How we use cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files either saved to the user’s computer hard drive or that expire when you close your browser, which track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server, to provide users with a tailored experience.
How do we use cookies on our websites?
When you visit our websites, we will collect data from your device (e.g. computer, smart phone or tablet) through the use of cookies. Cookies are created by your web browser when you visit our websites. Every time you go back to a Fairtrade Foundation website, your browser will send the cookie file back to the website’s server. This improves your experience of using our websites, for example, by measuring how you use them so we can improve them and ensure that they meet your needs. Cookies can also be used to show you relevant Fairtrade content on social media services such as Facebook – these are known as ‘retargeting’ or ‘advertising’ cookies.
We use cookies to improve your experience when visiting our websites.
Below is a list of all the cookies we use on our websites as well as their purpose, categorisation, and how long they are stored on your device for.
We consider ‘strictly necessary’ and ‘functionality cookies’ essential to our website’s performance, smooth running and continued improvement.
To disable cookies, please refer to the “How to disable cookies” section below.
Cookies we use
The use of [Any].fairtrade.org.uk includes the following websites which are all current live sites the Fairtrade Foundation delivers:
fairtrade.org.uk, 20years.fairtrade.org.uk, action.fairtrade.org.uk, ambassador.fairtrade.org.uk, befair.fairtrade.org.uk, fortnight.fairtrade.org.uk, ido.fairtrade.org.uk, schools.fairtrade.org.uk, schoolsregister.fairtrade.org.uk and shop.fairtrade.org.uk
1. Analytics and Tracking – google, Facebook
For more information on all the Google cookies listed below, please visit Google’s privacy policy
If you wish to disable Google Analytics on your browser please get Google’s opt out browser add on.
Name | Owned by | Domain | Duration | Purpose | Category |
__ga | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | 2 years | These cookies are used to throttle the request rate and to distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. | Analytics | |
__gat | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | On browser close | Used to differentiate between the different tracking objects created in the session. The cookie is created when loading the javascript library and there is no previous version | Analytics | |
__gat_eightarms | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | On browser close | Used to differentiate between the different tracking objects created in the session. The cookie is created when loading the javascript library and there is no previous version | Analytics | |
__gid | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users | Analytics | |
__utma | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | 2 years | These cookies provide us with non-personally identifiable information about your visit to this website (e.g. the number of visits, location from which you visited and the number of pages you visited). We use this information to improve the presentation and content of this website. | Analytics | |
__utmb | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | End of session plus 30 minutes | These cookies provide us with non-personally identifiable information about your visit to this website (e.g. the number of visits, location from which you visited and the number of pages you visited). We use this information to improve the presentation and content of this website. | Analytics | |
__utmc | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | End of session | These cookies provide us with non-personally identifiable information about your visit to this website (e.g. the number of visits, location from which you visited this website and the number of pages you visited on this website). We use this information to improve the presentation and content of this website. | Analytics | |
__utmt | Fairtrade.org.uk | 10 minutes | These cookies are used to throttle the request rate and to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. | Analytics | |
__utmz | Fairtrade.org.uk | 6 months | These cookies provide us with non-personally identifiable information about your visit to this website (e.g. the number of visits, location from which you visited this website and the number of pages you visited on this website). We use this information to improve the presentation and content of this website. | Analytics | |
Fr | Fairtrade.org.uk | 3 months | Facebook tracks opted-out Facebook users with a cookie (fr) that is used for advertising purposes. | Advertising | |
IDE | Fairtrade.org.uk | 1.5 years | These cookies set by a third party (DoubleClick) and are used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. For example, advertisements about a topic you have expressed an interest in while browsing our site may be displayed to you across the web. In addition, these cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. | Analytics | |
1P_JAR | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | 1 month | Based on recent searches and interactions, used to customise ads on Google websites. | Tracking | |
Consent | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | 20 years | If you are logged into your Google account while visiting our site, then Google is able to track your use of certain websites (such as ours) which use Google plug-ins. You will have agreed to this arrangement as part of signing up for a Google account, and Google will already have placed cookies on your device for this purpose. | Tracking | |
DIV | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | If you are logged into your Google account while visiting our site, then Google is able to track your use of certain websites (such as ours) which use Google plug-ins. You will have agreed to this arrangement as part of signing up for a Google account, and Google will already have placed cookies on your device for this purpose. | Tracking | ||
NID | [Any].Fairtrade.org.uk | 6 months | If you are logged into your Google account while visiting our site, then Google is able to track your use of certain websites (such as ours) which use Google plug-ins. You will have agreed to this arrangement as part of signing up for a Google account, and Google will already have placed cookies on your device for this purpose. | Tracking |
2. Functionality
Functionality cookies are considered essential to our website’s performance, smooth running and continued improvement.
Name | Owned by | Domain | Duration | Purpose | Category |
Asi.WebBrowser .CookiesEnabled | ASI | schoolsregister. fairtrade.org.uk | End of session | This cookie is set when browsing the protected schools award area pages (including the login page). It records the fact that your browser accepts cookies. This cookie is set by a third party system. This cookie is REQUIRED to enable access to the members area. | Functionality |
ASP.NET _SessionId | Fairtrade .org.uk | Fairtrade.org.uk | On browser close | Used to identify the users session on the server. The session being an area on the server which can be used to store data in between requests. | Functionality |
Laravel _session | Laravel | Ambassador. fairtrade.org.uk | End of session | Maintains user state whilst on site | Functionality |
Nop.customer | NOP Commerce | Shop.fairtrade.org.uk | 10 days | This cookie is set when you log in to the websites and is removed from your machine 10 days after visiting the websites. | Functionality |
PHPSESSID | Schools. fairtrade. org.uk | Schools.fairtrade.org .uk | End of Session | Used to identify the users session on the server. The session being an area on the server which can be used to store data in between requests. | Functionality |
SC_ANALYTICS _GLOBAL_ COOKIE | Fairtrade. org.uk | Fairtrade.org.uk | 10 years | The cookie is used to identify you as a unique user, even if you visit the site several times. | Functionality |
SC_ANALYTICS _SESSION_ COOKIE | Fairtrade. org.uk | Fairtrade.org.uk | End of session | This cookie is used to identify the pages visited on the website. | Functionality |
wfvt_ 2707303799 | Wordfence | Schools.fairtrade .org.uk | On browser close | Wordfence Tracks a user duration so that so that the page views can be grouped together. | Functionality |
| wordfence_ verifiedHuman | Wordfence | Schools.fairtrade .org.uk | On browser close | Cookie set by the Wordfence Security WordPress plugin to protect the site against malicious attacks. | Functionality |
XSRF-TOKEN | Laravel | Ambassador.fairtrade .org.uk | End of session | Sent as a convenience for some JavaScript frameworks and libraries. | Functionality |
Further details
This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it.
Cookies set by third parties
If you go on to a page on one of our websites that contains embedded content, for example YouTube, you may be sent cookies from these websites.
Our websites also contain embedded ‘share’ buttons to enable users of the site to easily share articles or actions with their friends through a number of popular social media services, for example, Facebook and Twitter. These sites may set a cookie when you are also logged in to their service.
We do not control the setting of these cookies, so we suggest you check the third party website for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
Cookies subject to change
The cookies on the website are subject to change without notice.
You acknowledge that this information may contain inaccuracies or errors and is subject to change and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
How to disable cookies
When you first visit this website you are given the opportunity to disable cookies. If you choose to accept use of cookies, the notice will close. It will reappear after 30 days when you visit the website again.
Alternatively, you can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.
It is important to note that blocking cookies may affect your experience of using the website.
The settings you change only apply to the device on which you change them. If you would like to opt out of cookies on all your devices, you should change the settings on each device individually.
Most browsers will allow you to:
- See what cookies you’ve got and delete them on an individual basis
- Block third party cookies
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
If you block cookies completely, many websites will not work properly and some functionality on these websites will not work at all.
When you delete all cookies your preferences will be lost. If you do decide to delete all cookies, you should do so before opting out of future cookies otherwise your preference to opt out will not be remembered.
These links will take you to instructions of how to switch cookies off for each browser.
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Notice updates
We occasionally update this notice. You are encouraged to check back from time to time, to see how we are protecting your information.
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please email us at data.protection@fairtrade.org.uk.