Cookie statement

This statement applies to the Kirkstall Art Trail website, the domain is kirkstallarttrail.co.uk

Cookies

Cookies are small files saved on a phone, tablet, or computer when a website is visited.

Under the following UK lawful regulations, consent must be obtained before placing cookies on a visitor’s device, unless they are strictly necessary.

Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

First party cookies

Necessary

Some essential cookies are used to make this service work. Necessary cookies are essential for the website to function properly and securely. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Some cookies below are only set when a committee member logs in via the Committee members area, and are not encountered by general visitors.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`wpEmojiSettingsSupports`		WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. We use WordPress to create this website	Session
`rc::a`	gstatic.com	These cookies are 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	13 months
`rc::c`	gstatic.com	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots	Session
`cmplz_banner-status`, `cmplz_functional`, `cmplz_marketing`, `cmplz_preferences`, `cmplz_statistics`, `cmplz_consented_services`, `cmplz_policy_id`	Complianz	Remembers the visitor’s cookie consent choices, so the banner and preferences do not need to be set again on every visit	1 year
`wordpress_logged_in_[hash]`, `wordpress_sec_[hash]`		Keeps a committee member signed in securely to the Committee members area	Session (up to 14 days if “Remember Me” is selected)
`wordpress_test_cookie`		Checks whether the visitor’s browser has cookies enabled, used during login	Session
`wp-settings-[UID]`, `wp-settings-time-[UID]`		Stores a logged-in committee member’s admin interface preferences	1 year

Third party cookies

These cookies are set by the Sender.net newsletter signup form embedded in the website footer, and by the third-party analytics and advertising services it connects to.

Analytical

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`_ga`, `_ga_538P6NDVP0`	Google Analytics	Distinguishes and tracks visitors to measure site usage	Up to 1 year
`_hjDonePolls`, `_hjSessionUser_[ID]`	Hotjar	Records session behaviour and completed on-site polls to understand how visitors use the site	Up to 1 year
`_seg_uid`, `_seg_uid_[ID]`, `_seg_visitor_[ID]`	Segment	Unifies visitor identity across connected analytics and marketing tools	Up to 1 year
`tk_qs`	Automattic / Jetpack	Provides tracking functions across pages as part of Jetpack’s built-in statistics	30 minutes

Marketing

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`_fbp`	Meta (Facebook Pixel)	Tracks visits across websites for advertising measurement	90 days
`_gcl_au`	Google Ads	Stores conversion information linked to ad clicks	90 days

Functional

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`userLanguage`	Sender.net	Stores the visitor’s detected or selected language for the newsletter signup form	1 year

Monitoring and review

The website is monitored as pages and posts are added, and when new plugins or features are introduced. Cookies set by the site are periodically audited by inspecting the Application (or Storage) panel in browser developer tools, which lists every cookie present along with its domain, expiry, and other attributes. This statement is reviewed yearly, or earlier if required.

Review

The policy was last reviewed on 11 August 2026

Glossary of terms

Types of cookies

There are different types of cookies, these are:

Necessary cookies are required to let the basic features of a website work. This could include providing a secure log-in or adjusting consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functional cookies are useful. They help performance, for example, collecting feedback or sharing the content of the website on social media platforms.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information such as the number of visitors, where in the world they come from, what pages they visit.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse ‘key performance indicators’ of the website. This helps deliver a better user experience for visitors.
Marketing cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements, based on pages previously visited. They also analyse the effectiveness of ad campaigns.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies are stored on a device between sessions. They can allow preferences or actions across a site (or across different websites) to be remembered.

Session cookies

Also known as ‘temporary cookies’. Once the web browser is closed, the cookies are deleted.

First-party cookies

A first-party cookie can only be created and viewed by the website whose page is being visited.

Third-party cookies

A third-party cookie is placed on a website by someone other than the owner. They can collect certain information to carry out a specific action, for example website analytics, advertising, and social media. A website may have these if a service or plugin not managed by the website owner has been added to its pages.

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