Cookie Policy - Castell Alun High School

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 19 June, 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://castellalun.com (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter) to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter). This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter) and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Instagram, Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter) are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

WordPress

Functional

Consent to service wordpress

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name

WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*

Expiration

persistent

Function

Store user preferences

Name

wpEmojiSettingsSupports

Expiration

session

Function

Store browser details

Name

wordpress_test_cookie

Expiration

session

Function

Read if cookies can be placed

Name

wp_lang

Expiration

session

Function

Store language settings

Name

wp-settings-time-*

Expiration

1 year

Function

Store user preferences

Name

wp-settings-*

Expiration

persistent

Function

Store user preferences

Name

wordpress_logged_in_*

Expiration

persistent

Function

Store logged in users

Complianz

Functional

Consent to service complianz

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more about Complianz

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name

cmplz_consented_services

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_policy_id

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store accepted cookie policy ID

Name

cmplz_marketing

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_statistics

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_preferences

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_functional

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store cookie consent preferences

Name

cmplz_banner-status

Expiration

365 days

Function

Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed

Google Analytics

Statistics

Consent to service google-analytics

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

Name

_ga

Expiration

2 years

Function

Store and count pageviews

Name

_ga_*

Expiration

1 year

Function

Store and count pageviews

LiteSpeed

Functional

Consent to service litespeed

Usage

We use LiteSpeed for website hosting. Read more about LiteSpeed

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name

_lscache_vary

Expiration

2 days

Function

Provide the prevention of cached pages

Google Fonts

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service google-fonts

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

Google Fonts API

Expiration

Function

Google reCAPTCHA

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service google-recaptcha

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more about Google reCAPTCHA

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

rc::c

Expiration

Function

Name

rc::b

Expiration

Function

Name

rc::a

Expiration

Function

Facebook

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service facebook

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

_js_datr

Expiration

Function

Name

_fbc

Expiration

Function

Name

fbm*

Expiration

Function

Name

Expiration

Function

Name

Expiration

Function

Name

Expiration

Function

Name

act

Expiration

Function

Name

_fbp

Expiration

Function

Name

datr

Expiration

Function

Name

c_user

Expiration

Function

Name

csm

Expiration

Function

Name

Expiration

Function

Name

actppresence

Expiration

Function

Name

*_fbm_

Expiration

Function

Twitter

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service twitter

Usage

We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Twitter

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

local_storage_support_test

Expiration

Function

Name

metrics_token

Expiration

Function

YouTube

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service youtube

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more about YouTube

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name

GPS

Expiration

Function

Name

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

Expiration

Function

Name

YSC

Expiration

Function

Name

PREF

Expiration

Function

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Consent to service miscellaneous

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name

general-data-store

Expiration

Function

Name

poll-cookie-*

Expiration

Function

Name

modernizr

Expiration

Function

Name

itsec-hb-login-bd2844b95eb9d981eeee82230b226d50

Expiration

Function

Name

ckid

Expiration

Function

Name

demo_listening_content

Expiration

Function

Name

accessibility-onetap

Expiration

Function

Name

adobeCleanFontAdded

Expiration

Function

Name

intercom.intercom-state-anal0f8q

Expiration

Function

Name

intercom-id-anal0f8q

Expiration

Function

Name

intercom-device-id-anal0f8q

Expiration

Function

Name

gspeech_token

Expiration

Function

Name

rht_banner_hidden

Expiration

Function

Name

pn_hide_deactivate_feedback

Expiration

Function

Name

hst_ai_blocks_added

Expiration

Function

Name

gsp_anon_id

Expiration

Function

Name

gsp_enc_data

Expiration

Function

Name

iberezansky3DFlipBookEdit

Expiration

Function

Name

onetap-accessibility-free

Expiration

Function

Name

greeting_screen_visited_v1

Expiration

Function

Name

kodee_pro_banner_dismissed

Expiration

Function

Name

_grecaptcha

Expiration

Function

Name

litespeed_qc_hide_banner

Expiration

Function

Name

litespeed-dark-preference

Expiration

Function

Name

widget_opened_v1

Expiration

Function

Name

chatbot_input_message

Expiration

Function

Name

qm-container-height

Expiration

Function

Name

cahs_inner_tabs_last_id_f23f5619

Expiration

Function

Name

asenha_tab

Expiration

Function

Name

wp-autosave-block-editor-post-1371

Expiration

Function

Name

sli/bf23/maxShow

Expiration

Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Castell Alun High School
Castell Alun High School, Fagl Lane, Hope, Flintshire, LL129PY
United Kingdom
Website: https://castellalun.com
Email: main@ex.comcastellalun.com
Phone number: 01978760238

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 17 January, 2025.

Other Policies

You can find our other policies, as well as other school information, on our Parent/Carer Information page.

Cookies help websites remember actions, improve performance, and support services such as analytics and embedded content.

On this website, we use cookies to keep essential features working and to understand how visitors use our pages.

Some cookies remain strictly necessary. However, others support preferences, statistics, and marketing, so we ask for your choice first.

That means you can accept, decline, or customise non-essential cookies before we place them on your device.

In turn, this gives you more control over your data and helps us act with greater transparency.

Most WordPress websites use cookies and similar tracking tools. Therefore, we review and manage them carefully.

We use Cookiebot to help scan our site, organise cookies by category, and record consent choices.

It also helps us block non-essential cookies until you make a decision.

Where relevant, Cookiebot can also work with Google Consent Mode, which adjusts Google services around your consent choices.

As a result, we can respect privacy choices while still running important website tools in a more controlled way.

This helps us present a clearer, more consistent experience.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie settings.

We recommend that you revisit your choices now and then, especially after browser updates or device changes.

For clear information, each cookie falls into a category such as necessary, preferences, statistics, or marketing.

We only rely on necessary cookies for core functions without disrupting access to key parts of the website.

Meanwhile, we ask for permission before we use optional cookies that support measurement, personalisation, or advertising features.

For more detail about cookie consent technology and compliance support, please visit https://www.cookiebot.com/.

We keep this policy under review and update it when our website, tools, or legal duties change.

Because of that, please check this page regularly to stay informed.