Cookie Policy - British Athletics

Overview

1 What are Cookies?

2 Cookies We Use

3 How We Manage Consent

4 Third-Party Cookies & Services

5 Managing Cookies

6 Changes to This Cookie Policy

7 Contact Us

Effective Date: 16th June 2026

Ink & Water Ltd (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website(s) at britishathletics.org.uk (the “Site”). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies we use, why, and how you can manage them.

We use Complianz as our cookie consent management platform to scan cookies, display a consent banner, block non-essential cookies until you give consent, and support features like Google Consent Mode v2 (for Google services).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, etc.) when you visit a website. They help the site remember information about your visit, such as preferences or login status.

We use:

Strictly necessary / functional cookies — essential for basic site operation (no consent required).
Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors use the site (consent required in many regions).
Other / optional cookies — depending on features enabled.

2. Cookies We Use

We (and our service providers) use the following categories of cookies:

a. Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies

These are required for the Site to function properly and cannot be disabled. They do not require consent.

WordPress core cookies (e.g., for logged-in users, session management)
Ninja Forms cookies (limited functional cookies for form handling and security)
WooCommerce cookies (if enabled — e.g., woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart for shopping cart and checkout)
All in One SEO functional cookies (if any site features require them)
Cloudflare Turnstile (if enabled — typically no persistent cookies; may involve minimal session verification without tracking)
Complianz consent storage cookie (cmplz_*) — remembers your consent choice

b. Analytics Cookies

These help us measure traffic, pages visited, and user behavior to improve the Site.

Google Analytics (via ga.js or gtag.js) — sets cookies like _ga, _gid, _gat to track visits, sessions, and interactions. We have enabled IP anonymization where possible.
Google Tag Manager (if enabled) — may deploy analytics or other tags; cookies depend on configured tags.
Google Search Console — does not place cookies on your browser (it’s used only for site verification by us).

These are blocked by Complianz until you consent to the “Statistics” or “Analytics” category.

c. Other / Marketing Cookies

We do not currently use advertising or marketing cookies (e.g., no Google Ads, Facebook Pixel). If this changes, we will update this policy and seek separate consent.

3. How We Manage Consent

Our Complianz banner appears on your first visit (or when consent is needed).
You can choose to Accept all, Reject non-essential, or customize preferences (e.g., allow analytics but not others).
Consent is granular (categories like Functional, Statistics).
We support Google Consent Mode v2, which allows modeled data for analytics even with denied consent (limited & privacy-safe).
You can change or withdraw consent anytime via the link in the footer or banner.
Consent is stored for up to 12 months (or as configured in Complianz).
WP Consent API cookies — These store your consent choices for different categories (e.g., wp_consent_functional, wp_consent_statistics). They are essential for remembering your preferences across plugins and ensuring compliant site behavior. Duration: typically persistent or up to 1 year (configurable).

4. Third-Party Cookies & Services

Google (Analytics, Tag Manager) — see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Cloudflare (Turnstile & CDN) — see https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Other plugins/services may set cookies only if enabled and consented.

We do not sell data collected via cookies.

5. Managing Cookies

Use our cookie banner / preferences center (via Complianz) to manage choices.
We utilize the WP Consent API to standardize consent management across compatible WordPress plugins, ensuring that tools like Google Analytics only process data when you have given appropriate consent via our banner managed by Complianz.
Browser settings: You can block or delete cookies via your browser (e.g., Chrome → Settings → Privacy → Cookies), but this may break site functionality.
Opting out of Google Analytics specifically: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout