Last updated: 8 July 2026

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (“Pugwash”, “we”, “our” or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://pugwash.org.

It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.

Cookies help websites function correctly, improve user experience and, where you have provided your consent, enable us to understand how visitors use our website.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of the website, while others are optional and only used with your permission.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Ensure the website functions correctly.
• Remember your cookie preferences.
• Protect the website from malicious activity.
• Analyse how visitors use the website in order to improve its performance and content.

We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioural profiling or personalised marketing.

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation and security of the website. They cannot be disabled through our cookie preferences because the website would not function correctly without them.

These cookies may be used to:

• Remember your cookie consent preferences.
• Protect the website against malicious activity.
• Enable contact forms to function correctly.
• Maintain website security.
• Support core WordPress functionality.

These cookies do not require consent under applicable data protection legislation.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enhance your experience by remembering certain preferences and supporting website functionality.

These may include cookies that:

• Remember website preferences.
• Improve website usability.
• Support enhanced website features.

Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to help us understand how visitors use our website.

Analytics cookies provide anonymous information about:

• Which pages are visited.
• How visitors navigate the website.
• Time spent on pages.
• Device and browser information.
• General website performance.

This information helps us improve the website and the information we provide.

Google Analytics cookies are only placed after you have chosen to accept analytics cookies through our cookie banner.

Security Cookies

We use Wordfence Security to help protect the website against malicious activity, unauthorised access and abuse.

Wordfence may set cookies to identify trusted visitors and support website security.

These cookies are considered essential for the secure operation of the website.

Cookie Consent

We use Complianz to manage cookie consent.

Complianz stores your cookie preferences so that your choices are remembered when you return to the website.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by selecting Cookie Settings, which is available throughout the website.

Third-Party Services

The website currently uses the following third-party services.

Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors interact with the website through anonymous usage statistics.

Analytics cookies are only activated after you have provided your consent.

Google Fonts

The website uses Manrope and Libre Baskerville fonts.

Depending on the website configuration, these fonts may either be loaded from Google’s servers or hosted locally.

Where fonts are loaded directly from Google, your browser may connect to Google’s servers when displaying the website.

Google Search Console

Google Search Console helps us monitor the performance of our website in Google Search.

Search Console does not place cookies on visitors’ devices.

Embedded Content

The website contains downloadable publications and PDF documents.

These documents are hosted on our own website and do not place additional third-party cookies.

Our video content is self-hosted and does not use YouTube, Vimeo or other third-party video platforms that set tracking cookies.

Cookies We Do Not Use

We do not currently use cookies for:

• Advertising
• Behavioural profiling
• Remarketing
• Social media tracking
• Marketing automation
• Affiliate marketing

Managing Cookies

When you first visit our website you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies.
• Reject non-essential cookies.
• Choose your cookie preferences.

You may change your preferences at any time by selecting Cookie Settings.

Most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings. Information about managing cookies is available through your browser’s help pages.

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the website.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology or the services used by our website.

The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date of the most recent revision.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us via our Contact page:

https://pugwash.org/contact-us/

For further information about how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.