Cookies and site statistics
Site statistics
We count visits to this site so we can see which pages help people and improve the rest. It is for statistics only: never advertising, never shared, and never used to work out who you are.
What we store on your device
We use no advertising cookies and no third-party analytics.
| Name | What it does | Type |
|---|---|---|
auth.strategyauth._token.local | Keep you signed in to your account. | Essential |
__stripe_mid__stripe_sid | Set by Stripe, our card payment provider, to prevent fraud on card payments. | Essential |
__paypal_storage__ | Set by PayPal so PayPal payments work. | Essential |
pusherTransportTLS | Keeps live updates working, such as auction bids and fundraising totals. | Essential |
| Short-lived page notes | Some pages keep a note in your browser while you finish something, such as a fundraising page draft. They are needed for that page to work. | Essential |
_sid | A random visit number, deleted when you close the tab. With it we count which pages are opened, which site linked you here, and the kind of device and browser, to improve this site. Switch it off above. | Statistics |
stats-opt-out | Remembers that you switched site statistics off. | Essential |
What our servers record
Like any website, our servers note each page your browser asks for, with the time, your IP address and your browser type, to keep the site secure and to produce the statistics above. Switching statistics off stops your visits being added to our statistics. Our privacy policy says how we handle personal information.
Contact us
Email hello@nationalfundingscheme.org. National Funding Scheme is a charity registered in England and Wales (1149800) and Scotland (SC045106). Registered office: 1 Golden Court, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1EU.
Last updated 5 November 2026.