This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how Southwell Race Results uses them, and how you can control your cookie preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we handle personal data.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, to improve efficiency, and to provide information to site operators. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that operate on the site (third-party cookies).
Cookies can be session cookies, which are temporary and deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.
How We Use Cookies
Southwell Race Results uses a limited number of cookies to operate and improve the website. We categorise these as follows.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences or loading the site securely. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. They include cookies that manage your consent preferences and cookies required for secure HTTPS connections.
Analytics Cookies
With your consent, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies collect information in an aggregated, anonymous form, including the number of visitors, the pages they visit, the time spent on each page, and how they arrived at the site.
This information helps us understand which content is most useful, identify technical issues, and make improvements to the site. Analytics cookies do not identify you personally. They are only set when you have given consent through our cookie notice.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For example, they may remember your cookie consent preferences so you are not asked repeatedly. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on this site may contain embedded content or links to external services. When you interact with these, the third-party provider may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control third-party cookies and their use is governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the respective providers.
External services whose cookies may appear on this site include web analytics providers used to measure aggregate site traffic, content delivery networks that serve fonts and other static resources, and embedded media players if video content is present on a page.
We do not allow advertising networks to set cookies through this website. We do not serve targeted advertisements and do not participate in real-time bidding or programmatic advertising.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit this website, you are presented with a cookie notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, which will trigger the cookie notice again.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, set preferences for specific websites, and browse in a private mode that does not retain cookies after the session ends. The following links explain how to manage cookies in commonly used browsers:
- Google Chrome — support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox — support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
- Apple Safari — support.apple.com/guide/safari/sfri11471
- Microsoft Edge — support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies
Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without impairing core site functions.
Cookie Duration
The cookies used on this site have the following retention periods. Consent preference cookies persist for up to 12 months so that your choice is remembered between visits. Analytics cookies typically expire after 24 months if not cleared sooner. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew it. For further information about your data protection rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about our use of cookies, you may contact us through the details provided on our About page. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
This policy was last updated in March 2026.