Cookie Policy

By using our website, you are benefiting from ‘cookie’ technology that aims to make your visit personalised and meaningful. Cookies are small piece of information issued to your computer (or other device used for accessing the internet such as a smart phone, tablet or mobile device) which store and sometimes track information about your use of the website. The majority of cookies used by The Shrewsbury Ark last only for the duration of your web session, expiring when you close your browser. Cookies which last longer are those which are used to remember you when you return to the website.

The Diocese Of Shrewsbury use cookies to:

1)    Create a specific log-in session for a visitor to our website which ensures that visitor’s page requests are delivered in an effective, secure and recognisably consistent way

2)    Identify returning visitors to our website – this enables us to identify the number of unique (individual) visitors ensuring we have enough capacity for the number of users we receive

3)    Collect statistical information about how our visitors use our website in order to facilitate improvements by learning which pages / sections are visited most

The majority of web browsers automatically accept cookies, however, if you prefer you are able to change your browser to prevent automatic acceptance or to notify you each time a cookie is set. Further information is available at www.allaboutcookies.org – this includes information on cookies and how to block these when using different types of web browser. For your information, if you do block or delete cookies it may mean that you are unable to take full advantage of the website.