Cookies

This website, operated by King Edward VI High School, uses cookies to enhance your Browse experience and improve our services. This statement explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes, including:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They enable core functionalities such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

• Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.

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We do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.

Third-Party Cookies

In some cases, we may also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. For example, we may embed content from other websites (like YouTube for videos) which may set their own cookies. We do not have control over these third-party cookies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, please be aware that disabling cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

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You can typically find information on how to manage cookies in your browser's 'Help' menu or by visiting your browser's official website.

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For more information about how we handle personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice.