Information About Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and to improve and analyse our service. The technologies we use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our service may use cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the School, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
- Cookies can be ‘persistent’ or ‘session’ cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
- We use both session and persistent cookies for the purposes set out below:
- Necessary / Essential Cookies
- Type: Session cookies
- Administered by: us
- Purpose: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to provide you with those services. They only last for the duration of your visit.
- Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Administered by: us
- Purpose: These cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the website.
- Third Party Cookies
- This Website may include code from 3rd party websites. Please refer to the cookie policies of the relevant provider for more information.
Common third party integrations include:
Google Analytics (& Google Tag Manager)
This allows recording of page hits etc. Please click for information about Google Analytics cookies. Users can also block Google Analytics by using Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
_gat_gtag_UA_[+ id code] |
Set by Google to distinguish users. |
1 minute |
_gat_UA-[+ id code] |
A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. |
1 minute |
_gid |
Stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an Analytics report of the website’s performance. Data collected includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
24 hrs |
_ga |
Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment efficiency of websites using their services. |
2 years |
_gcl_au |
Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment efficiency of websites using their services. |
90 days |
Google Translate: googtrans
Our site also includes a session cookie for storing the translation preference. This is erased when the user closes the Web browser.
Instagram
Our website has an embedded Instagram feed. Instagram has their own cookies and cookie policy: Instagram Cookie Policy
Vimeo
Some websites also embed videos from Vimeo. This is covered by Vimeo’s cookie policy.
YouTube
Some websites also embed videos from YouTube. This is covered by Google’s Privacy & Terms policy.
