🍪 Cookie Policy 🚌 GX06 DYW Preservation

1. 🔍 Our Cookie Usage

🚫 GX06 DYW Preservation Group uses minimal tracking for essential operations:

Our website uses only session cookies for:

These expire when you close your browser.

📚 We use several third-party services that may set cookies:

Matomo Analytics - Self-hosted, privacy-focused analytics (first-party cookies)
Microsoft Clarity - Heatmaps & behavior analytics (merchandise page only)
URL Shortener - Tracks external clicks to social media/GoCardless
Google Fonts - For typography display
Google reCAPTCHA - Spam prevention on forms
Font Awesome - Icon display

🔗 These external services are governed by:

ℹ️ Important notes about these services:

Matomo Analytics is self-hosted on our own infrastructure
All analytics data remains under our control
IP addresses are anonymized before storage
Our URL shortener tracks click-throughs using server logs (no cookies)
Microsoft Clarity is only active on the merchandise page for:
- 🌡️ Heatmap data collection
- 🖱️ Mouse movement tracking
- 📄 Page interaction analysis
reCAPTCHA used solely for spam prevention
No cross-site tracking for advertising purposes

🛠️ You can manage tracking through:

Browser cookie settings:
- 🌍 Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
- 🦊 Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
- 🍎 Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
Script blockers like uBlock Origin or Ghostery
Microsoft's Clarity opt-out
Our built-in Matomo opt-out feature

✅ Blocking tracking may affect our analytics but won't impact core site functionality.

You may choose to opt-out of our self-hosted analytics tracking:

This will set a cookie to remember your preference.

📅 Last updated: 8th May 2025

🔄 Recent changes:

💬 For tracking-related inquiries, use our contact form.

📌 Data protection officer: privacy@gx06dyw.org.uk

🔒 Data controller: GX06 DYW Preservation Group