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Cookie Policy

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully as it contains important information on who Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC, we, us) is and how we use cookies on our platforms. 

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Notice, which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.

OUR PLATFORMS

This Cookie Policy relates to your use of our platforms, Lords.org, tickets.lords.org, Inside.lords.org, store.lords.org, Lord's app, academy.lords.org, digital.lords.org (Platforms).

Throughout our Platforms we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties. These third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. We are not responsible or liable for the use of cookies by these third-party websites. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers which is placed and stored onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone, or other electronic device) when you use the Platforms. 

Our Platforms use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Platforms. This helps us to remember you when you visit and to provide you with a good experience when you browse or use our Platforms. Cookies also help us to improve our Platforms to ensure they are as functional, relevant and helpful as they can be. 

OUR COOKIES

We use the following cookies on our Platforms:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Platforms. These essential cookies are always enabled because our Platforms won’t work properly without them. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log in, view content and search our Platforms. You can switch off these cookies in your browser settings but you may then not be able to access all or parts of our Platforms.  

Analytical or performance cookies

These allow us to monitor use of our Platforms to determine, for example, how frequently particular pages or areas are visited and which are the most popular. This also helps us to improve the way our Platforms work.  For example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Functional Cookies

These are used to recognise you when you return to our Platforms. This enables us to provide content that may be of interest to you using information from your previous visits and remember your preferences.

Targeting / advertising cookies

These cookies record your visit to our Platforms, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Platform, and the advertising displayed on it, more relevant to your interests. 

We do not use cookies to collect personal information (e.g. your name, address or payment details about you). 

CONTROLLING  YOUR USE COOKIES AND CHANGING YOUR COOKIE SETTINGS

You can choose to reject cookies or manage which ones are used whilst you browse or use our Platforms. You may do so by clicking the cookie icon on the relevant Platform.  It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. Each browser is different, so check the 'Help' menu of your particular browser on your device to learn how to change your cookie preferences. 

If you choose to block all cookies (including strictly essential cookies) this may limit the functionality of the Platforms and the services that we are able to provide to you. You also may not be able to properly access all or parts of the Platforms.

Non‑essential cookies are stored for a maximum period of 12 months, depending on their purpose. You will be asked to renew your preferences when this period expires, or earlier if we change how cookies are used. 

CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We keep our Cookie Policy under regular review. If we change our Cookie Policy, we will post the changes on this page and where appropriate, place notices on other pages of our Platforms.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you require any further information about this policy and/or the cookies we use across our Platforms, please contact us via:

Email: dataprotection@mcc.org.uk

Mail: Data Protection at Marylebone Cricket Club, Lord’s Ground, NW8 8QN. 

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 29 January 2026.