identify, so far as reasonably possible, each cookie or technology, its provider, purpose, category and duration.
7. Third-party and embedded content
Pages may contain links or embedded content from third parties, such as maps, video, social media or event services. An embedded service may set its own technologies or receive information about the visitor. WEG should block non-essential embedded content until the necessary consent has been obtained.
Third parties are responsible for their own privacy and cookie information. A simple link to another website generally does not set that third party's cookies until the link is followed, but embedded content may do so.
8. Analytics
Where WEG enables analytics, it may use aggregated or pseudonymous information to understand how the website is used and improve content. Analytics technologies should be activated only in accordance with the visitor's choice and the applicable legal rules.
9. Payments
Wix Payments and related payment providers may use technologies necessary to authenticate users, prevent fraud, secure transactions and complete a donation. Some payment technologies may be strictly necessary for a service requested by the donor; others must be handled according to the applicable consent rules.
10. Browser controls
Most browsers allow users to view, delete or block cookies. Blocking all cookies may prevent parts of the website, including forms or payments, from working. Browser controls do not replace the website's obligation to obtain consent where required.
11. Retention
Session cookies expire when the browser session ends. Persistent cookies remain for the period shown in the current cookie register or until deleted. WEG should avoid retaining non-essential cookie identifiers longer than necessary for their purpose.
12. Changes to this notice
WEG may update this notice when the website, Wix configuration, embedded services or legal requirements change. The current version and date will be published on the website.
13. Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy can be sent to info@theweg.org.uk and marked “Cookies and privacy”.