Cookies Policy

Last updated: 23 September 2026

Introduction

This Cookies Policy explains how glamrocko uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. We are a United Kingdom based provider of specialised training courses focused on live production decks and control rooms, covering multi-camera switching, live broadcasting techniques, real-time video operation, and professional management of television and streaming productions. This policy applies to all visitors and provides detailed information required under the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. It describes the cookies we deploy, their purposes, durations and the choices available to you. By continuing to use our site after seeing our cookie banner you indicate your acceptance of the practices described here. We update this document regularly to reflect changes in technology or law and the date of the most recent revision appears at the top of the page.

What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They can store information such as your preferences, login status or browsing behaviour. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage objects that perform comparable functions. These files allow websites to recognise returning visitors, remember settings and gather statistical data. Cookies themselves do not contain personal data in most cases but can be linked to identifiers that enable us to provide a better experience on a site dedicated to professional media production training. Understanding these mechanisms helps you make informed decisions about your privacy while exploring our course offerings.

Why the Site Uses Cookies

We deploy cookies to ensure the website functions correctly, to remember your consent choices, to analyse how visitors interact with our training programme descriptions and to improve performance. Without certain cookies the booking process for our live production courses would not operate smoothly. Analytics cookies help us understand which pages about control-room techniques attract the most interest so we can refine our curriculum. We do not use cookies for intrusive advertising because our commercial model centres on direct course enrolment rather than third-party ad networks. Every cookie we set serves a documented purpose tied to delivering high-quality educational content about multi-camera switching and broadcasting operations.

Categories of Cookies We Use

Strictly necessary cookies enable core functions such as page navigation and form submission for course enquiries. Functional cookies remember language preferences or video player settings relevant to training materials. Analytics or performance cookies collect aggregated usage statistics to measure how effectively our site explains real-time video operation concepts. Advertising or targeting cookies are not employed on this site. Social-media cookies may appear if you choose to share course pages through external platforms, yet these are only activated after you interact with sharing buttons and are governed by the policies of those platforms.

First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by glamrocko and relate solely to our domain. They handle session management for visitors exploring our curriculum on television and streaming productions. Third-party cookies originate from external providers such as analytics services that help us measure traffic to pages describing live broadcasting techniques. We carefully vet every third-party provider to ensure compliance with UK data protection standards. You can review the specific third parties in the table below. Limiting third-party cookies may reduce the accuracy of our performance insights but does not affect the essential operation of the site.

Session Versus Persistent Cookies

Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. They are essential for maintaining your place within the contact form or course application process. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. For example, our consent preference cookie lasts for twelve months so that your choice not to accept analytics cookies is remembered across visits. Retention periods are chosen to balance convenience with privacy and never exceed the time necessary to fulfil the stated purpose.

Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category

Strictly necessary cookies process technical identifiers such as session IDs to keep the site operational. Functional cookies store user-selected options like video quality preferences for embedded training demonstrations. Analytics cookies record page views, referral sources and device type in aggregated form to improve content about professional management of productions. No category collects sensitive personal data. All information gathered supports the delivery and continuous improvement of our specialised courses without creating individual profiles for marketing purposes.

Consent or Exemption Basis Under UK Law

Strictly necessary cookies rely on the strict necessity exemption under PECR and do not require consent. All other categories obtain consent through our site-wide cookie banner in accordance with UK GDPR transparency rules. Consent is freely given, specific, informed and easy to withdraw. We maintain records of consent choices for accountability purposes. If you are located in the United Kingdom you benefit from the protections of the Data Protection Act 2018 which reinforces these requirements. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

Cookie Provider Table

Our current cookies include the following. Necessary: site_session, provider glamrocko, category strictly necessary, duration session. Consent storage: cookie_consent, provider glamrocko, category functional, duration twelve months. Analytics: _ga, provider Google Analytics, category analytics, duration twenty-six months. Performance: _gid, provider Google Analytics, category analytics, duration twenty-four hours. No advertising cookies are present. This table is reviewed quarterly and updated whenever providers or durations change.

How the Consent Manager Works

Our cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular selection of categories. You may accept all, reject non-essential cookies or customise choices. Preferences are stored in a first-party cookie and can be revisited at any time by accessing the cookie settings link in the footer. Withdrawing consent immediately stops the relevant cookies from being set on future page loads. The manager is designed to be accessible and keyboard operable in line with UK equality legislation.

Browser-Level Controls and Consequences

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through settings menus. Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent core features such as form submission from functioning. Blocking analytics cookies limits our ability to improve the site but does not stop you from browsing course information. Instructions for popular browsers are available on their official support pages. We recommend reviewing these controls periodically as browser updates may alter available options.

International Transfers

Some analytics providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. In such cases we rely on UK adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Further details appear in our Privacy Policy which you can request by contacting [email protected]. We ensure that any transfer maintains an equivalent level of protection to that guaranteed under UK GDPR.

Policy Changes and Contact

We may amend this policy to reflect legal or operational developments. Significant changes will be highlighted on the site for thirty days before taking effect. The current version always bears the date shown at the beginning of the document. For questions about cookies or to exercise your rights please write to [email protected] or 020 8035 8010 or visit our contact page. Our postal address is The Warehouse, 3 Js Nursery, Smarts Heath Road, Woking, England, GU22 0RG. We aim to respond within one month of receiving any request.