Cookie Policy
Last updated: 25 September 2026
The Firestarter Foundation (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website to help the website function, provide a secure experience, remember preferences and, where applicable, understand how visitors use our website.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.
They allow a website to recognise your device and can be used for a variety of purposes, including helping pages function correctly, remembering preferences, maintaining security and understanding how a website is used.
Some technologies other than cookies can perform similar functions. This policy also applies to those technologies where relevant.
2. How we use cookies
The Firestarter Foundation may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website or services you have requested to function.
They may be used for things such as:
Website security
Maintaining a user session
Remembering essential settings
Providing access to the Firestarter Foundation Founders Area
Supporting customer account and membership functionality
These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and generally cannot be switched off through our website's cookie controls.
Preference cookies
These cookies may allow the website to remember choices you make, such as preferences or settings, so that the website can provide a more consistent experience.
Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before using these cookies.
Analytics cookies
If analytics services are enabled on our website, these cookies may help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors navigate the site.
We will only use non-essential analytics cookies where the appropriate consent has been obtained.
Other third-party technologies
Some features or content on our website may be provided by third-party services. These services may use cookies or similar technologies.
Where applicable, we will provide information about these technologies and obtain consent where required.
3. Your consent
Under UK privacy and electronic communications rules, we must obtain consent before using cookies or similar technologies that are not strictly necessary, unless an applicable legal exception applies.
Where consent is required, we will ask for it through an appropriate cookie consent mechanism.
Consent must be a clear and positive choice. Simply continuing to browse the website does not, by itself, constitute consent.
You can refuse non-essential cookies where the consent mechanism provides that option.
4. Managing your cookie preferences
You can manage or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies through the cookie controls provided on our website, where available.
You can also control or delete cookies through your web browser settings.
Please note that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website, including features of the Founder Area.
5. Squarespace
Our website is hosted and operated using Squarespace.
Squarespace may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary to operate the website, maintain security, provide customer account functionality and support other services available through the website.
The Firestarter Foundation does not control every cookie or technology that may be used by Squarespace as part of its platform.
6. Cookies and the Founder Area
The Firestarter Foundation Founders Area uses customer account and membership functionality.
Cookies and similar technologies may be necessary to allow members to remain signed in, access members-only content and maintain the security of their account.
These technologies are necessary for the service requested by the member.
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the services we use, applicable law or the cookies and technologies we use.
The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the latest update shown at the top.
8. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact:
The Firestarter Foundation
andrew@firestarterfoundation.com
victoria@firestarterfoundation.com
Address: Ripon, HG4 2TP
The Firestarter Foundation
Cookie Policy – Last updated 25 September 2026