Cookie Policy
Last updated: 29 July 2026
About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Love Our Railways uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
It explains what cookies are, why we use them and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal information.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies help websites function correctly. In addition, they can remember your preferences and provide information about how visitors use a website.
Some cookies remain on your device only while your browser is open. These are known as session cookies. Other cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. These are known as persistent cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make sure our website works correctly and securely.
- Remember your cookie preferences.
- Understand how visitors use our website.
- Measure website traffic and performance.
- Identify areas where the website could be improved.
- Support features provided by services used on the website.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. However, optional cookies will only be used after you have given your consent through our cookie banner.
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies support essential website functions, including security, accessibility and the management of your cookie preferences.
Because these cookies are required for the website to work properly, they cannot usually be switched off through our cookie settings.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our website.
Subject to your consent, Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- The pages you visit.
- How you arrived at the website.
- How long you spend on individual pages.
- Your general geographical area.
- The type of device and browser you use.
- How you move between pages.
This information helps us understand which parts of the website are useful and where improvements may be needed.
Google Analytics uses cookies such as _ga to distinguish between visitors and website sessions. We do not use this information to identify you personally.
Analytics cookies will not be placed unless you choose to accept them through our cookie banner.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide improved functionality.
These cookies may be placed by us or by third-party services included on our website. If you do not allow them, some website features may not operate as intended.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us measure and improve the performance of our website. For example, they may help us identify which pages are visited most often or whether visitors encounter technical problems.
Information collected by these cookies is generally combined and used for statistical purposes.
Advertisement Cookies
Our website does not currently use cookies to deliver personalised advertising.
However, should advertising or promotional services be introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy and our cookie consent settings will be updated accordingly. Any non-essential advertising cookies will require your consent before they are placed.
Uncategorized Cookies
Occasionally, a cookie may appear as uncategorized while its purpose is being reviewed.
We regularly review the cookies detected on our website and will update their category and description where necessary.
Cookies Used on This Website
The table below is generated by CookieYes and provides current information about the cookies detected on our website.
It may include:
- The cookie name.
- The service or provider that places it.
- Its purpose.
- Its duration.
- Its category.
Because website services and technologies may change, the cookies shown in this table may be updated automatically following future CookieYes scans.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a website analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
Google Analytics may use first-party cookies to distinguish between visitors and sessions. The information collected may be processed by Google in accordance with its own privacy terms.
Google Analytics will only be activated after you have consented to analytics cookies.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by reopening our cookie settings and changing your preferences.
You can also prevent your website activity from being shared with Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
WPForms
We use WPForms to provide contact and enquiry forms on our website.
Depending on its configuration, WPForms may use cookies or similar technologies to support form functionality, recognise returning visitors, prevent spam or connect related form submissions.
Information entered into a form is not a cookie. However, the personal information you submit will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Any cookies detected in connection with WPForms will appear in the cookie audit table above.
CookieYes
We use CookieYes to display our cookie banner, record your consent choices and help prevent non-essential cookies from being placed before consent has been given.
CookieYes may place a necessary cookie to remember whether you accepted, rejected or customised your cookie preferences.
This cookie is required to respect and remember your choices. Therefore, it is treated as a necessary cookie.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner. You can use this banner to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Choose which categories of cookies to allow.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by selecting the Cookie Settings option available on our website.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before your preferences were changed.
Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Most internet browsers allow you to view, manage, block or delete cookies through their settings.
Please be aware that disabling all cookies, including necessary cookies, may affect how this website functions. For example, certain features may not display or work correctly.
Instructions vary between browsers. Therefore, please refer to the privacy or help settings within your chosen browser for further information.
Third-Party Cookies
Some website functions may be provided by third-party services. As a result, these providers may place their own cookies or use similar technologies, subject to your consent where required.
We do not control how third-party providers use their cookies. Therefore, we recommend reading their privacy and cookie policies for further information.
Third-party services used by this website may include:
- Google Analytics.
- CookieYes.
- WPForms and any connected form services.
- Embedded media or social media services, where used.
How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on whether it is a session cookie or a persistent cookie.
Session cookies are normally deleted when you close your browser. However, persistent cookies remain for the period specified by the cookie provider or until you delete them.
The duration of each detected cookie is shown in the cookie audit table on this page.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, the services we use or relevant legal requirements change.
Any updates will be published on this page together with a revised “last updated” date. Therefore, we recommend reviewing this policy occasionally.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on our website, please contact:
Love Our Railways
Email: info@loveourrailways.co.uk
Website: https://loveourrailways.co.uk/
You can also find further information about how we process personal information in our Privacy Policy.