Cookie Policy

We use a range of cookies to improve your experience of our site. To comply with UK GDPR we need to seek your consent to set these cookies. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow 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. We use Cookies to:

• make our website easier for you to use
• help stop our online-forms from being used to send spam-email
• to monitor usage so we can spot trends and make improvements

We do not use cookies to identify individuals (and never will) and we do not store personal information in cookies.

We believe that our use of cookies is necessary for the smooth functioning of the website. We do not believe that they pose any threat to your personal privacy or online security.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. In particular, portions of this website use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyse how users use the site.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google. Google processes personal information on our servers in many countries around the world. They may process your personal information on a server located outside the country where you live. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to client needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution and look at the appropriate privacy policy applicable to the relevant website being used.
If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. You can access them through some types of browser.
More information about cookies, including how to block them or delete them, can be found at:

http://www.aboutcookies.org.uk/

If you have any queries in relation to our cookie policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at dataprotection@arkha.org.uk or write to us at Ark, Ground Floor, West Suite, Lochside House, 3 Lochside Way, Edinburgh EH12 9DT