29 October 2026
Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer, phone, or tablet when you visit a website. They hold a small amount of information about how you use the site, which the website can use from one visit to the next.
We use cookies on this website to:
- make the website work properly
- remember your choices, including your cookie preferences
- measure how people use the website, so we can improve it based on your needs
We only use cookies that are not essential if you agree to them. You can accept or reject these cookies when you first visit the website, and you can change your choice at any time using the Manage consent button at the bottom of every page.
How cookies are used on this site
Essential cookies
These cookies are needed for the website to work, for example to keep the site secure and to remember the choices you make in our cookie banner. They are always on, because the website cannot function properly without them.
Preferences
These cookies remember settings you have chosen so that you do not have to set them again each time you visit.
Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
With your permission, we use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use this website. This helps us make sure the site is meeting the needs of the people who use it and shows us where we can make improvements, for example to our site search.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit on this website
- how long you spend on each page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We don’t collect or store your personal information, such as your name or address, through Google Analytics, and we do not use this information to identify who you are.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
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This helps us count how many people visit the site by telling us whether you have visited before
2 years
ga[container ID]
This groups the pages you look at during a single visit, so we can understand how people move through the site
2 years
You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies.
Third-party cookies
Some pages include content from other organisations, such as [embedded Vimeo videos]. These organisations may set their own cookies when you view their content on our website. They are responsible for these cookies, and we recommend reading their own cookie and privacy information to find out how they use them.
Managing cookies
As well as using the Manage consent button, you can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. To find out more, visit About Cookies.
For information about how we look after your personal information, please read our privacy notice. If you have any questions about cookies on this website, please email comms@yorkdiocese.org.