Cookie Policy
The Commemorative Order of St. Thomas of Acon – Province of the East Midlands
Effective date: 17 October 2026
1. About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how the Province of the East Midlands website uses cookies and similar technologies.
We use the Squarespace website platform. Cookies may be needed for the website to operate correctly, remember cookie preferences or support certain website functions.
We aim to use these technologies in a proportionate and transparent way.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They can help a website function, remember settings or provide information about how the website is used.
Similar technologies can also store or access information on your device. The term “cookies” in this policy includes these technologies where relevant.
3. Types of cookies
Cookies used by websites commonly fall into the following categories:
Essential cookies
These support core website functions, security or the operation of services you request. They may be used without consent where the applicable legal exemption applies.
Preference and consent cookies
These may remember your cookie choices or preferences so that the website can respect the settings you have selected.
Analytics or measurement cookies
These can help a website understand how visitors use it, such as which pages are visited. They are not currently used through Google Analytics on this website. Squarespace or other services may have their own technical or measurement functions, so the technologies present on the live site should be reviewed periodically.
4. How we use cookies
Our website is hosted on Squarespace, which may use cookies and similar technologies to provide and maintain the website.
We have enabled the Squarespace cookie banner and its cookie preference management option. Non-essential cookies are configured to be restricted until a visitor has given the required consent.
The website does not currently use Google Analytics. We do not intentionally use this website to serve advertising or to build advertising profiles of visitors.
The exact cookies present may vary depending on the website’s features, platform updates and any third-party content or services used.
5. Your choices and consent
When you first visit the website, the cookie banner provides information and options for managing cookie preferences.
You can use Manage Cookies to review the available choices and decide whether to allow non-essential cookies. Essential cookies may still operate where they are necessary for the website or a service you request.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect how some website features operate.
Browser settings do not necessarily replace the website’s own consent controls. Where available, use the website’s cookie preference option to review or change your choices.
6. Third-party services
Some website links or embedded services may be provided by third parties. For example, following a Google Maps link or visiting an external website takes you to a service operated by another organisation.
Those services may use their own cookies or similar technologies under their own policies. Our cookie banner may not control every technology used by third-party content.
We recommend reviewing the relevant provider’s privacy and cookie information when using an external service.
7. How long do cookies last?
Some cookies last only for a browsing session and are removed when you close your browser. Others remain on your device for a longer period or until you delete them.
The duration depends on the cookie and the service that places it. We do not list individual cookie names or expiry periods here because these can change with Squarespace updates and website configuration.
8. Personal information
Some cookies or similar technologies may involve information that relates to an identifiable person or device. Where personal information is processed, we handle it in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable data protection requirements.
For further information about how we collect, use, retain and protect personal information, please read our Privacy Notice.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if our website, cookie settings or relevant requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page with its effective date.
10. Contact
If you have questions about cookies or this policy, please contact:
Provincial Grand Secretary
provincialgrandsecretary@stoa-eastmidlands.org
Website Webmaster
webmaster@stoa-eastmidlands.org