This Cookies Notice explains how we use cookies to enhance visitors' experience of our Website and to track and optimise its performance.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice
When we refer to “our website” or “this website” we mean the webpages of www.maggies.org
Use of cookies
We want to make access to our website and what we offer online easy, useful and reliable.
We use cookies on our websites personalise the content we serve you, and digital advertising as well as provide social media features and analyse traffic.
You can learn more about the cookies we use on our cookie banner. You can view what cookies are set and modify your preferences to allow and/or deny categories of cookies.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website (when visited) asks your browser to store on your device to remember information about you such as language preference and type of device.
How long do they last?
Session cookies allow sites to identify actions from a user for the duration of the browsing session and expire at the end of each session. If there is no lifespan is listed below this means these cookies are sessional.
Persistent cookies are stored on your device until they expire, although you can delete them whenever you wish.
What information is collected?
Categories of cookies and what we use them for
Cookies set up by us are called first party cookies, we also use third party cookies for our advertising.
You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu
Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies for our website to function and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Host Name | Type of Cookie | Lifespan |
| Django Language | First Party | 365 days | |
| Csrf token | First Party | 364 days | |
| Cookie hub | First Party | 365 days | |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Third Party | 180 days |
Performance (analytical) cookies
These cookies allow us to count website visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve our site as well as optimise digital advertising campaigns.
It allows us to see which pages are most read, how users interact with the site and the impact of our digital adverts.
If you chose to allow performance cookies information such as what pages you visited and action you took will be shared from time to time with advertisers such as Meta (also known as Facebook).
Please be assured that we have robust measures in place to ensure your personal data is kept safe.
If you choose not to accept these performance cookies, we will not know you have visited our sites. This means we will not be able to monitor the site or the performance of our digital advertising.
| Cookie | Host Name | Type of Cookie | Lifespan |
| Hotjar session | Third party | 365 days | |
| Hotjar current session | Third party | 1 hour | |
| Google Analytics Unique Identifier | Third party | 400 days | |
| Google Analytics EU Identifier | Third party | Session | |
| Clarity First time | Third Party | 365 days | |
| Clarity User ID | Third Party | 365 days | |
| MUID Clarity | Third party | 7 days | |
| Non personally Clarity | Third party | Session | |
| Bing Ads | Third party | 390 days | |
| Clarity Multiple Pages | Third Party | 1 day | |
| Google Analytics EU | First Party | Session |
Marketing (Targeting) Cookies
These are used by advertising partners such as Meta to collect information on how you use the website and show you associated adverts.
This information may also be used to build profile to find other people with similar interests to you that have yet to visit our site.
This is known as a look a like audience. If you chose to allow these cookies information such as your IP address will be shared with our advertising partners.
If you do not allow these cookies, you may experience less targeted advertising.
| Cookie | Host Name | Type of Cookie | Lifespan |
| YouTube views | Third Party | Session | |
| YouTube Analytics | Third Party | 180 days | |
| Google AdSense | Third Party | 90 days | |
| Bing End User | Third Party | 1 day | |
| Microsoft Advertising | Third Party | 390 days | |
| Google DoubleClick | Third Party | 390 days | |
| | Third party | 400 days | |
| | Third party | 90 days | |
| Bing Microsoft User Identifier | Third Party | 390 days | |
| Microsoft Ads | Third Party | Persistent | |
| YouTube Privacy | Third Party | 180 days | |
| Quantcast | www.quantcast.com | Third Party | 395 days |
Amendments
We may change or update this Cookie Notice from time to time.
Please visit this page to keep up to date with the changes in our Policy.
Last review: Mar 2024 | Next review: Mar 2025