Cookies policy

 

Read our policy below to find out what cookies are active on the Christian Aid website.

Your consent applies to the following domains: bigpeachallenge.christianaid.org.uk, jobs.christianaid.org.uk, charity-gifts.christianaid.ie, envelope.christianaid.org.uk, give.christianaid.ie, www.christianaid.ie, charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk, give.christianaid.org.uk, www.christianaid.org.uk

Your current state: Allow all. 

Your consent ID: Rf86C7BHAmCXOISrN1OoJjlml/8sYvvzkr7Mr4nmKJv4mGB6cilCcg==Consent date: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 09:14:46 AM GMT+1


Cookie declaration last updated on 9/19/23 by Cookiebot:

Necessary (46)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type
__cf_bm Vimeo This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_cmp_a [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie consent box. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_secure_session_id [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
Necessary for the shopping cart functionality on the website. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_shopify_d [x3] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. Session HTTP Cookie
_shopify_m christianaid.org.uk Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain 1 year HTTP Cookie
_shopify_tm christianaid.org.uk Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain 1 day HTTP Cookie
_shopify_tw christianaid.org.uk Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain 14 days HTTP Cookie
_tracking_consent christianaid.org.uk Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain 1 year HTTP Cookie
AMP_TOKEN Google Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. 1 day HTTP Cookie
app-state bigpeachallenge.christianaid.org.uk Pending Persistent HTML Local Storage
ASP.NET_SessionId Much Loved Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. Session HTTP Cookie
bugsnag-anonymous-id [x2] bigpeachallenge.christianaid.org.uk
Megaphone
This cookie is used to detect errors on the website - this information is sent to the website's support staff in order to optimize the visitor's experience on the website. Persistent HTML Local Storage
checkForPermission Beeswax Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie consent box. 1 day HTTP Cookie
CONSENT [x2] YouTube
envelope.christianaid.org.uk
Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. 2 years HTTP Cookie
CookieConsent [x9] Cookiebot
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
give.christianaid.ie
jobs.christianaid.org.uk
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain 1 year HTTP Cookie
cookietest [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. Session HTTP Cookie
earcusession jobs.christianaid.org.uk This cookie is used to transfer your job application sessions between http requests. 6 days HTTP Cookie
earcusessionid jobs.christianaid.org.uk Pending Session HTTP Cookie
pa_enabled Amazon Determines the device used to access the website. This allows the website to be formatted accordingly. Persistent HTML Local Storage
rc::a Google This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. Persistent HTML Local Storage
rc::c Google This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. Session HTML Local Storage
SameSite Metizsoft Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. Session HTTP Cookie
sc_anonymous_id widget.sndcdn.com Used in context with the 3D-view-function on the website. 10 years HTTP Cookie
secure_customer_sig [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
This cookie is used to store customer credentials securely when processing a purchase on the website - the cookie is essential in making a secure online transaction. 1 year HTTP Cookie
SSESS# [x2] www.christianaid.ie
www.christianaid.org.uk
Pending 23 days HTTP Cookie
test_cookie Amazon Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. 1 day HTTP Cookie
wpm-domain-test [x3] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie Necessary for the website security. Session HTTP Cookie

Preferences (10)

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type
gtm_tld_testcookie [x5] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
ie
org.uk
uk
Used to maintain visitors' preferences throughout the visit and sub-pages. Session HTTP Cookie
keep_alive [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
Saves the user's current geographical location based on the user's IP address. 1 day HTTP Cookie
localization [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
Holds the users timezone. 1 year HTTP Cookie
number(#) widget.sndcdn.com Pending Session HTML Local Storage

Statistics (61)

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type
__qca [x2] Quantcast Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded with the purpose of generating reports for optimising the website content. 1 year HTTP Cookie
__qca Quantcast Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded with the purpose of generating reports for optimising the website content. Persistent HTML Local Storage
_clck [x2] Microsoft Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. 1 year HTTP Cookie
_clsk Microsoft Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_cltk Microsoft Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. Session HTML Local Storage
_dlt [x4] Quantcast Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_ga [x5] Google Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 2 years HTTP Cookie
_ga_# [x5] Google Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. 2 years HTTP Cookie
_gat Google Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate 1 day HTTP Cookie
_gid [x3] Google Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_tq_id.TV-#-1.01ef [x5] Tvsquared Pending 2 years HTTP Cookie
CLID Microsoft Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. 1 year HTTP Cookie
collect Google Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. Session Pixel Tracker
cusid [x10] ClickDimensions This cookie is used to identify the frequency of visits and how long the visitor is on the website. 1 day HTTP Cookie
cuvon [x2] ClickDimensions This cookie is used to determine when the visitor last entered the different subpages on the website. 1 day HTTP Cookie
FPGSID [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. 1 day HTTP Cookie
FPID [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. 400 days HTTP Cookie
FPLC [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 1 day HTTP Cookie
gtmBrowserId [x3] stgm.christianaid.ie
Amazon
Google
This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. Persistent HTML Local Storage
History.store [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk
Contains an visitor ID - This is used to track visitors' navigation and interaction on the website for internal website-optimization. Session HTML Local Storage
NRBA_SESSION New Relic Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. Persistent HTML Local Storage
pa Amazon Registers the website's speed and performance. This function can be used in context with statistics and load-balancing. Persistent HTML Local Storage
personalization_id Twitter Inc. This cookie is set by Twitter - The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website onto their Twitter profile. 400 days HTTP Cookie
qcSes Quantcast Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded with the purpose of generating reports for optimising the website content. Session HTML Local Storage
td Amazon Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. Session Pixel Tracker
vuid Vimeo Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. 2 years HTTP Cookie

Marketing (87)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type
_fbp [x3] Meta Platforms, Inc. Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. 3 months HTTP Cookie
_gcl_au [x3] Google
stgm.christianaid.org.uk
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 months HTTP Cookie
_landing_page [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Stores visitors' navigation by registering landing pages - This allows the website to present relevant products and/or measure their advertisement efficiency on other websites. 14 days HTTP Cookie
_orig_referrer [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
This cookie is used to collect information on a visitor. This information will become an ID string with information on a specific visitor – ID information strings can be used to target groups with similar preferences, or can be used by third-party domains or ad-exchanges. 14 days HTTP Cookie
_s [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_shopify_s [x2] charity-gifts.christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_shopify_sa_p charity-gifts.christianaid.ie Collects data on visitors' behaviour and interaction - This is used to make advertisement on the website more relevant. The cookie also allows the website to detect any referrals from other websites. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_shopify_sa_t charity-gifts.christianaid.ie Collects data on visitors' behaviour and interaction - This is used to make advertisement on the website more relevant. The cookie also allows the website to detect any referrals from other websites. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_shopify_y [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. 1 year HTTP Cookie
_uetsid Amazon Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. Persistent HTML Local Storage
_uetsid [x3] Microsoft Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. 1 day HTTP Cookie
_uetsid_exp Amazon Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. Persistent HTML Local Storage
_uetvid Amazon Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. Persistent HTML Local Storage
_uetvid [x3] Microsoft Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. 1 year HTTP Cookie
_uetvid_exp Amazon Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. Persistent HTML Local Storage
_y [x2] christianaid.ie
christianaid.org.uk
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. 1 year HTTP Cookie
ads/ga-audiences Amazon Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. Session Pixel Tracker
ANONCHK Microsoft Registers data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple websites. This information is used to measure the efficiency of advertisement on websites. 1 day HTTP Cookie
bito Beeswax Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. 13 months HTTP Cookie
bitoIsSecure Beeswax Presents the user with relevant content and advertisement. The service is provided by third-party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. 13 months HTTP Cookie
cuvid [x2] ClickDimensions This cookie is used to collect information on a visitor. This information will become an ID string with information on a specific visitor – ID information strings can be used to target groups with similar preferences, or can be used by third-party domains or ad-exchanges. 2 years HTTP Cookie
i/adsct [x2] Amazon The cookie is used by Twitter.com in order to determine the number of visitors accessing the website through Twitter advertisement content. Session Pixel Tracker
IDE Google Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. 1 year HTTP Cookie
iutk Issuu Recognises the user's device and what Issuu documents have been read. Session HTTP Cookie
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2] YouTube Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. Session HTTP Cookie
LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore YouTube Pending Persistent IndexedDB
mc Quantcast Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as what pages have been loaded. The registered data is used for targeted ads. 13 months HTTP Cookie
MR [x2] Microsoft Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. 7 days HTTP Cookie
muc_ads Twitter Inc. Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. 400 days HTTP Cookie
MUID [x2] Microsoft Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains. 1 year HTTP Cookie
nextId [x2] YouTube Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. Session HTTP Cookie
NID Google Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. 6 months HTTP Cookie
one.png Amazon Pending Session Pixel Tracker
pagead/1p-conversion/#/ Amazon Pending Session Pixel Tracker
pagead/1p-user-list/# Amazon Pending Session Pixel Tracker
pixie Amazon Presents the user with relevant content and advertisement. The service is provided by third-party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. Session Pixel Tracker
remote_sid YouTube Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. Session HTTP Cookie
requests [x2] YouTube Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. Session HTTP Cookie
SM Microsoft Registers a unique ID that identifies the user's device during return visits across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used to allow targeted ads. Session HTTP Cookie
SRM_B Microsoft Tracks the user’s interaction with the website’s search-bar-function. This data can be used to present the user with relevant products or services. 1 year HTTP Cookie
TESTCOOKIESENABLED YouTube Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. 1 day HTTP Cookie
tv2track.php Amazon Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. Session Pixel Tracker
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE YouTube Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. 180 days HTTP Cookie
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA YouTube Pending 180 days HTTP Cookie
WIDGET::local::assignments widget.sndcdn.com Used by audio-platform SoundCloud to implement, measure and improve their embedded content/service on the website - The collection of data also includes visitors’ interaction with embedded content/service. This can be used for statistics or marketing purposes. Persistent HTML Local Storage
YSC YouTube Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Session HTTP Cookie
yt.innertube::nextId [x2] YouTube Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Persistent HTML Local Storage
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2] YouTube Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. Persistent HTML Local Storage
YtIdbMeta#databases [x2] YouTube Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. Persistent IndexedDB
yt-remote-cast-available [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-cast-installed [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-connected-devices [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Persistent HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-device-id [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Persistent HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-fast-check-period [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-session-app [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-session-name [x2] YouTube Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session HTML Local Storage

Cookies used

 

A cookie is an alphanumeric text file that is sent from a website and stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser. Cookies are essential for some websites to operate effectively but also to make your visit to a website a better experience, for example, by remembering who you are, so that when you visit again, it recognises you as a previous visitor.

How does Christian Aid use cookies?

 

We use anonymous analytic cookies to track visits to our sites and routes around areas of our sites. As with other statistics about visitors to our sites, this tracking is anonymous and aggregate and does not relate to any information we might hold about individuals. This is in order to better understand how our websites are used and to monitor how our advertisements perform to enhance the online experience of our visitors.

Types of cookies

 

There are two broad types of cookies – 'first party cookies' and 'third party cookies'.

First party cookies are cookies that are served directly by the website operator to your computer and are often used to recognise your computer when it revisits that site and to remember your preferences as you browse the site. Basically, these are our cookies.

Third party cookies are served by a service provider on behalf of the website operator and can be used by the service provider to recognise your computer when you visit other web sites. Third party cookies are most commonly used for web site analytics or advertising purposes.

In addition, cookies may be either 'session cookies' or 'persistent cookies'. Your computer automatically removes session cookies once you close your browser. Persistent cookies will survive on your computer until an expiry date specified in the cookie itself, is reached. We use both session and persistent cookies.

Categories of cookies used by Christian Aid

 

  1. Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for the user to move around the website and to use its features, e.g. shopping baskets and e-billing.
  2. Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how the user makes use of the site, e.g. which pages the user visits most. These cookies do not collect information that identifies the user.
  3. Functionality cookies: These cookies remember choices made by or attributes of the user and enhance the features and content you experience during your visit to our website, e.g. language, appeals visited or user’s location. This cookie is also used to remember a user's preferences for a font size, or customisable parts of a web page.
  4. Targeting or advertising cookies: These cookies collect information about the users' browsing habits. This may also include your use of social media sites, e.g. Facebook, etc. or how you interact with our website which then shows you relevant content elsewhere on the internet. NB. These may also be used to choose the advertisements that are displayed to you on our website and other websites.

We have assessed our cookies based on the ICC Cookie Guide. The majority of our cookies fall into the first two categories. However, we also use cookies on our webpages which are in categories three and four.

Third party cookies set by Christian Aid

 

Google DoubleClick

We use DoubleClick cookies to measure the effectiveness of our online advertising. This enables us to ensure that any money we spend on digital marketing gives us a good return on investment. 

DoubleClick cookies do two things: 1) they track anonymised conversion data so that we can measure advertising effectiveness and 2) they are used to serve advertising, enabling us to serve advertisements to or exclude people who have visited our website. The cookies also allow us to limit the number of times a person sees our advertisement. 

DoubleClick cookies sometimes include a pixel from the advertising networks we work with. This allows us to target adverts effectively on their networks. 

 

Google Analytics and Optimize 360

Google Analytics 360 is a web analytics service provided by Google inc. that enables us to measure how people use our website using cookies. We use this information to improve our website experience for website visitors and to measure the effectiveness of our online advertising. We can also use these cookies to serve relevant advertisements to people who have interacted with specific sections of the site, or to exclude those audiences from advertising. 

For those site visitors who have explicitly opted in to Google’s data privacy policy, Google will associate your IP address with other data held by Google in order to identify you across multiple devices. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser.

Google Optimize allows us to test variants of web pages and see how they perform against an objective that we specify. Optimize monitors the results of our experiment and tells us which variant has the best performance.

 

Other third party cookies

Christian Aid also uses websites such as Flickr and YouTube to show image galleries and films. Pages from these providers may use cookies. As some of these services are based outside the UK and the European Union, they may fall outside the jurisdiction of EU and UK laws. Christian Aid also maintains a presence on social media channels including Facebook and Twitter.

If you share content from one of Christian Aid websites, a cookie may be used by the service you have chosen to use to share that content. Christian Aid does not control these cookies. You should check the relevant third party main website for more information. Christian Aid also uses digital tools to publish websites, for example Drupal. Christian Aid does not control any cookies used by the providers of these digital tools.

Our website may use SessionCam for analysis. SessionCam is a product that has been developed by SessionCam LTD. SessionCam may record mouse clicks, mouse movements, page scrolling and any text keyed into website forms. The information collected does not include bank details or any sensitive personal data. Data collected by SessionCam from Christian Aid website is for Christian Aid internal use only. The information collected is used to improve our website usability and is stored and used for aggregated and statistical reporting.

 

Cookies from advertisers

If you are concerned about cookies generated by advertisers, you can see which ones are being used on your machine and turn them off by visiting the Your Online Choices website. This website is supported by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK, the trade body for online and mobile advertisers.

You can also visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt out web page which will tell you which cookies are being used on your computer or device and opt out of them. Please note that separate devices have their own preferences, so you may need to change the settings on all desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile devices you use.

 

Cookies on Christian Aid Charity Gifts

Christian Aid Charity Gifts, Christian Aid's virtual gifts website, uses cookies to track purchases, so if you place an item in the shopping basket, the website remembers the item, and any others you may select, before going to the Checkout. After the Checkout process has been completed, you will be asked if you would like to register for an account.

This is not mandatory, and you can leave the website after making your purchases without registering for an account. You are also able to register for an account on Charity Gifts without making any purchases. If you do register your details, a cookie will be used so Christian Aid can identify the account holder on a future visit to the Christian Aid Charity Gifts website.

How to control and delete cookies

 

The 'Help' menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will tell you how to change your browser's cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. Below is some helpful guidance about how to make these changes.

How to disable cookies

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you wish to block Christian Aid’s website cookies, you can perform the following:

  1. On your browser tools menu, select 'Internet Options'
  2. Click on the 'Privacy' tab and then on the 'Sites' button
  3. Type into the 'Address of website' field: www.christianaid.org.uk
  4. Click on the 'Block' button
  5. Click on the OK button
  6. Find out more information about blocking or deleting cookies using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  7. Other browsers:

Find out more detailed information on disabling cookies.