Last updated: 16/08/2026

This Cookie Policy explains how National 50:50 CIC (“National 50:50”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use the National 50:50 website.

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

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit them.

Cookies perform a variety of functions. They can help a website:

• operate correctly and securely;
• remember your preferences;
• keep you logged in;
• process transactions;
• understand how visitors use the website; and
• improve the overall user experience.

Some cookies are necessary for a website to function, while others are optional and require your consent.

2. How National 50:50 Uses Cookies

National 50:50 operates a digital fundraising and lottery platform.

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• operate and secure our website;
• process raffle and lottery entry purchases;
• support secure payments;
• manage user sessions and accounts;
• administer subscriptions;
• remember appropriate website preferences;
• prevent fraud and misuse;
• understand how people use our website;
• identify and resolve technical problems; and
• improve our website and services.

We do not use cookies to sell your personal information.

3. Types of Cookies We May Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website and its core services to operate correctly.

They may be used for purposes including:

• website security;
• fraud prevention;
• user authentication;
• maintaining user sessions;
• processing purchases;
• administering subscriptions;
• remembering privacy and cookie choices; and
• enabling secure payment functionality.

Because these cookies are necessary to provide the website and services you request, they do not generally require consent.

Disabling them through your browser may prevent parts of National 50:50 from working correctly.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced functionality.

For example, they may remember:

• website preferences;
• account settings;
• selected options; or
• other information that improves your experience.

Where required by law, these cookies will only be used with your consent.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use National 50:50.

They may tell us things such as:

• which pages are visited;
• how visitors navigate the website;
• how long people spend on particular pages;
• whether technical errors occur;
• which devices or browsers are being used; and
• how visitors arrive at our website.

We may use this information to improve the National 50:50 website and supporter experience.

Analytics cookies that are not strictly necessary will only be used where the appropriate consent has been obtained.

Marketing Cookies

National 50:50 may use marketing or advertising technologies in the future to help us understand the effectiveness of our campaigns or present relevant National 50:50 information to supporters.

Where marketing cookies are used, they will only be activated where you have provided the appropriate consent.

You can refuse or withdraw consent to marketing cookies without preventing you from purchasing National 50:50 entries.

4. Payment Cookies

National 50:50 uses Stripe to process online payments.

Stripe may use cookies or similar technologies when you make a payment or use payment-related functionality.

These technologies may be used for purposes including:

• securely processing payments;
• fraud detection and prevention;
• authenticating transactions;
• maintaining payment security; and
• supporting recurring subscription payments.

Some payment-related cookies may be strictly necessary to complete the transaction or protect against fraud.

Stripe operates its own services and may process information in accordance with its own privacy and cookie policies.

National 50:50 does not normally receive or store your complete debit or credit card details.

5. Age Verification

National 50:50 carries out age-verification checks as part of our commitment to preventing underage participation.

We may use an independent age-verification provider to assist with these checks.

Depending upon the technology ultimately used, the provider may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary to carry out verification, maintain security or prevent fraud.

Details will be updated in this Cookie Policy once our age-verification provider and technical implementation have been finalised.

6. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies may be either first-party or third-party.

First-Party Cookies

These are cookies placed directly by the National 50:50 website.

They may be used to operate the website, remember preferences and maintain security or user sessions.

Third-Party Cookies

Some services used by National 50:50 are provided by other organisations.

These organisations may place their own cookies when their services are used.

Examples may include:

• Stripe for payments;
• website analytics providers;
• hosting and security providers;
• age-verification services; and
• other technology providers necessary to operate National 50:50.

Third-party providers are responsible for the cookies they place through their own services.

7. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit the National 50:50 website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner or preference centre.

Where applicable, you will be able to choose whether to accept optional cookies.

You should be able to:

Accept All

Accept necessary and optional cookies.

Reject Optional Cookies

Allow only cookies necessary for the website and services to operate.

Manage Preferences

Choose which optional categories of cookies you wish to allow.

Strictly necessary cookies cannot normally be switched off through our cookie preference centre because the website requires them to function properly.

8. Changing Your Mind

Where we rely upon consent to use cookies, you can withdraw or change your consent at any time.

A Cookie Settings link should be available through the National 50:50 website to allow you to review your preferences.

Changing your cookie preferences will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you changed or withdrew your consent.

9. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most internet browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings.

Depending upon your browser, you may be able to:

• view cookies;
• delete existing cookies;
• block cookies;
• restrict third-party cookies; and
• configure how websites handle cookies.

Please remember that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the National 50:50 website, including account, payment or entry functionality, from operating correctly.

10. Cookies Used by National 50:50

The precise cookies used by National 50:50 may change as our website and services develop.

We maintain information about cookies used on our website, including their purpose and, where appropriate, their duration.

The final website cookie register should identify:

This table will be updated once the National 50:50 website’s final technology configuration and age-verification provider have been confirmed.

11. How Long Do Cookies Last?

Cookies may be either:

Session Cookies

These normally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

The duration of individual cookies depends upon their purpose and the technology or service that provides them.

Our cookie register will provide more specific information where appropriate.

12. Personal Information and Cookies

Some information collected through cookies may constitute personal information under UK data protection law.

Where this occurs, that information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

For further information about:

• what personal information we collect;
• why we use it;
• who we share it with;
• how long we keep it; and
• your data protection rights,

please read the National 50:50 Privacy Policy.

13. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

• our website;
• the technology we use;
• payment services;
• age-verification arrangements;
• analytics services;
• legislation; or
• regulatory requirements.

The latest version will always be published on the National 50:50 website.

The date shown at the top of this page indicates when this policy was most recently updated.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or how National 50:50 handles personal information, please contact:

National 50:50 CIC
Unit 49, Atcham Business Park
Shrewsbury
SY4 4UG

Company Registration No: 17197258

Small Society Lottery Registration No: GASSLR1319
Registering Authority: Shropshire Council

Data Protection & Privacy:
dataprotection@national5050.com

Manage Your Preferences

You can review or change your optional cookie choices at any time.