COOKIES POLICY

Last updated: 21/02/2026

This Cookies Policy explains how MM Educational Foundation (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.mmeducationalfoundation.org (the “Website”).

Our Website is hosted on Squarespace. Donations are processed via Donorbox, which is connected to Stripe for secure payments.

This Cookies Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, mobile) when you visit a website. Cookies help websites work properly, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be:

  • Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser), or

  • Persistent cookies (stored for a set period or until you delete them)

We may also use similar technologies (such as pixels or local storage) where they serve the same purpose. For simplicity, we refer to these as “cookies”.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Make the Website work properly and securely

  • Remember your preferences (including cookie choices)

  • Understand how the Website is used so we can improve it (where enabled and where you consent)

  • Enable donations to be made securely via Donorbox and Stripe

Types of cookies we use

1) Strictly necessary cookies (always on)

These cookies are essential for the Website to function. They help with core features such as security, page rendering, and remembering basic settings. Because they are essential, they do not require your consent under UK cookie rules.

Squarespace may set strictly necessary cookies to:

  • deliver the Website securely

  • prevent fraud and abuse

  • support load balancing and performance

  • remember basic user settings

Donorbox / Stripe may set strictly necessary cookies to:

  • allow donation pages and payment forms to work

  • detect and prevent fraudulent transactions

  • support secure payment processing and authentication

Without these cookies, key parts of the Website (including donation functionality) may not work.

2) Analytics / performance cookies (optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website (for example, which pages are visited most and how people move around the site). We use this information to improve the Website.

We will only use analytics cookies if you give consent through our cookie banner.

Squarespace provides built-in analytics. If we enable additional analytics tools (such as Google Analytics), these will also only run after consent.

3) Functional cookies (optional)

These cookies help remember choices you make and improve your experience (for example, saving preferences).

We will only set functional cookies where they are not strictly necessary after you consent, where required.

4) Marketing / advertising cookies (optional)

We do not use advertising cookies to sell your data. However, if we use any tools that track activity for marketing purposes (for example, conversion tracking or embedded social media features), these may set marketing cookies.

We will only use marketing cookies if you consent through our cookie banner.

Cookies from third parties

Some cookies may be set by third parties whose services we use, including:

  • Squarespace (website hosting and platform features)

  • Donorbox (donation platform)

  • Stripe (payment processing)

These services may set cookies when you interact with their features on our Website (for example, when using donation forms). They act under their own privacy and cookie policies.

Managing your cookie choices

Cookie banner settings

When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies

  • Reject non-essential cookies

  • Manage your preferences

You can change your choices at any time by clicking “Cookie Preferences” in the footer.

Browser controls

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • see what cookies are stored

  • delete cookies

  • block cookies entirely

  • block third-party cookies

If you block all cookies, parts of the Website may not function correctly, and you may not be able to complete a donation.

Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature. There is no universal standard for how websites respond to these signals, so our Website may not respond to them.

Changes to this Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to cookies used on the Website, or for legal and operational reasons. We encourage you to check this page occasionally.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact:

MM Educational Foundation
Email: info@mmeducationalfoundation.org
Address: 14 Lupin Grove, Birmingham, B9 5HN
Phone: 07813091613