Cookies Policy
This policy sets out the use of cookies on our website bowarts.org.
Bow Arts respects your right to privacy and we aim to be transparent at all times about when, how and why we may use data about you and your browsing behaviours in connection with our services.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are automatically placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to improve the performance of websites and provide the owners of the website with information on how their website is being used. Cookies typically contain two pieces of information – a site name and a unique ID, which enables the site to recognise you when you return to a site that you have visited previously.
Cookies may either be ‘session cookies’ which are automatically removed once you close your browser, or ‘persistent cookies’ which will remain on your computer until an expiry date specified in the cookie itself is reached.
Why do Bow Arts use cookies?
We use two types of cookies:
Performance – these cookies measure how often you visit our website and how you use it. We use this information to understand how our users engage with different content on our website and make sure we are providing more of what you find interesting to improve your user experience. For example, Google Analytics cookies tell us how you move from page to page on our website and whether you have downloaded anything.
Functionality – these cookies recognise you and remember your preferences or setting when you
return to our website. Our functionality cookies are both first and third party.
Essential cookies are needed for the website to work and do not require your consent. Other
cookies, such as analytics or those used by third parties, need your consent before they are used.
We use First Party cookies on our websites in order to:
- make the website work properly for you
- collect data about your use of the website which is then anonymised and used to help us improve our online services
- remember your preferences and make the website easier for you to use
When you visit our website, a cookie banner will ask for your consent to use non-essential cookies.
You can change your choices at any time.
You have the right to choose whether to accept these cookies, and can exercise this right by amending or setting controls on your browser to reflect you cookie preference. However, if you choose to refuse our first party cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website(s).
Third Party Cookies belong to other websites. Some of our web pages feature content from thirdparty websites (such as embedded videos from YouTube). This means that when you use pages, you
may be sent cookies from these third party websites. We do not have control over these cookies,
but if you wish to block them, you can do this via your browser cookie settings. You may also wish
to refer to the third party websites to understand more about their use of cookies and how you can
manage them. These cookies will only load if you accept non-essential cookies in the banner.
Cookies we use
The table below gives you information on what cookies we use on our website and why we use them:
| Cookie | Function |
| ADS_VISITOR_ID | Identifies unique visitors for ad-related analytics. |
| AEC | Ensures requests during a browsing session are made by the user, not malicious sites. |
| APISID | Used by Google to store user preferences and profile information for Google accounts. |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Stores user consent for cookies. |
| DV | Used by Google to store user preferences and other information. |
| HSID | Security cookie to authenticate users and protect user data from unauthorised access. |
| NID | Used by Google to show customised ads on Google sites. |
| OTZ | Links website activity to other Google services. |
| SAPISID | Used by Google to build a profile of website visitor interests. |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | Prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. |
| SID | Contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. |
| SIDCC | Provides security to protect user data from unauthorised access. |
| SSID | Stores information about user preferences for Google services. |
| Secure-1PAPISID | Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the visitor’s interests. |
| Secure-1PSID | Ensures proper functioning of website services and builds a profile of interests. |
| Secure-1PSIDCC | Security cookie used by Google for protecting user data. |
| Secure-3PAPISID | Used for delivering targeted advertisements. |
| Secure-3PSID | Used for tracking purposes to deliver targeted advertising. |
| Secure-3PSIDCC | Used for security and advertising by Google. |
| Secure-ENID | Used to prevent fraudulent login attempts and protect user data. |
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
| _ga_8MHFZWJZSK | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
| _ga_HGFN1CV49C | Google Analytics ID for tracking usage. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Records consent for necessary cookies. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | Records consent for non-essential cookies. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | Records that the cookie policy has been viewed. |
| wordpress_logged_in_ | Indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are. |
| wordpress_sec_ | Used for secure login and authentication in WordPress. |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Tests if the browser supports cookies. |
| wp-settings-4 | Stores user settings in the WordPress admin area. |
| wp-settings-time-4 | Records the time at which wp-settings-4 was set. |
| wp_lang | Stores the user’s language preferences. |
| Twitter (ads_prefs, daa, dnt, eu_cn, | Twitter is a social media platform we use to communicate with our audience through unpaid posts. We use Twitter widgets to show our twitter news feed on our website and share buttons so that you can tweet content. Twitter cookies are used for authentication and security, preferences, analytics and research, personalized content and advertising. |
| Vimeo | Vimeo sets cookies on pages where there is an embedded Vimeo video. The cookies track information such as number of views on a video, and recognizing you if you are logged in to your Vimeo account. |
| Youtube (PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, GPS, _ga, 1P_JAR, CONSENT, CONSENT, HSID, SAPISID, SID, SSID) | These cookies help track engagement with a particular video e.g. the number of views. The PREF cookie will track user preferences and serve up related content or adverts within an embedded YouTube video. |
Changing your Cookie preferences
You have the right to choose whether you wish to accept the cookies used on our website. Should you wish to exercise this right, you can do so by amending the settings or controls on your web browser to reflect your preferences.
You can also withdraw consent at any time using the banner or browser settings.
The settings menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will tell you how to change your cookie settings, including how to disable cookies altogether. Different web browsers have different methods of editing your cookie preferences. If you have any difficulties, you should check the online user guide for your chosen browser. Or, to find out more about cookies, how they are used, and how to manage your cookie preferences, visit About Cookies where you can find information on how to control the use of cookies through your browser settings, including how to manage, remove, block and delete them.
If you do chose to disable cookies on our website, please note that you may not be able to use the full functionality of the site.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please email us at dataprotection@bowarts.com
This policy was reviewed April 2025