Cookies Policy
Balham Community Centre
Updated October 2026
Our website is hosted by Squarespace. It uses a small number of essential cookies to keep it working and secure and, only if you agree, analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use it.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites work properly, remember your preferences and, where you allow it, show how visitors use the site.
How we use cookies
Our website is hosted by Squarespace and uses the following categories of cookies:
Functional (essential): needed to make the website work properly, for example to keep it secure, make our enquiry and registration forms work and remember your cookie choices. These can’t be switched off.
Performance and analytics: help us understand how visitors use the site (for example, pages viewed and time spent), so we can improve it. We only see overall totals, not what individual visitors do. These are only used with your consent.
Marketing: this category appears in the banner as standard, but we don’t run advertising or marketing campaigns, so no marketing cookies are currently used.
Google Maps: our contact section includes an embedded Google Map. When the map loads, Google may set its own cookies and receive your IP address. Google’s use of this information is covered by Google’s Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy).
For full details of the cookies Squarespace uses on the websites it hosts, see The cookies Squarespace uses.
Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner lets you Accept all, Decline non-essential cookies, or Manage preferences to choose which categories to allow. You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie settings link in the footer of every page, or through your browser settings. Please be aware that blocking essential cookies may affect how the website works. For more information about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact: michael@balhamcommunitycentre.com.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal information for our Counselling Service, please contact clinicalmanager@balhamcounselling.com