Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites, The Slough Islamic Trust - Jamia Ghousia Masjid & Islamic Centre uses cookies. These are tiny files downloaded to your device to improve your experience on our website.

This page describes what information cookies gather, how we use them, and why we sometimes need to store them. We'll also explain how you can prevent cookies from being stored, though this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site's functionality.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Updated Rules Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Following recent changes to UK data protection law, certain cookies now have different consent requirements:

• Analytics cookies – Used to collect statistical data for improving website performance may not require explicit consent
• Functional cookies – That remember your preferences and enhance your experience may be exempt
• Security cookies – Used to detect or prevent fraud are considered necessary

While these cookies may not require consent, we remain committed to transparency. You can opt out of analytics cookies at any time through your browser settings or our cookie preference centre.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser's Help section for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

• Account Related Cookies

  If you create an account with us, we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out; however, in some cases, they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

• Login Related Cookies

  We use cookies when you are logged in to remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

• Email Newsletter Related Cookies

  This site offers newsletter or email subscription services. Cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.

• Surveys Related Cookies

  From time to time, we offer user surveys and questionnaires. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.

• Forms Related Cookies

  When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

• Site Preferences Cookies

  In order to provide you with a great experience on this site, we offer the functionality to set your preferences. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• Google Analytics

  This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web. Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, analytics cookies used for statistical purposes to improve website performance may not require explicit consent. However, we remain committed to transparency. These cookies help us understand how you use the site so we can continue to produce engaging content.

  For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

• Analytics & Performance

  Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit, which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.

• Testing & Optimization

  From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site and to help us understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.

• Analytics & Purchases

  As we offer services, it's important for us to understand statistics about how many visitors to our site engage with our content. These cookies track this kind of data, allowing us to make accurate business predictions and monitor our services to ensure the best possible experience.

• Advertising

  We may use adverts to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioral advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests.

• Social Media

  We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Telegram may set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Compliance & Enforcement

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for enforcing data protection law in the UK, including cookie compliance. Under the new regime introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, penalties for non-compliance have increased significantly:

• Up to £17.5 million or 4% of global annual turnover for serious PECR cookie violations
• This aligns cookie consent penalties with UK GDPR fines
• The ICO has already demonstrated its enforcement capabilities, issuing record fines in recent cases

More Information

Hopefully, that has clarified things for you. As was previously mentioned, if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not, it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.