Who we are
The Gunpowder Railway is a part of Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills (WARGM) who takes your privacy seriously. This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information about you which we have obtained from you.
In line with General Data Protection Regulations (2018) have an opt-in policy in application and collect your consent via a Notification Banner for the use of cookies as, like most website operators, gunpowderrailway.com (“The Gunpowder Railway”) collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Gunpowder Railways purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Gunpowder Railways visitors use its website.
Personally Identifiable Information
Indirectly, Gunpowder Railway also collects Internet Protocol (IP) addresses which are potentially personally identifying information. However, we do not use IP addresses to identify its visitors, and do not disclose such information.
In each case, Gunpowder Railway only collects such information insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfil the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with the website. All of the information that is collected will be handled in accordance with GDPR legislation.
Third Party Links
The Gunpowder Railway website contains links to other websites provided by third parties not under our control. When following a link and providing information to a 3rd-party website, please be aware that we are not responsible for the data provided to that third party. This privacy policy only applies to the gunpowderrailway.com website, so when you visit other websites, even when you click on a link posted on www.royalgunpowdermills.com, you should read their own privacy policies.
Pages on this site may also include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, maps etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Aggregated Statistics
Gunpowder Railway may collect statistics about the behaviour of visitors to its website. For instance, identifying how many times a particular page or post is viewed, or report on which diary entries are the most popular, based on data gathered. However to achieve this we do not utilise any personally-identifying information.
Cookie Policy
Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a ‘session cookie’) or for multiple repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as ‘first party cookies’), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (‘third party cookies’).
We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (clicking a Facebook ‘like’ or ‘follow’ button on a post, for example).
Below the different categories of cookies set by The Gunpowder Railway Websitre are outlined, with specific examples detailed in the tables that follow. This includes their name and purpose.
Strictly Necessary: These are the cookies that are essential for the website to perform basic functions.
Functionality: These cookies are used to store preferences set by users such as language or font size.
Performance: Performance cookies collect information on how users interact with The Gunpowder Railway including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. These details are only used to improve how the website functions.
Tracking: These are set by trusted third party networks to track details such as the number of unique visitors, and pageviews to help improve the user experience.
Third Party/Embedded Content: The Gunpowder Railway may make use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These includes social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from YouTube. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose | Type |
| _ga | 2 years | Google Analytics – Used to distinguish users. | Tracking & Performance |
| _gat_ | 1 minute | Google Analytics – Used to distinguish users. | Tracking & Performance |
| _gid | 24 hours | Google Analytics – Used to distinguish users. | Tracking & Performance |
| acceptCookie | 365 days | Acceptance of the Cookie Policy Banner | Functionality |
Controlling Cookies
Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies, or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behaviour such as the length of time they are stored through built-in functionality.
To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. For more details on advertising cookies, and how to manage them, visit youronlinechoices.eu (EU based), or aboutads.info (US based).
See also, the specific opt-out programs for Google Analytics – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
It’s important to note that restricting or disabling the use of cookies can limit the functionality of the Gunpowder Railway website or prevent it from working correctly at all.
Service Provider
The Gunpowder Railway website is operated and maintained on its behalf by Illumitec.