Cookie policy
Your Love Rara (yourloverara.org)
Last updated: March 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Your Love Rara uses them on yourloverara.org, and what choices you have regarding their use.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we collect and use your personal information.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies are not harmful and cannot be used to run programmes or deliver viruses to your device. They do not give website owners access to your computer.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (called “session cookies”). Others remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them (called “persistent cookies”).
2. How we use cookies?
We use cookies on our website for the following purposes:
Strictly necessary cookies — these cookies are essential for our website to function properly. Without them, parts of the website would not work. They do not collect any information about you that could be used for marketing purposes. Because these cookies are essential, we do not need your consent to use them.
Functional cookies — these cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your cookie preferences or language settings) and provide enhanced features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Analytics cookies — these cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting anonymised information, such as which pages are visited most often and whether visitors receive error messages. This helps us improve our website. These cookies require your consent.
Marketing and tracking cookies — these cookies may be placed on our website by third-party advertising and social media platforms. They track your browsing activity across websites in order to show you relevant content and measure the effectiveness of campaigns. These cookies require your consent.
3. The specific cookies we use
The following cookies may be placed on your device when you use our website:
strictly necessary cookies
Cookie name: wordpress_[hash], wordpress_logged_in_[hash], wp-settings
Purpose: These are WordPress core cookies that manage your session and preferences if you are logged into our website (for example as an administrator).
Provider: Your Love Rara / WordPress Expires: Session or up to 1 year
Cookie name: cookielawinfo-checkbox-[category] Purpose: Records your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask you again on each visit.
Provider: Your Love Rara / Cookies Yes (cookie consent plugin)
Expires: 1 year
Cookie name: viewed_cookie_policy
Purpose: Records whether you have viewed the cookie consent notice. Provider: Your Love Rara / Cookies Yes
Expires: 1 year
Analytics cookies
Cookie name: _ga, _ga_[ID]
Purpose: These are Google Analytics cookies. They help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting anonymised information about pages visited, time spent on the site, and how you arrived at our site. The information generated is transmitted to Google and stored on servers which may be located outside the UK.
Provider: Google LLC
Expires: _ga expires after 2 years; _ga_[ID] expires after 2 years
More information: analytics.google.com/analytics/web/
Cookie name: _gid
Purpose: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use the website.
Provider: Google LLC
Expires: 24 hours
Functional cookies
Cookie name: mailerlite_[subscriber_id] or similar
Purpose: Used by Mailerlite to track newsletter subscriber preferences and interactions, where you have signed up to our newsletter.
Provider: Mailerlite Expires: Varies
Please note that third-party platforms linked from our website — including Zeffy, Eventbrite and Class for Kidz — will set their own cookies when you visit those platforms. We have no control over these cookies. Please refer to the respective cookie and privacy policies of those platforms for more information.
4. How to manage cookies
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can choose to accept all cookies, accept only essential cookies, or customise your preferences.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link on our website.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
— view the cookies stored on your device
— block all or certain types of cookies
— delete cookies that have already been set
— be notified when a cookie is set
Please be aware that restricting or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to operate.
For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers, visit:
— Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome
— Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org
— Safari: support.apple.com/safari
— Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal reasons. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
6. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Zara Grant Your Love Rara
Email: zara@yourloverara.org
Telephone: 01358 741874
Post: 11 Wagley Parade, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9UB
