Cookie Policy
We ask that you read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on and our use of cookies on our website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by online service providers to help build a profile of users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the websites below explain how to remove cookies from your browser. However, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Types of cookies
The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories:
• Session cookies—these allow our website to link your actions during a particular browser session. These expire each time you close your browser and do not remain on your device afterwards.
• Persistent cookies—these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across our website to be remembered. These will remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them from your cache.
• Strictly necessary cookies—these cookies are essential for you to be able to navigate our website and use its features. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for could not be provided.
• Performance cookies—these cookies collect information about how you use our website, eg which pages you go to most often. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information about you. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous, and is only used to improve how our website works.
• Functionality cookies—these cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language, last action and search preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
The cookies we use
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
| The cookies we use | What they do |
| aspsessionid[randomstring] | Used to store information about your current session on the College’s enrolment site and is deleted when the browser is closed. |
| nid | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. |
| consent | This Google cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
| 1P_JAR | Use by Google to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third parties. However we do not allow third parties adverts on our site. |
| Cookielawinfo_checkbox | Used to record your choice of cookie controls. |
| _gid | Google Analytics used for grouping user behaviour on our site. It expires after 24 hours of inactivity. The contents of this cookie are also very similar to _ga cookie. |
| _gat | Google Analytics used for throttling requests to Google Analytics to increase the efficiency of network calls. When you are using doubleclick on your site or you have demographic/interest reports enabled, then your browser will also send hits to Google doubleclick. |
| _ga | Google Analytics used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
| _fbp | Use by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third parties. However we do not allow third parties adverts on our site. |
How we use your cookies
Southend Adult Community College may request cookies to be set on your computer or device. Cookies are used to let us know when you visit our website, how you interact with us and to make your experience using the school website better for you. The cookies we collect will differ depending on what you are looking at on our website. You are able to adapt your cookie preferences, but by blocking certain types of cookie it may mean that your experience on the website is impacted.
Consent to use cookies
We will ask for your permission (consent) to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where these are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested (eg to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process).
How to turn off cookies
If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to
disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/
How to contact us
Please contact us, if you have any questions about this cookie policy. If you wish to contact us, please send an email to sacc@southend-adult.ac.uk