Effective Date: 14 July, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help the site function properly, remember your preferences, and improve your experience. Some cookies are essential, while others help us analyze site performance or deliver personalized content.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Enable basic site functionality, such as logging in and managing your member profile
- Allow you to leave comments and remember your details for future visits
- Remember your preferences, like screen display choices
- Analyze how visitors use our site so we can improve its performance and content
- Integrate third-party content and services such as embedded videos, Eventbrite events, or Brevo email marketing tools
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website, including:
- Login and authentication cookies to manage your session securely
- Security cookies to protect user data and prevent misuse
Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make, for example:
- Saving your name, email, and website when you leave a comment
- Remembering your login preferences and screen display settings
Performance and Analytics Cookies
We may use these cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website (such as pages visited and any errors experienced). This helps us improve our content and site functionality.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by trusted third-party services, including:
- Eventbrite: We display or link to events hosted on Eventbrite, which may use cookies when you interact with event content or make bookings.
- Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (like videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly and may set cookies or track your interaction.
- Brevo (Sendinblue): If you subscribe to our email updates, Brevo may use cookies to manage your subscription preferences and track newsletter engagement.
4. Managing Cookies
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- See what cookies are stored and delete them
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Be aware that disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of parts of our website.
To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit:
www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu
5. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that explains how we use cookies and asks for your consent where required by law. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. Any updates will appear on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Westminster Business Council
1 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6ANhttps://westminsterbc.org.uk
website@westminsterbc.org.uk