Privacy Policy
Who we are
Oundle Road Baptist Church is a thriving church community in Peterborough, UK. We are a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the Evangelical Alliance.
Our website address is: http://www.orbchurch.co.uk.
About Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small files which websites store on your computer, and which contain various types of information about your visit to a website. Although cookies do not normally contain information about you personally, they can record information about how you browse the internet. Once you agree, a small file is added to your computer’s hard drive which allows web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
Cookies on our website
Generally, we use cookies to help us administer this website and to improve the website’s usability. We may also use cookies to identify which pages are being used most frequently. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website to tailor it to user needs.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you would prefer. You should consult the documentation of your web browser for advice on how to do this. Please note that restricting or disabling cookies may impact the functioning of parts of our website.
Cookies normally expire after a length of time which can vary from a few minutes to more than a year. Some cookies are ‘session cookies’ which are deleted when you close your internet browser or after a period of inactivity. Others are ‘persistent cookies’ which remain on your computer until their expiration date.
We use the following cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: By default, WordPress sets a temporary cookie (
wordpress_test_cookie) to check if your browser accepts cookies. This is essential for the site to function properly, does not contain any personal data, and is deleted when you close your browser.
Third Party Cookies
We also use the following third-party social media and service providers to help us understand how users interact with our website. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Currently we use:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects aggregate information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. Google Analytics sets cookies (typically named
_ga,_gid, and_gat) to identify you as a unique user and gather statistical data. We use this information only to improve our website. You can find Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy - YouTube: We embed videos and livestream services from our YouTube channel on our website. When you visit a page with an embedded YouTube video, YouTube (owned by Google) may set cookies on your device to track video views, remember your video player preferences, and track viewing habits for targeted advertising. You can read more about how Google uses this data in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy