This page explains the cookies and similar tools on www.nsemm.org.uk. Last updated 22/10/2026.
The short version
When you read this website without signing in, it sets no cookies at all. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies or anything that follows you from one website to another. Because we only use what is strictly necessary, the law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) lets us do so without asking for consent, so there is no cookie banner and nothing for you to switch on or off.
What this website stores
| Name | What it is for | Why we are allowed to use it | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookies set for a visitor who is not signed in | None | Nothing is saved. This website sets no cookies for people who are just reading it. | Not applicable |
| nsemm-theme (browser storage, not a cookie) | Remembers whether you chose the dark or light look | Allowed to remember a choice you made about how the website looks. It stays on your device and is never sent to us. You can clear it below. | Until you clear your browser data |
| Visit statistics (Umami, run by NSEMM on our own server) | Counts visits to help us improve the website: pages viewed, the type of device and browser, screen size, language and the website you came from. No cookies, nothing saved on your device, no advertising, not shared with anyone, and never used to identify you | Allowed for statistics that help us improve the website, as long as we tell you and you can say no. Switch it off with the setting below | Not saved on your device |
| umami.disabled (browser storage, not a cookie) | Only saved if you switch visit statistics off, so we remember your choice | Strictly necessary to keep a choice you made | Until you switch statistics back on or clear your browser data |
| __cf_bm (cookie from Cloudflare, our security service) | Only set if Cloudflare needs to check that a visitor is not an automated attack | Strictly necessary to keep the website secure | 30 minutes |
| Staff sign-in cookies (CF_Authorization, and names starting wordpress_ and wp-settings-) | Keep NSEMM staff signed in to edit this website | Strictly necessary. Only set after a staff member signs in. Visitors never get them | Up to 24 hours, or up to 14 days if "remember me" is ticked |
Your choices
This removes your dark or light choice. Your choice about visit statistics is kept.
Counting visits
We count visits with Umami, a tool we run ourselves on analytics.nsemm.org.uk. It does not use cookies, does not store anything on your device and does not follow you across other websites. The figures help us see which pages people find useful.
Other services on the website
- Cloudflare delivers this website and protects it from attacks. We have not seen it set a cookie for visitors. If it ever sets one, it would be a short-lived security cookie, which is strictly necessary.
- The Fundraising Regulator badge in the footer is a picture loaded from fundraisingregulator.org.uk. It sets no cookie, but their server can see your IP address when the picture loads.
- We have no embedded videos, maps or social media feeds. Links to Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube are ordinary links and only matter once you click them.
Our other websites
Our sign-in and account sites (such as careers.nsemm.org.uk, donate.nsemm.org.uk and learn.nsemm.org.uk) set cookies that are strictly necessary to keep you signed in and to keep forms safe. Card payments are handled by Stripe, which sets its own cookies on payment pages to prevent fraud. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies on any of them.
Questions
Email [email protected]. You can also read our privacy notice.