Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 14/07/25

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies are used on the website of St Wilfrid’s Church, Kibworth (https://stwilfridskibworth.co.uk).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember your preferences, and collect information about how you interact with it.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use a minimal number of cookies on this website, which fall into the following categories:

a. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of the website and are always enabled. For example:

  • Enabling form submissions (e.g. contact or newsletter sign-ups)

  • Ensuring the site displays correctly on different devices

b. Performance and Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use Google Site Kit, which may include:

  • Google Analytics – helps us understand how visitors use the site (e.g. which pages are most popular), but we do not use it to collect or store personal data such as names or email addresses.

We have configured Google Analytics to respect user privacy wherever possible, including IP anonymisation.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Our forms (e.g. newsletter sign-up via AidaForm) and embedded tools may also set cookies. These are governed by the policies of the third-party providers (e.g. Google, AidaForm).

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to consent to the use of non-essential cookies (such as those used by Google Analytics). You may:

  • Accept all cookies

  • Reject non-essential cookies

  • Adjust your preferences

You can also manage or delete cookies via your browser settings at any time.

5. Managing Cookies

To learn how to manage cookies in your browser, visit:
https://www.aboutcookies.org

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
wilfs.kibworth@gmail.com