Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to Bridgewater Housing Association Ltd. ("we," "our," "us"). This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website www.bridgewaterha.org.uk/ ("Website"). It explains what cookies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They help improve your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and providing relevant content.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the functioning of our Website.
  • Performance and Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website.
  • Functionality Cookies: Enable personalization and remembering user preferences.
  • Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements based on your browsing activity.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

  • First-party cookies: Set by our Website.
  • Third-party cookies: Set by external services (e.g., analytics, advertising providers).

5. Managing Cookies

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our Website.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. We encourage you to review this page regularly for any changes.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at admin@bridgewaterha.org.uk

Third Party Websites

Some third-party services that we use, such as analytics providers, advertising partners, and social media platforms, may set cookies on your device when you visit our Website. These cookies help us analyze Website traffic, deliver personalized ads, and improve your overall experience. We do not have direct control over these cookies. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third parties to understand how they handle your data.

Cookie Name Cookie Type - Duration Description
_ga Analytics - 2 years The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of the site usage for the site's analytics report.  The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recogonise unique visitors.
_gid Analytics - 1 day Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's platform.  Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously. 
PHPSESSID Necessary - session This cookie is native to PHP applications.  The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website.  The cookie is a session cookie and is deleted when all browser windows are closed.
_gat Performance - 1 minutes This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites.