Cookies Policy
Understand how TheSite.org uses cookies and learn how to disable cookies in your browser.
What are cookies?
"Cookies" are small files sent to your computer, tablet or mobile phone browser when you enter a website. They're stored by your browser on the device and can be used for a variety of purposes:
- identifying your previous visits to a website,
- researching the most popular features of a website, or
- letting you move between pages without asking you to log in multiple times.
You can find out more about more about cookies on the BBC Web Wise website.
Cookies and the law
Since 26 May 2011 the law has stated that cookies can only be used by a website with the specific consent of its users. Like many other websites, we use cookies to deliver our services online. YouthNet (the charity behind TheSite.org) is currently working out the best way to obtain your consent without compromising your ability to access our discussion boards and other services. We will update these pages once our strategy has been finalised.
How does TheSite.org use cookies?
TheSite.org does not use cookies to collect personal information about you. We try to use cookies only where it's strictly necessary to provide our services. We also use cookies to develop a clearer picture of which parts of TheSite.org are the most popular to help us develop our services. TheSite.org never uses cookies to for targeted advertising, or any form of advertising. We do not carry adverts or paid-for links on our website.
How to reject cookies from TheSite.org
Browsers automatically accept cookies but you can set your browser to reject them. Please be aware that disabling cookies might interfere with the way TheSite.org is able to provide services for you.
To find out how to reject cookies from your browser, select the link for the browser you're using:
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Cookies on third party websites
When you follow a hyperlink from TheSite.org to a third party website, it's up to you to review the cookie policy of that site as we have no control over other website's privacy policies. Therefore TheSite.org cannot accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.
Cookies used by TheSite.org
We are compiling a list of the cookies used on the site and their purpose so you can reject any you want to opt out of. This will be available shortly.
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