Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owner. Cookies can be set either by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by other organisations whose services are embedded in that site (third-party cookies).

Cookies on this website

The Sanctuary Exeter website (thesanctuaryexeter.co.uk) does not set any first-party cookies of its own. We do not use analytics platforms, advertising networks, or any tracking technology directly.

However, our Contact section includes an embedded interactive map provided by Google Maps. When this map is loaded, Google may set third-party cookies on your device. These cookies are outside our direct control and are governed by Google's own privacy and cookie policies.

Third-party cookies set by Google Maps

The table below describes the cookies Google is known to set when a Google Maps embed is loaded. This list reflects Google's published documentation and may be updated by Google independently of this policy.

For full details of how Google uses cookie data, please see Google's Privacy Policy and their Cookie Technologies page.

Your consent

Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. The interactive Google Maps embed will only be loaded after you have given your consent via the cookie banner displayed at the bottom of our website.

If you decline, a static placeholder will be shown in place of the map, with a link to open Google Maps directly in a new tab. Your preference is stored for 12 months so you are not asked again on every visit.

You can change your preference at any time using the buttons below:

Managing cookies in your browser

You can also control and delete cookies directly through your browser settings. The links below will take you to guidance for the most common browsers:

Google Chrome  ·  Mozilla Firefox  ·  Apple Safari  ·  Microsoft Edge

Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of other websites you visit.

Questions about this policy

If you have any questions about how we use cookies or handle your data, please contact us:

The Sanctuary Exeter
58 Rivermead Road, Exeter, EX2 4RL
hello@thesanctuaryexeter.co.uk