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title: Cookies policy | GivingForce
description: How cookies are used on the GivingForce website, the options for controlling their use, and which cookies the site sets.
---

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GivingForce Limited

# Cookies policy

Last updated: 22 June 2026

## Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to explain to users of this website [GivingForce | Accelerate your company’s social impact](https://www.givingforce.com/?hsLang=en-gb) how cookies are used on the site, the options for controlling the use of cookies and what cookies are used.

## Scope

This policy applies to the cookies used on this website [GivingForce | Accelerate your company’s social impact](https://www.givingforce.com/?hsLang=en-gb).

## Definitions

The following terms are used throughout this policy and are defined as follows:

- **“Cookie”** - Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer by the websites that you visit. They are used in order to make websites work, to provide features, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owner of the site such as pages visited, number of visitors etc. Some cookies also enable the display of relevant advertising when you move from site to site.
- **“We/us/our”** – refers to GivingForce, the owner of this website registered at 6th Floor, Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London W1T 1QL
- **“Personal data”** – is any information which can directly or indirectly identify a living person.
- **“First Party Cookie”** – this is a cookie that is controlled by us.
- **“Third Party Cookie”** – this is a cookie provided by a third party e.g. Google Analytics for which we have no control over.
- **“Session”** - If a cookie does not contain an expiration date, it is considered a session cookie. Session cookies are stored in memory and never written to disk. When the browser closes, the cookie is permanently lost from this point on.
- **“Persistent”** - these cookies stay in one of your browser's subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the duration period contained within the persistent cookie's file.

## Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies: [Use of Cookies by Free Privacy Policy](https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/blog/sample-privacy-policy-template/#Use_Of_Cookies_And_Tracking).

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

### Necessary / Essential Cookies

| Type | Session Cookies |
| --- | --- |
| Administered by | Us |
| Purpose | These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services. |

### Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

| Type | Persistent Cookies |
| --- | --- |
| Administered by | Us |
| Purpose | These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website. |

### Functionality Cookies

| Type | Persistent Cookies |
| --- | --- |
| Administered by | Us |
| Purpose | These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website. |

### Tracking and Performance Cookies

| Type | Persistent Cookies |
| --- | --- |
| Administered by | Third-Parties |
| Purpose | These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them. |

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our [Privacy Policy](http://www.givingforce.com/privacy-policy?hsLang=en-gb).

## Using Your Browser To Control Cookies

As well as setting cookie preferences using the cookie settings options when you visit the website, you can also control cookie settings in your browser. How to control cookies for some of the most common browsers are detailed below:

- [Google Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en)
- [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?redirectslug=enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences&redirectlocale=en-US)
- [Safari (Mac)](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac)
- [Safari (iPhone/iPad)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265)
- [Internet Explorer](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d)
- [Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/search?query=enable%20cookies%20in%20edge)

## Managing Analytics Cookies

You can opt out of anonymous tracking from third party analytics cookies by clicking on the links of our service providers here:

- Google Analytics: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout)

## Further Information

You can read our privacy notice [here](http://www.givingforce.com/privacy-policy?hsLang=en-gb) and if you would like any further information about the use of cookies on this website, please contact us at [privacy@givingforce.com](mailto:privacy@givingforce.com).

## Changes To This Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy from time to time and the latest version of the policy will always be displayed on our website. You should check this policy from time to time to see any updates. This policy was last updated on 22/06/2026.

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## Products

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## Solutions

[CauseCheck](http://www.givingforce.com/causecheck?hsLang=en-gb) [Due Diligence](http://www.givingforce.com/charity-due-diligence?hsLang=en-gb) [Charity Database](http://www.givingforce.com/global-charity-database?hsLang=en-gb)

## Company

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GivingForce Limited is registered in England and Wales, company number 07864571.

Registered office: 6th Floor, Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London W1T 1QL.

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