To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too. This Cookie Policy will outline what cookies are, how we use them and how you can control that use.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time. This way, you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies for several reasons. Below is a list of the cookies we use, what they are for, and how long they remain before they expire (unless you delete them). We try to keep this list up to date, but sometimes our third-party services add or remove their own.
- A cookie that remembers if you have agreed (or not) to our use of cookies on this site called wpca_consent (expires after 1 year).
- Some social media feeds on our pages use a cookie to function on the website.
Enabling all cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work. However, it will provide you with a better browsing experience. You can delete or block these, but if you do, some features of this site may not work as intended.
We do not use the cookie-related information to identify you personally. We fully control the pattern data. These are not used for any purpose other than those described here.
Throughout our site, you will find links to external websites. Although we try to ensure these links are accurate, up to date, and relevant, we cannot take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers. Each site should have its own policy regarding GDPR and cookies, which visitors should review before use.
How to control cookies?
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. For details, see aboutcookies.org. You can manually delete all cookies already on your computer. You can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site. Some services and functionalities may not work.
Cookie Control
This Cookie Policy was last updated on July 25, 2024 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 Twitter to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter are located in the United States.
6. Placed cookies
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
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@castellalun.com
This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on July 25, 2024.
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