Our website, https://brighterdaysrescue.org.uk (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

We store your cookie consent preference in your browser's local storage so we remember your choice between visits. This is not technically a cookie but works in a similar way. No personal data is stored — only whether you have accepted or rejected analytics. We may place this without your consent as it is strictly necessary for the site to respect your privacy choices.

With your explicit consent, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics places the following cookies:

1. _ga — Distinguishes unique visitors. Expires after 2 years.
2. _ga_* — Maintains session state. Expires after 1 year.

These cookies are only set after you choose "Accept analytics" in our cookie consent dialog. We have configured Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled and advertising features disabled. No data is shared with Google for advertising purposes.

We use Google reCAPTCHA v3 on our forms (adoption application, contact, relinquishment, and sponsorship forms) to protect against automated spam submissions. reCAPTCHA may set a cookie called _GRECAPTCHA and uses scripts to analyse your browsing behaviour in order to determine whether you are a human visitor. This is classified as a functional cookie and does not require your consent, as it is necessary for the secure operation of our forms.

For more information, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not use any marketing, advertising, or tracking cookies. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for advertising. The only third-party services that may set cookies on our site are Google Analytics (with your consent) and Google reCAPTCHA (for spam prevention), as described above.

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a dialog asking about cookie preferences. You can either accept analytics cookies or reject all non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage and remembered for future visits.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the "Change cookie choices" link in the website footer.

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website will continue to work if all cookies are disabled, as we only use optional analytics cookies that require your consent. If you clear your browser storage, you will be asked about your cookie preferences again on your next visit.

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

1. You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
2. Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
3. Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
4. If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
5. Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
6. Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)).

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details: