Cookie Policy

Last updated: 17 July 2026

1. About this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how the Hurley Regatta Committee uses cookies and similar technologies on the Hurley Regatta & Fun Day website.

It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal information.

For questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

Hurley Regatta Committee
Email: marketing@hurleyregatta.co.uk

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies may allow a website to:

• work securely and correctly

• remember your settings and preferences

• keep you signed into an account

• process an entry, booking or payment

• understand how visitors use the website

• measure the effectiveness of communications or advertising

• provide content from third-party services

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.

3. How we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• operate and secure the website

• enable online accounts and event entries

• remember your cookie choices

• process transactions

• understand how the website is being used

• identify and correct website errors

• improve the performance and accessibility of the website

• provide embedded content or social media features

• measure communications or advertising where these services are used

The exact cookies used may change if we add, remove or update website features, applications or third-party services.

You can view the current cookie categories and adjust your choices at any time through the Cookie Settings or Privacy Settings option displayed on the website.

4. Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function properly.

They may be used for:

• website security

• fraud and attack prevention

• page loading and website stability

• maintaining website sessions

• remembering privacy and cookie choices

• account authentication

• processing event entries or payments

• providing features specifically requested by you

These cookies cannot normally be disabled through our cookie settings because the website may not function correctly without them.

Consent is not normally required for cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by you. We will still provide information about them wherever reasonably possible.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to provide enhanced features or remember choices you make.

They may be used for:

• remembering website preferences

• displaying maps

• enabling videos or other embedded content

• supporting third-party website applications

• providing enhanced forms or interactive features

Functional cookies that are not strictly necessary will only be activated where you have given the required consent.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how people use the website.

They may collect information such as:

• pages visited

• time spent on pages

• links selected

• general device and browser information

• how visitors arrived at the website

• website errors

• approximate geographic information

We may use Wix Analytics, Google Analytics or another analytics provider where this is shown in our cookie preference centre.

Analytics cookies will not be activated before you provide consent, unless a particular technology is legally exempt from the consent requirement.

Analytics information is generally used in an aggregated form to improve the website and understand which event information is most useful to visitors.

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to:

• measure the effectiveness of advertising

• understand whether someone acted after viewing an advertisement

• limit how often an advertisement is displayed

• create audiences for advertising

• display relevant content on other websites or social media platforms

These cookies may be placed by third parties such as Google, Meta or other advertising and social media providers where we use their services.

Marketing cookies will only be activated where you have given consent.

We will identify the relevant providers through the website’s cookie preference centre where these services are active.

Social media and embedded content

Our website may include content or features provided by third parties, such as:

• Facebook

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Google Maps

• payment providers

• ticketing or event-entry platforms

These providers may place cookies or collect technical information when their content is displayed or used.

Where possible, non-essential third-party content will remain blocked until you provide the appropriate consent.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own use of personal information. You should review their privacy and cookie information before enabling or interacting with their services.

5. Cookies used on this website

Our website is hosted using Wix.

Wix may place strictly necessary cookies for purposes including:

• website security

• fraud prevention

• website stability

• session management

• page rendering

• account authentication

• application programming interface protection

• remembering cookie choices

Additional cookies may be used by Wix applications, payment services, event-entry functions, analytics services, embedded content and other third-party integrations.

The most current details of individual cookies, including their:

• name

• provider

• purpose

• category

• duration

are available through the Cookie Settings or Privacy Settings tool on this website.

The information shown in that tool is generated from the website’s current cookie scan and should be treated as the current list of cookies and related technologies detected on the website.

6. Your cookie choices

When you first visit the website, you will be shown a cookie banner.

You may be given the option to:

• accept all cookies

• reject non-essential cookies

• choose individual cookie categories

• save your preferences

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are needed to operate the website or provide a service requested by you.

We will not knowingly activate non-essential functional, analytics or marketing cookies before receiving the required consent.

Choosing not to accept optional cookies should not prevent you from accessing the main information on the website. However, some optional features, embedded content or third-party services may not work.

7. Changing or withdrawing your consent

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time.

Select the Cookie Settings, Privacy Settings or cookie icon displayed on the website to reopen the cookie preference centre.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any activity that took place before consent was withdrawn.

It may not automatically delete cookies that have already been stored on your device. You can delete these through your browser settings.

8. Managing cookies through your browser

Most web browsers allow you to:

• view stored cookies

• delete individual or all cookies

• block cookies

• block third-party cookies

• receive a warning before cookies are stored

The method varies according to your browser and device. Refer to your browser’s privacy or cookie settings for instructions.

Blocking all cookies may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

9. Third-party websites

Our website may contain links to external websites.

Cookies used by an external website are controlled by that website’s operator and are not covered by this Cookie Policy. You should read the external organisation’s privacy and cookie information before using its services.

10. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• website features change

• new applications or services are added

• cookie providers change

• our use of analytics or advertising changes

• applicable law or regulatory guidance changes

The latest version will be published on this page with its updated revision date.

We may ask you to provide your cookie choices again where our use of cookies changes significantly.

11. Contact us

Questions or concerns about cookies used on the Hurley Regatta website should be sent to:

Hurley Regatta Committee
Email: chair@hurleyregatta.co.uk