Privacy and Cookie Notice

We are committed to protecting your personal data.  Please read this policy carefully to understand how we collect, use and store your personal data.

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WHO ARE WE?

The processing of your personal data is carried out by or on behalf of Save the Children Fund, a registered charity in England & Wales (No. 213890), Scotland (SC039570) and Isle of Man (No. 199) and a registered company in England and Wales (178519). 

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HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our processing of your personal information, please contact:

The Data Protection Officer
Save the Children
1 St John's Lane
London
EC1M 4AR

Email: [email protected]

HOW DO WE COLLECT AND USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We do not collect any personal identifiers or details from you, but we do deploy cookies. Some of our cookies may track how you use our website.  Please see below for more detail.

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WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are text files that are placed on your computer or internet-enabled device whenever you visit us online.  Cookies allow us to remember and track your device but do not provide us with identifiers such as your email address.  

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DO WE USE COOKIES?

Yes.

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TYPES OF COOKIES

First and third party cookies
First party cookies are cookies that are served directly by the website operator (Save the Children)  to your device, and are often used to recognise your device when it revisits that site, and to remember your preferences as you browse the site. First party cookies are our cookies.

Third party cookies are served by a service provider on behalf of the website operator, and can be used by the service provider to recognise your device when you visit other web sites. Third party cookies are most commonly used for web site analytics or advertising purposes.  There are some third party cookies on this site, for example cookies that support embedded YouTube videos.

Session cookies and persistent cookies

In addition, cookies may be either 'session cookies' or 'persistent cookies'. Your device automatically removes session cookies once you close your browser. Persistent cookies will survive on your device until an expiry date specified in the cookie itself, is reached. We use session cookies but not persistent cookies.

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Categories of cookies we use

1. Strictly necessary cookies:

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work

2. Functional cookies:

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. These cookies do not store information that would allow us to identify you. 

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3. Performance cookies

These cookies allow us to measure website visitors and how they reached our site, so we can improve its performance. They also help us know the most and least popular pages, how visitors move around the site, and the actions visitors take on our website. These cookies typically collect unique numbers that identify your browser or device. 

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WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT USING COOKIES?

We may collect some, or all, of the information available from cookies when you visit our website.   If you visit our website, we may use cookies to record information about:

• the areas of the website you visit;
• the amount of time you spend on the site;
• whether you are new to the site, or have visited it before;
• where you have visited it before, if we hold your data in another place

• the country, region, city and/or borough associated with your IP address or device;
• how you came to our website – for example, through an email link or a search engine;
• the type of device and browser you use;

• any error messages that you receive on the site

CHANGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

The "Help" menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will tell you how to change your browser's cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. Below is some helpful guidance about how to make these changes.

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HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you wish to block Save the Children’s website cookies, you can perform the following:

1. On your browser tools menu, select 'Internet Options'

2. Click on the 'Privacy' tab and then on the 'Sites' button

3. Type into the 'Address of website' field: www.savethechildren.org.uk

4. Click on the 'Block' button

5. Click on the OK buttonFind out more information about blocking or deleting cookies using Microsoft Internet Explorer.‍

6. Other browsers:‍

– Firefox cookie management

– Chrome cookie management

– Safari cookie management

Find out more detailed information on disabling cookies.