Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.

They help websites function correctly, remember your preferences and understand how visitors use a website so that it can be improved.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. Others help us understand how people use our website so that we can improve its content and usability.

2. How we use cookies

The Rewilding Collective uses cookies to:

• operate and secure our website;
• remember your cookie preferences;
• improve the performance and usability of our website;
• understand how visitors use our website; and
• support the services we use to communicate with supporters.

We do not use cookies to display personalised advertising or sell your personal information.

3. Types of cookies we use

Essential cookies

These cookies are required for our website to function correctly.

They may be used to:

• remember whether you have accepted or declined cookies;
• maintain website security;
• support the operation of the website; and
• remember basic website settings during your visit.

Without these cookies, some parts of the website may not function correctly.

Website performance cookies

With your consent, we use cookies provided by our website platform to understand how visitors use our website.

These cookies help us understand information such as:

• which pages are visited most often;
• how visitors move around the website;
• whether visitors are new or returning; and
• how we can improve the website and its content.

The information collected is used only to improve our website and is not used to identify individual visitors.

4. Third-party services

Our website uses a number of trusted third-party services to provide certain functionality.

These organisations may place their own cookies when you use their services. Once you leave The Rewilding Collective website, the privacy and cookie policies of those organisations apply.

GoDaddy

Our website is hosted using GoDaddy Websites + Marketing.

GoDaddy uses essential cookies to operate the website and, where you have given consent, performance cookies that help us understand how visitors use our website.

Google Forms

Our donation forms are completed using Google Forms.

When you choose to begin the donation process, you will be directed to Google Forms to complete your donation details and, where applicable, a Gift Aid declaration.

Google may use cookies to:

• operate the form;
• improve reliability and security;
• prevent spam and automated submissions; and
• provide functionality associated with Google’s services.

Google’s use of cookies is governed by Google’s own privacy and cookie policies.

Stripe

After submitting your donation form, you will be directed to Stripe to complete your payment securely.

Stripe may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• process payments securely;
• detect and prevent fraudulent activity;
• maintain payment security; and
• improve the reliability of its payment services.

The Rewilding Collective does not receive or store your debit or credit card details.

Stripe’s use of cookies is governed by Stripe’s own privacy and cookie policies.

Mailchimp

If you subscribe to our newsletter, Mailchimp may use cookies or similar technologies to support newsletter subscriptions and measure email engagement, where this functionality is enabled.

Mailchimp’s use of cookies is governed by Mailchimp’s own privacy and cookie policies.

5. Your cookie choices

We do not load optional performance cookies until you have given your consent through our cookie banner.

When you first visit our website, you will be asked whether you wish to accept optional cookies.

You may change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website, or by using any cookie preference controls provided on the website.

You can also manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block cookies;
• block cookies from particular websites; or
• receive a warning before cookies are stored.

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of parts of our website.

6. Links to third-party websites

Our website contains links to third-party services, including Google Forms and Stripe, which are used as part of our donation process.

When you choose to follow these links, you leave The Rewilding Collective website and become subject to the privacy and cookie policies of those third-party providers.

We encourage you to read their privacy and cookie policies before providing personal information.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the services we use or changes in legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this website.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

The Rewilding Collective, [registered address]

Email: info@rewildingcollective.org