Last updated: September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Lofftwen Ecological Trust uses cookies and similar technologies on www.lofftwen.co.uk.

It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website.

They can be used for a range of purposes, including making a website work properly, remembering preferences and helping website owners understand how visitors use their site.

Some cookies are necessary for a website to function. Others are optional and are used only with your permission.

2. How we use cookies

Our website is hosted by Squarespace.

Squarespace may use cookies and similar technologies to provide the website and its features.

We use two main categories of cookies:

Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to operate properly.

They may be used for purposes such as:

• website security;

• navigating the website;

• remembering cookie preferences;

• enabling forms, bookings or other website functions; and

• maintaining the operation of the website.

Essential cookies do not require your consent because they are necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested.

Analytics and performance cookies

With your permission, Squarespace may place analytics and performance cookies on your device.

These help us understand how visitors use the website, for example:

• how many people visit the site;

• which pages are viewed;

• how visitors reach the website;

• how visitors move around the site; and

• how the website performs.

We use this information to understand how the website is being used and to improve its content and performance.

These cookies are not placed unless you choose to accept them.

3. Your cookie choices

When you first visit our website, you will be given the option to:

• Accept all cookies;

• Decline all optional cookies; or

• Manage cookies and choose your preferences.

If you decline optional cookies, essential cookies will still be used because they are required for the website to function.

You can change your cookie preferences using the cookie controls available on our website.

You can also delete or block cookies using your browser settings, although doing so may affect how some parts of the website work.

4. Squarespace cookies

Squarespace uses certain cookies that may vary depending on the features enabled on our website.

Necessary cookies may support functions such as website security, navigation, forms, customer accounts or checkout functions.

Squarespace also uses analytics and performance cookies where permission has been given. These may include cookies used to identify unique visitors and understand how visitors interact with the website.

Details of the cookies currently used by Squarespace, including their purpose and duration, are available in Squarespace's own cookie documentation.

5. Third-party services

Some parts of our website may use services provided by third parties, such as:

• booking systems;

• embedded video or other media;

• maps;

• payment providers;

• mailing-list services; or

• other website integrations.

These services may use their own cookies or similar technologies.

Where those cookies are not essential, they should only be activated where the necessary permission has been obtained.

Third-party providers may also process information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.

6. How long cookies last

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser. These are known as session cookies.

Others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. These are known as persistent cookies.

The duration of individual cookies depends on their purpose and the service that sets them.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy if the way we use cookies changes or if there are changes to the services used on our website.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or personal information, please contact:

Lofftwen Ecological Trust
Registered charity number 1182173

Email: bookings@lofftwen.com
Website: www.lofftwen.co.uk