Cookie Policy
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This Cookie Policy explains how Mark Ellis Education Consultancy Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the Mark's School Oxford website.
It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. Who we are
Website operator / data controller: Mark Ellis Education Consultancy Ltd
Contact email: info@marksschooloxford.com
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at the email address above.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can help a website function properly, remember your preferences, improve performance, and provide information about how visitors use the site.
We may also use similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, and other tools that store information on, or access information from, your device. UK rules apply not only to cookies but more broadly to technologies that store information or access information stored on a user's device.
3. Why we use cookies and similar technologies
We may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
to make our website work properly
to remember your preferences and settings
to help keep the website secure
to understand how visitors use our website and improve performance
to measure the effectiveness of our content and communications
to support embedded content or third-party services where applicable
4. Types of cookies we may use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and enable core functions such as page navigation, security, network management, and form submission. These cookies do not require consent where they are genuinely necessary for the service requested by the user. ICO guidance recognises limited exceptions from consent requirements, including certain strictly necessary uses.
Preference or functionality cookies
These cookies remember choices you make, such as language or region, to improve your browsing experience.
Analytics or performance cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website, for example which pages are visited most often, so we can improve the site's content, structure, and performance. In most cases, these cookies are not strictly necessary and should only be used with consent. ICO guidance says that for most uses you must provide clear and comprehensive information and obtain valid consent unless an exception applies.
Third-party cookies
Some content or services on our website may be provided by third parties, which may set their own cookies or use similar technologies. These may include analytics services, embedded media, maps, or other external tools. Where such cookies are non-essential, we will seek consent where required.
5. Legal basis and consent
Under PECR, for most non-essential cookies and similar technologies, websites must provide clear and comprehensive information and obtain valid consent before storing information on, or accessing information from, a user's device. ICO guidance also explains that UK GDPR applies where personal data is involved.
We therefore aim to:
use strictly necessary cookies without consent only where legally permitted
ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies
allow you to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies through our cookie banner or settings tool, where available
6. How to manage cookies
You can usually control cookies in the following ways:
by using the cookie banner or cookie settings tool on our website
by changing your browser settings to block or delete cookies
by using available controls provided by third-party services
Please note that disabling some cookies may affect the functionality or performance of the website.
7. Cookies we may use
Depending on how the website is configured, we may use one or more of the following categories of cookies:
strictly necessary cookies — to enable essential site functionality
analytics cookies — to help us understand website usage and improve the site
functionality cookies — to remember user choices or preferences
third-party cookies — where external content, media, or services are embedded on the site
If you would like, this section can later be expanded into a detailed cookie table listing the cookie name, provider, purpose, duration, and category.
8. Third-party services
Our website may use third-party tools or content providers. These third parties may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
If we use services such as analytics tools, embedded video platforms, map services, or social or messaging integrations, those services may set cookies or collect technical information when you interact with them.
9. Google services
We may use Google services in connection with our website. Depending on the service used, Google may process technical and usage information.
For example, website owners may use Google Search Console to monitor and maintain how a site performs in Google Search. Search Console is a site management and performance tool rather than a typical front-end advertising tracker, but other Google services used on a website may involve cookies or similar technologies depending on configuration. Google describes Search Console as a service to help site owners monitor, maintain and troubleshoot a site's presence in Google Search.
If additional Google tools are used on the site, such as analytics or advertising technologies, they may be covered by this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.
10. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, guidance, technology, or our website practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact:
Mark Ellis Education Consultancy Ltd
Email:info@marksschooloxford.com