Cookies Policy

Last Updated: 22 September 2025

1. Introduction

This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how The Forgotten Generations (https://theforgottengenerations.com/) uses them on our website, and your choices regarding cookies. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, you can block or disable them using your browser settings, or by using the opt-out links provided in this policy.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies. A persistent cookie is stored on your device in between browser sessions and allows your preferences or actions across a site (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. A session cookie expires at the end of your browser session, allowing us to link your actions during that particular browser session.

3. 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.

We use cookies to:

• Ensure the core functionality of our website operates correctly.

• Understand how our website is used, for example, to gather statistics on the number of visitors and the pages they visit.

• Remember your preferences and make the site easier for you to use.

• Help us deliver relevant content and communications to you.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.

• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, for instance, which pages you go to most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.

• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

• 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. This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

5. Cookies Used on Our Website

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

Cookie	Name	Purpose	Duration
Google Analytics	_ga, _gid, _gat	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.	2 years
Cookie Consent	cookie_consent_status	This cookie is used to remember your cookie consent preferences.	1 year
Social Media	Various	We 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 the following social media sites including; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, will 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.	Various

6. How to Manage Cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

7. Changes to this Cookies Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically for any changes.