This Cookie Policy explains how Positive Money uses cookies and other tracking technologies through our website (/org) This Cookie Policy is to be read alongside the Positive Money Privacy Policy (privacy-terms) which explains how Positive Money uses personal data. If you do not accept our use of cookies please disable them following our guidance below.
What are web cookies?
Web cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They contain details of your browsing history on that website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies send data back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or allow another website to recognise the cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience. Like most websites, Positive Money uses cookies.
Although this policy refers to the general term “cookie”, which is the main method used by this website to store information, the browser’s local storage space is also used for the same purpose as cookies and we may use other tracking technologies through this website such as web beacons. As a result, the information included in this policy is likewise applicable to all cookies and tracking technologies that we use.
You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies for four main purposes:
To let you do things on our website – for example, while you are signing a petition or making a donation, cookies remember your details and where you are in the process from page to page.
To collect anonymous statistics – the information collected by cookies enables us to improve the website through usage figures and patterns. For example, it’s really useful for us to be able to see which campaigns are the most popular and how people are interacting with them.
Social media – if you use Twitter or Facebook, cookies can help smooth the sharing process between our site and your online feeds.
Measuring how cost-effective our advertising is – as a non-profit organisation, we need to watch our advertising spend carefully. Cookies are used to help us see how many people who click our adverts go on to do something further (for example, signing a petition or making a donation).
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why.
| Name of cookie | Owner | Purpose for the cookie | Duration |
| Cookie policy accept | Positive Money | Identifies whether the user has accepted the use of cookies on the website. | Persistent |
| Google Analytics | This is a web analytics service provided which uses cookies to show us how visitors found and explored our website, and how we can enhance their experience. It provides us with information about the behaviour of our visitors (for example, how long they stayed on the site, or which petitions are particularly popular) and also tells us how many visitors we have had. For more information on Google analytics, click here. | Persistent | |
| Facebook cookies allow us to track the website activity of visitors from our Facebook pages and ensure that our social media activity is effective. For more information about Facebook’s cookies, click here. | Persistent | ||
| Disqus | Disqus | Enables comments on blog posts | Session |
| Set by Linkedin when a web page contains and embedded ‘share on Linkedin’ button. For more information about LinkedIn’s cookies, click here | Session | ||
| Set by Twitter when a web page contains and embedded ‘share on Twitter’ button. For more information on Twitter’s cookies, click here | Session | ||
| YouTube | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. For more information on YouTube’s cookies and privacy policy, click here. | Session |
Website cookie acceptance
By clicking accept when you first visited the website you consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time. In particular, you consent to cookies being stored on your computer and/or mobile device (unless rejected or disabled by your browser).
Turning cookies off
Internet browsers normally accept cookies by default. However, most browsers let you turn off either all or third-party cookies. What you are able to do depends on which browser you are using. However, please be aware that this may impair or limit your ability to use our website. The option to do this is usually found in the options, settings or preferences menus of your browser or mobile device.
You may opt-out of Google’s analytics cookies by visiting Google’s opt-out page – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Click on the links below to find out how to change your cookie settings in:
Updating our cookie policy
We may update our use of cookies from time to time and consequently we may update this policy. We recommend that you check this policy regularly.