Cookie Notice
St Annes College Grammar School
Last updated: 16 September 2026
Next review: September 2027
1. About this notice
St Annes College Ltd, trading as St Annes College Grammar School, uses cookies and similar technologies on the school website. This notice explains what these technologies are, why they are used and how visitors can control them. It should be read alongside the school’s Privacy Notice.
St Annes College Grammar School
293 Clifton Drive South
Lytham St Annes
FY8 1HN
Telephone: 01253 725815
Email: office@sacgs.co.uk
Data-protection enquiries should be marked for the attention of the Data Protection Lead.
2. What cookies are
Cookies are small files placed on a computer, tablet or mobile device when someone visits a website. Cookies may allow a website to operate correctly, remember choices or recognise a device. Similar technologies, including local storage and embedded-media identifiers, can perform comparable functions and are covered by this notice.
3. How we use cookies
We use essential cookies where they are necessary to:
- operate the website securely;
- remember a visitor’s cookie choices;
- support website administration; and
- provide functions specifically requested by the visitor.
We do not require consent to use cookies that are strictly necessary for these purposes. We still provide information about them in this notice. We request consent before loading non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
4. Embedded media
Some pages contain video content provided by Vimeo. Vimeo may place cookies or use similar technologies when its video player loads. It may also receive information such as the visitor’s IP address, device information and interaction with the video.
The Vimeo player remains blocked until the visitor accepts embedded-media cookies. If consent is refused, the website displays a placeholder instead of loading the video. Visitors can still use the remainder of the website if they choose not to allow embedded media.
5. Cookies and technologies used
Essential consent cookie
- Provider: SACGS website
- Purpose: Records whether the visitor accepted or rejected optional website services
- Type: First-party and essential
- Duration: Six months
- Consent required: No
WordPress administration and security cookies
- Provider: SACGS website and WordPress
- Purpose: Secure website administration and remember settings for authorised website administrators
- Type: First-party and essential
- Duration: Session or up to one year, depending on the cookie
- Consent required: No. Ordinary public visitors should not normally receive administrator login cookies.
Vimeo embedded-media cookies and similar technologies
- Provider: Vimeo
- Purpose: Provides embedded video, remembers player settings, protects the service and measures interaction with the video
- Type: Third-party and non-essential
- Duration: Vimeo may use session and persistent identifiers with different durations
- Consent required: Yes. Vimeo technologies must not load until the visitor has selected “Accept all” or has enabled “Embedded media” through the preference panel.
The specific cookies and storage technologies used by this website are reviewed periodically. The details above will be updated where the website’s use of cookies or third-party services changes.
6. Analytics and advertising
SACGS does not currently intend to use advertising or behavioural-tracking cookies on its public website. No analytics or advertising service may be added without first:
- assessing the cookies and personal data involved;
- updating this notice;
- adding the service to the consent mechanism; and
- ensuring that it remains blocked until valid consent is obtained.
7. Managing cookie choices
Visitors can:
- accept all optional services;
- reject all non-essential services; or
- manage individual categories.
Choices can be changed at any time through the “Cookie settings” link displayed in the website footer. Withdrawing consent must be as easy as giving it. Changing or withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before the choice was changed.
8. Consent records
The website may retain a limited record of a visitor’s consent choice so that the preference can be respected. Consent records will be retained only for as long as necessary to demonstrate and manage the visitor’s choice.
The school will request consent again at suitable intervals and whenever the website’s use of cookies or similar technologies changes materially.
9. Third-party websites
The website contains links to external websites. SACGS does not control the cookies used by websites that a visitor chooses to open through an external link. Visitors should read the privacy and cookie information provided by the relevant organisation.
10. Changes to this notice
SACGS will review its website cookies and this notice at least annually and whenever new website functions, embedded content or third-party services are introduced. The date at the top of this notice will be updated when material changes are made.
11. Contacting us
Questions about the school’s use of cookies or personal information should be sent to:
Email: office@sacgs.co.uk
Telephone: 01253 725815
Post: St Annes College Grammar School, 293 Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1HN
Please mark data-protection enquiries for the attention of the Data Protection Lead.