Cookies policy

1 Our use of cookies

1.1 Welcome to www.icanbe.org.uk/. This website uses cookies to help us give you a good experience when you browse the website. This cookies policy provides information on what cookies will be placed when you visit the I Can Be website and the purposes for which we use those cookies. The website is owned and operated by I Can Be. For more detailed information about the website, please read the I Can Be Terms of use policy and our I Can Be Privacy policy.

1.2 This website uses functional and required cookies which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you. By clicking the ‘OK’ button on the cookie banner that appears when you first visit this website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in the manner set out in this cookies policy. Please see ‘How to delete cookies’ below for information about how you can delete the cookies that this website uses.

2 What are cookies?

2.1    A cookie is a small data file that is placed on your browser or the hardware of your computer or other device to allow a website to recognise you as a user when you return to the website, either for the duration of your visit (a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (a ‘persistent cookie’). Other similar files work in the same way and we use the word ‘cookie’ in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

2.2      Cookies are a very common technology for remembering certain information about a visitor to a website. Most websites make use of cookies, and they are commonly used for a wide range of tasks.

2.3     The I Can Be website uses functional and required cookies. These cookies allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

3      How to delete cookies

3.1      If you use the I Can Be website, cookies will be placed on your device as described in this cookies policy. By continuing to use the website you are accepting the I Can Be Terms of use policy and agreeing to the use of such cookies.

3.2      You may wish to visit www.allaboutcookies.org/ to read information about how to delete cookies from your device, as well as more general information about cookies. Please note that, as that website is not owned or operated by I Can Be, we are not responsible for any of the content on it.

4       cookies used on our website

4.1       A list of the cookies that are used on the I Can Be website, together with details about what they are used for, can be found in Appendix 1 (below).

5       Third-party cookies

5.1       The I Can Be website does not currently use any third-party cookies (i.e. cookies that are set or read by third-party suppliers or partners).

6       Changes

6.1        We may make changes to this cookies policy at any time by posting a copy of this policy on the I Can Be website. Any changes will take effect immediately. Your continued use of the website means that you agree to be bound by the modified policy.

7       Contact us

7.1        If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or your privacy when using this website, please contact us:

  • by post at I Can Be, International House, 12 Constance Street, London E16 2DQ

  • by telephone on 07942 674 630

  • by email at info@icanbe.org.uk  

Appendix 1 – first-party cookies

Cookie name: crumb
Type and expiry:
– First-party cookie (placed directly by the I Can Be website)
– Session cookie (deleted when the current session ends)
Category and purpose: Functional and required – This cookie is set by websites that use the Squarespace platform (which hosts the I Can Be website). The cookie is used to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

Cookie name: Test
Type and expiry:
– First-party cookie (placed directly by the I Can Be website)
– Session cookie (deleted when the current session ends)
Category and purpose: Functional and required – This cookie investigates whether the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.