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Your Cookie Preferences
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1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information to website owners.
Cookies set by the website you are visiting are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable features or functionality provided by an external party on or through the website.
Cookies can be "session cookies" (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (remaining on your device until they expire or you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
National Flatpack Assembly uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To keep you logged in to your account securely
- To remember your preferences and settings
- To protect against fraud and maintain security
- To understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it
- To enable payments processing via Square
- To remember your cookie consent preferences
3. Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_logged_in_* |
Keeps you logged in to your WordPress account across pages. | Session / 14 days | Essential |
wordpress_sec_* |
Security cookie used by WordPress to restrict access to the admin area. | Session | Essential |
wp-settings-* |
Stores your WordPress admin preferences such as view modes for content. | 1 year | Essential |
wordpress_test_cookie |
Used to check whether your browser accepts cookies. Deleted immediately. | Session | Essential |
nfas_cookie_consent |
Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask again on every visit. | 180 days | Essential |
PHPSESSID |
Standard PHP session identifier. Maintains your session state across requests. | Session | Essential |
4. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these features may not function correctly.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
nfas_dashboard_tab |
Remembers which dashboard tab you last had open so you return to the same section. | 30 days | Functional |
square-* |
Set by Square Payments SDK to enable secure card payment processing. Required for credit purchases. | Session | Functional |
5. Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
We currently use minimal analytics. If we introduce tools such as Google Analytics in the future this policy will be updated and your consent re-requested.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No analytics cookies are currently in use. | |||
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on our site use content or services provided by third parties. These third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and you should refer to the relevant third-party privacy policies for more information.
| Provider | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Square | Payment processing for credit pack purchases. Square may set cookies to detect fraud, process transactions and comply with financial regulations. | Square Privacy Policy |
| OpenStreetMap / Leaflet | Interactive maps displayed on job listing pages. OpenStreetMap tiles are loaded from their servers and may set usage cookies. | OSM Privacy Policy |
| postcodes.io | Free UK postcode lookup API used to geocode fitter and customer locations. Requests are server-side; no cookies are set in your browser by this service. | postcodes.io |
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for controlling cookies:
Via our consent banner
When you first visit our site, a banner appears allowing you to accept all cookies or essential-only cookies. You can change your choice at any time using the buttons above on this page.
Via your browser
Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies through their settings. The effect of doing so will differ between browsers — consult your browser's help documentation for instructions:
Please note: blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging in or using core features of this site.
Opt-out tools
For third-party advertising and analytics cookies (if used in future), you may also use:
- youronlinechoices.com — European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out
- networkadvertising.org — US Network Advertising Initiative opt-out
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
- By email: dev-email@wpengine.local
- Via our Contact page
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.