Cookie Policy

Cottage Hill Excellence Foundation ("CHEF," "we," "us," or "our") Effective Date: July 28, 2026

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website function properly, remember your preferences, and provide information about how the site is used.

2. Cookies We Use

a. Essential / Platform Cookies Our Site is built on Squarespace, which uses cookies necessary for basic functionality — page navigation, security, and remembering items during checkout. These cannot be switched off without affecting how the Site functions.

b. Analytics Cookies We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site — for example, which pages are viewed most and how long visitors stay. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information, which may include your IP address, browser type, and browsing behavior on the Site. This data is used in aggregate to improve the Site and is not used to identify you personally.

c. Payment Processing Cookies When you make a donation, our payment processor, Stripe, may set cookies to facilitate secure payment processing and fraud prevention. These are governed by Stripe's own cookie and privacy practices.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Operate and secure the Site
  • Understand and improve Site usage and performance
  • Process donations securely

We do not use cookies for third-party advertising or to sell your data.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you:

  • View and delete stored cookies individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from particular sites
  • Block all cookies
  • Delete all cookies when you close the browser

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect Site functionality, including your ability to complete a donation.

To opt out specifically of Google Analytics tracking, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically.

6. Contact Us

Cottage Hill Excellence Foundation Email: john@cottagehillfoundation.org