Our Approach to Cookies
At The GRIDS Family, we respect your privacy and are committed to providing a secure, accessible, and reliable website.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when visiting a website. They help support website functionality, security, authentication, and certain user preferences.
Similar technologies, including browser storage, may also be used for these purposes.
How We Use Cookies
Our website operates on WordPress, which uses cookies for certain administrative and technical functions.
WordPress Cookies
The following cookies are associated with standard WordPress functionality and are used when the relevant features are accessed.
WordPress uses cookies to support website administration, authentication, and user preferences. The wordpress_test_cookie checks whether a browser accepts cookies and typically expires when the browser session ends. The wordpress_[hash] and wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookies help authenticate authorized users and maintain login sessions, with durations depending on login settings. The wp-settings-{UID} and wp-settings-time-{UID} cookies remember administrative preferences, generally for approximately one year. The wp_lang cookie remembers the selected language on the WordPress login screen and typically expires at the end of the browser session.
These cookies primarily support WordPress administration and are not necessarily placed on the devices of ordinary website visitors. Their use and duration may vary according to the website’s configuration.
Google Analytics Cookies
Our website uses Google Analytics, integrated through Google Site Kit, to understand website visits, usage patterns, and interactions with our content. This helps us evaluate and improve our website and biblical resources.
Google Analytics uses cookies, including _ga and _ga_<ID>, to distinguish visitors and maintain session information. These cookies typically expire after two years, subject to configuration and browser restrictions.
Analytics cookies are classified as nonessential and are subject to applicable consent requirements.
Contact and Prayer Request Forms
Our Contact Us and Prayer Requests pages use web forms that require JavaScript.
Form processing, spam prevention, and security features may involve cookies or similar technologies, depending on the services enabled.
Cookie Consent and Preferences
Our website uses WPConsent to manage cookie notices and visitor preferences. WPConsent works with the WordPress Consent API and Google Site Kit’s Consent Mode to communicate consent choices to compatible services.
Where required by applicable law, we obtain consent before activating nonessential cookies, including Google Analytics, unless a valid legal exception applies.
Visitors can accept or reject nonessential cookies and change or withdraw their consent through the cookie preference controls provided on our website.
Visitors may also manage, block, or delete cookies through their browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect certain website functions.
Third-Party Services
Our website uses Google Site Kit to integrate Google services, including Google Analytics, for website performance monitoring and usage analysis.
Google may process technical and website usage information in connection with these services, subject to applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.
Other third-party services may support website hosting, security, form processing, and related functionality. Their use of cookies and personal information is disclosed as applicable.
Further information about our handling of personal information is available in our Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in website functionality, technologies, service providers, or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page with its updated date.
Contact and Privacy Concerns
For questions about cookies or personal information, please contact:
- Website Operator: The GRIDS Family, operated by Ramesh Kumar
- Privacy Contact and Grievance Officer: Ramesh Kumar
- Email: tgf@thegridsfamily.com
- Location: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
We are committed to addressing privacy-related inquiries responsibly and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
The GRIDS Family
Effective Date: November 5, 2026
Last Updated: November 5, 2026