Cookies Policy

Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Website Privacy Policy  which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint. This cookie policy relates to your use of our website, The Friendly Hand. This website is operated by The Friendly Hand.

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (eg computer, smartphone or another electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website. These help us recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

For example, we may monitor, how many times you visit the website, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and the originating domain name of your internet service provider. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.

For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies. For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested.

How to turn off all cookies and consequences of doing so

If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our website.

Changes to this policy

This policy was published on the 1st April  2022 and last updated on the same date

We may change this policy from time to time, when we do, we will clearly state the version of the policy on the top of this page.

How to contact us

Please contact us  via https://www.thefriendlyhand.org/contact/ if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information, we hold about you.