COOKIE POLICY FOR INLA-UK.CO.UK
Version date: June 2026
Effective date: June 2026
Document version: CP.v2.0
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide secure environments, and remember user preferences across different pages or visits.
2. How INLA-UK Uses Cookies
Our website uses a minimal cookie configuration. We do not use advertising, behavioral tracking, or commercial marketing cookies. The cookies we utilize fall strictly into two categories under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR): Strictly Necessary and Functional.
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Website Security & Core Functions)
These cookies are essential for the basic operation of our website. Without them, critical services like security defenses and account authentication cannot be provided.
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Wordfence Security: Our security firewall (Wordfence) sets technical cookies (such as
wfwaf-authcookie-*) to verify human traffic, prevent malicious brute-force login attempts, and check capability levels of logged-in administrators or users. -
WordPress Core Session Management: When you access the secure Members’ Area, WordPress core sets cookies (such as
wordpress_logged_in_*andwordpress_sec_*) to recognize your encrypted login session as you navigate between private pages. These cookies expire automatically when you close your browser or log out.
B. Functional Cookies (User Preferences)
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make to provide a more personalized or accessible experience.
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Ally Accessibility Tool: If you use our accessibility widget to adjust the presentation of the website (e.g., modifying font sizes, activating high-contrast mode, or changing text spacing), a functional cookie or local browser storage entry is created to remember these layout preferences on your next visit. Because these are set in direct response to an explicit action you took, they do not track you across the web.
3. Detailed Breakdown of Cookies Used
| Cookie Provider | Typical Cookie Name(s) | Type / Purpose | Lifespan |
| Wordfence | wfwaf-authcookie-* |
Strictly Necessary: Used by the site firewall to authenticate the user’s secure connection and prevent malicious bot activity. | 12 hours / Session |
| WordPress Core |
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Strictly Necessary: Manages the active user session within the secure Members-Only Area. | Session / 14 days if “Remember Me” is checked |
| Ally / Accessibility | Local Browser Storage | Functional: Saves user-selected layout preferences (text size, high contrast) to keep the site readable. | Persistent until cleared by user |
4. Third-Party Cookies and External Links
Our layout engine, Elementor, is configured to prioritize user privacy by avoiding external tracking cookies. If you click an external link on our website—such as a link to an external event registration form (e.g., Office.com / Microsoft Forms) or an institutional partner—that external site may set its own cookies once you land on their platform. INLA-UK has no control over third-party cookie deployments; we recommend reviewing the cookie policies of those respective platforms.
5. How You Can Control and Delete Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through their internal settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete certain cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being sent.
To find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers, you can use the following links:
Please Note: If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary ones), you may not be able to log into or utilize the secure Members’ Area of our website.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or how we manage technical data on www.inla-uk.co.uk, please email our administrative contact at ian.salter@burges-salmon.com.