Cookie Policy
At Changing Lives, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, provide personalized content, and analyse website traffic. This Cookie Policy explains the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and how you can manage your preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide a smooth and optimized experience based on your preferences. Similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, scripts and tags, may also be used for analytics and advertising purposes.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website’s basic functionality, such as navigation and access to secure areas.
- Performance Cookies: These collect anonymized data about how visitors use our site, helping us improve usability and content. For example, Google Analytics helps us understand visitor trends without identifying individuals.
- Functional Cookies: These enable the website to remember choices you make, such as language preferences, ensuring a more personalized experience.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: We may partner with third parties, including Google Ads, Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram) and LinkedIn Insight Tag, to show you relevant ads based on your browsing behaviour and to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Enhance site functionality and user experience.
- Monitor and analyse website performance.
- Support marketing campaigns and measure their effectiveness.
- Understand how people interact with our website and campaigns.
Consent for Non-Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the website to work properly.
Performance, functional and targeting/advertising cookies are non-essential and will only be activated where you have given your consent through our cookie consent banner or preference centre. This includes Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel and LinkedIn Insight Tag.
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.
Third-Party Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We work with trusted third-party providers to collect insights, support advertising and measure campaign performance. These include Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel and LinkedIn Insight Tag.
These providers may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie notices. You can find further information here:
- Google Privacy and Advertising Information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
- Meta Cookies Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
- Meta Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
- LinkedIn Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
- LinkedIn Cookie Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
International Transfers
Some of our third-party providers, including Google, Meta and LinkedIn, may process personal data outside the UK. Where this happens, we will rely on appropriate safeguards, such as UK adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK Addendum, where applicable. We will review these transfer arrangements periodically to ensure they remain appropriate.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can accept or decline non-essential cookies when visiting our website through our cookie consent banner. Additionally, you can manage cookie settings via your browser:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
For further details on cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org
Data Retention
Cookies remain on your device for different durations:
Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: Remain until their expiration or deletion.
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type of cookie and the provider setting it. Where possible, our cookie banner or preference centre will provide further details about the specific cookies used, their purpose, provider and retention period.
Compliance
We comply with the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR and other relevant data protection regulations.
We also aim to keep our Cookie Policy, Privacy Notice and cookie consent platform aligned, particularly in relation to the specific cookies and tracking technologies used on our website.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Please revisit this page to stay informed about any changes.
Contact Us
For questions about our Cookie Policy, contact us: