What are cookies
Cookies are small text files on your device. They are made by your web browser when you visit a website. Every time you go back to that website, your browser will send the cookie file back to the website's server. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user's device.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu. For a video about cookies, visit www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/data-on-the-web/cookies.
Information supplied in cookies also allows us to measure the effectiveness of online marketing campaigns for International Alert. This enables us to ensure any money we spend on digital marketing gives us a good return on investment.
Restricting or blocking cookies
If you wish to restrict or block the cookies that are set by the International Alert website, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone, you will need to refer to your handset manual.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of the International Alert website.