Cookie Policy

Abbey Running Club – abbeyrunningclub.co.uk: Last updated: July 2026

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website work properly and remember your preferences.

How we use cookies

Abbey Running Club uses a small number of cookies to keep the website working correctly and to protect it from spam and misuse. We do not use cookies to track you across other websites or to serve you advertising.

The cookies we use:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off.

  • WordPress sets cookies to manage your session if you log into the site, and to remember your cookie consent preference.
  • Really Simple SSL sets a cookie to ensure you are always directed to the secure (https) version of the site.
  • Wordfence Security uses cookies to help protect the site from malicious activity.

Functionality cookies: These improve the experience of using the site.

  • LiteSpeed Cache uses cookies to deliver a faster page loading experience.
  • Fluent Forms uses a cookie to help prevent spam submissions on our contact and membership forms.

Third party cookies Some features on our site use third party services which may set their own cookies.

  • Google reCAPTCHA – we use reCAPTCHA on our forms to protect against spam and automated submissions. Google may set cookies as part of this service. You can read Google’s privacy policy at google.com/privacy.
  • The Events Calendar – our events listing may set a cookie to remember your viewing preferences.

Managing cookies

When you first visit our website you will be asked to accept or decline cookies via our cookie consent banner. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how the website works.

For more information about managing cookies visit allaboutcookies.org.

Contact

If you have any questions about how we use cookies please contact us at [email protected].