Cookies Policy
Last updated: 19 September 2026.
What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage that can store or access information on your device. These tools can record details such as browser type, device identifiers, pages visited and interaction timestamps. On a commercial site offering specialised training in live production decks and control rooms, they support essential functions without creating user profiles beyond what is needed for service delivery.
Why the Site Uses Cookies and Similar Technologies
We employ these technologies to ensure the website operates correctly, to remember your consent preferences and to understand aggregate usage patterns. This helps us maintain a reliable platform for visitors seeking information about multi-camera switching courses, live broadcasting techniques and real-time video operation training. Without them, core features such as form submission on the Contacts page would fail and we would be unable to comply with legal requirements for consent recording.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the site to function. They enable secure navigation, load balancing and basic session management. They do not require consent under PECR because they are strictly necessary. Examples include session identifiers that keep the cookie banner visible until a choice is made and tokens that prevent cross-site request forgery on the contact form.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices such as language settings or form progress. They improve usability but are not essential. We obtain consent before setting them. On this site they may store selections related to course interest areas such as television production management so that returning visitors see relevant information without re-entering details.
Analytics or Performance Cookies
These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use the site. They help us identify popular pages about streaming productions and control-room techniques. Data is aggregated and never used to identify individuals. Consent is required and can be withdrawn at any time through the consent manager.
Advertising or Targeting Cookies
We do not use advertising or targeting cookies on this site. No third-party networks place cookies for personalised promotion of our live broadcasting courses.
Social-Media Cookies
No social-media cookies are deployed. The site does not embed social sharing buttons or track interactions with external platforms.
First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by spotmarkza and relate only to our domain. Third-party cookies may come from service providers such as analytics platforms that help measure site performance. We maintain contracts with these providers that limit their use of data to the purposes we specify and require compliance with UK GDPR and PECR.
Session Versus Persistent Cookies
Session cookies are deleted when you close the browser and are used for temporary functions such as maintaining a contact-form session. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period, typically up to 13 months for analytics, after which they expire automatically. Retention periods are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain proportionate.
Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category
Strictly necessary cookies process technical identifiers and consent records. Functional cookies handle preference settings. Analytics cookies process page-view counts, referral sources and device type in aggregated form. All data is used solely to deliver and improve the website experience for users interested in professional television and streaming production training.
Legal Basis for Each Category Under UK Law
Strictly necessary cookies rely on the strict necessity exemption in PECR. All other categories rely on consent obtained through the site-wide cookie banner. Consent is recorded and can be withdrawn without detriment. We keep records of consent in line with UK GDPR accountability requirements.
Cookie Provider Table
The following table summarises the cookies currently in use. Provider names, categories and durations are listed for transparency.
- Name: consent_record; Provider: spotmarkza; Category: Strictly necessary; Duration: 12 months
- Name: session_id; Provider: spotmarkza; Category: Strictly necessary; Duration: Session only
- Name: _ga; Provider: Google Analytics; Category: Analytics; Duration: 13 months
- Name: preference_store; Provider: spotmarkza; Category: Functional; Duration: 6 months
How the Consent Manager Works
The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular choices for each non-essential category. You can accept all, reject all or select specific categories. Your choices are stored in a first-party cookie and can be changed at any time by returning to the banner controls. Withdrawal of consent takes immediate effect and does not affect prior lawful processing.
Browser-Level Controls and Consequences of Disabling Cookies
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through settings. Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent the contact form from working correctly. Disabling analytics cookies will stop us from receiving usage statistics but will not affect core site functionality. Instructions for common browsers are available from their official support resources.
International Transfers
Some analytics providers may transfer data outside the United Kingdom. Appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses approved by the UK Government are in place. A full explanation of data transfers appears in our Privacy Policy, which is available on request via the Contacts page.
Policy Changes
We review this policy periodically and update it when our cookie practices change or when legal requirements evolve. The date at the top of the page indicates the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Route
If you have questions about this Cookies Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please use the contact form on the Contacts page or email [email protected]. Our postal address is Beaconsfield Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1LG and our telephone number is 01494 671234.