Last updated: August 2026
Who we are
Adoption North West is a collaboration of regional and voluntary adoption agencies across the North West of England, working together to find loving homes for children waiting for adoption.
Our website address is: https://adoptionnorthwest.co.uk
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we use your personal information, please contact us through the details provided on our website.
How we use your information
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information fairly and lawfully.
The information we collect depends on how you use our website and may include:
- Information you provide when contacting us.
- Information submitted through website forms.
- Technical information about how you use the website.
- Information collected through cookies and analytics tools.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember your preferences, and provide information about how websites are used.
WordPress.com cookies
As this website is hosted on WordPress.com, WordPress.com may place cookies on your device to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly.
- Remember user preferences.
- Improve website performance.
- Manage security and prevent abuse.
- Support embedded content and social sharing functionality.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and typically last for one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
For users with administrator or editor accounts, additional cookies may be used to manage login sessions and user preferences.
More information about WordPress.com cookies can be found at:
Google Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages visited.
- Time spent on pages.
- Device and browser type.
- How visitors arrived at the website.
- General geographic location based on IP address.
Google Analytics collects this information in an aggregated form and does not directly identify individual visitors.
Typical Google Analytics cookies may include:
| Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes website users for analytics purposes |
| ga* | Maintains session state and measures visitor interactions |
The information generated by these cookies may be transmitted to and stored by Google.
For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Managing cookies
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device.
- Delete cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this website.
Further information about managing cookies is available at:
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images or social media content.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.
These websites may:
- Collect information about you.
- Use cookies.
- Use additional third-party tracking technologies.
- Monitor your interaction with embedded content.
This may include tracking your interaction with the content if you have an account with that service and are logged in.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal information.
Information may be shared with service providers where necessary to:
- Host and operate the website.
- Monitor and improve website performance.
- Protect the website from spam and malicious activity.
- Comply with legal obligations.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
Your data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Access your personal data.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
- Restrict or object to processing in certain circumstances.
- Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details on this website.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some website services, including WordPress.com and Google Analytics, may process information outside the UK. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are used to protect personal information.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy and Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page, and the updated version will take effect immediately upon publication.
Contact us
For questions about this privacy policy or the information we hold about you, please use the contact details available on the Adoption North West website.