Last updated: 20 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how RCCG Jesus House Aberdeen (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://jesushouseaberdeen.org. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide information about how the site is used. Cookies may be “persistent” (stored until deleted) or “session” cookies (deleted when you close your browser). Some websites also use similar technologies, such as browser local storage, which work in a comparable way. This policy covers both.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly and securely
- Remember your cookie preferences
- Display embedded content such as videos, where you have consented
We do not currently use analytics or advertising cookies. We do not use cookies to collect special category personal data.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies We Use
The table below lists the cookies and similar technologies used on this website.
| Cookie / technology | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration | Consent required |
|---|
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes, used by us to manage consent | Records the cookie choices you make in our banner, so that you are not asked again on every page | Strictly necessary | 1 year | No |
| wordpress_*, wordpress_logged_in_*, wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-* | WordPress, our website platform | Keeps church staff signed in and remembers their screen preferences while they manage the website. These are not set for ordinary visitors | Strictly necessary | Session to 1 year | No |
| elementor (browser local storage) | Elementor, our page-building software | Stores basic display information so that pages render correctly in your browser | Strictly necessary | Until you clear your browser storage | No |
| Cookies and storage set by youtube-nocookie.com, including VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC and playback identifiers | YouTube (Google) | Delivers embedded video content and remembers playback settings. YouTube may also use this information for its own purposes | Functional and analytics (third party) | Session to approximately 2 years | Yes |
| PayPal cookies | PayPal | Set by PayPal on its own website if you follow a donation link and leave our site. They are not set by us and are governed by PayPal’s own Privacy Statement | Third party, set off our website | As set by PayPal | Handled by PayPal |
We will update this table if the cookies used on our website change.
4. Categories of Cookies
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as security, website management and remembering your cookie choices. Without them, parts of the site would not work.
b) Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make and enable additional features, such as embedded video. They improve your experience but are not essential. They are only set with your consent.
c) Performance and Analytics Cookies
We do not currently use analytics cookies on this website. We do not use Google Analytics or any similar analytics tool. If we introduce analytics in future, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before any analytics cookies are set.
d) Marketing and Advertising Cookies
We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not track visitors across other websites for advertising purposes. If this ever changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent first.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party services may set cookies through our site. We explain these cookies and provide controls where consent is required.
At present, the only third-party content embedded in our website is video provided by YouTube. Where you consent to functional cookies, YouTube may set cookies and similar storage on your device and may use that information in accordance with Google’s own privacy policy. If you follow a donation link to PayPal, you leave our website and PayPal sets its own cookies under its own terms.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept, reject or manage cookies. Use the Cookie Settings control to change or withdraw your choices at any time.
You can also manage cookies through your browser. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies
- Receive warnings before cookies are stored
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect how parts of the website work.
7. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Under UK law (PECR and the UK GDPR):
- Strictly necessary cookies may be set without consent where the PECR exception applies. Where they involve personal data, the relevant UK GDPR lawful basis is stated separately
- All other cookies are set only with your consent
- You may withdraw your consent at any time using the Cookie Settings control
Where cookies involve personal data, we process that data on the basis of your consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR, except for strictly necessary cookies, which we use in our legitimate interests in operating a secure and functioning website.
8. Data Collected Through Cookies
Information collected through cookies and similar technologies on our website is limited to your cookie preferences and basic display settings. Where you consent to embedded video, YouTube may collect information such as:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Video playback activity
This is handled by YouTube under Google’s own privacy policy. Any personal data we hold is used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, including when the cookies used on our website change. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Email: admin@jesushouseaberdeen.org
Phone: 01224 588884
Address: 20 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 6BT
