Cookie & Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

By using the Richard Taunton Sixth Form College website, you consent to us storing your information under the terms set out in this Privacy Statement.
We are committed to maintaining the privacy of your data and this statement will set out how we use and protect your information. All information is stored safely and collected lawfully in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. If you do not agree to us processing your data as outlined below, please do not submit any personal data to us through this website.

Information We Collect From You

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College collects personal data to aid with enquiries and our recruitment process. This data includes information you supply on application forms or CV’s, such as your name, address and telephone number etc. By providing this information, you are consenting to the College using this information to deal with enquiries and aid our recruitment process on your behalf, in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

How We Use This Information

We may use your information to contact you about your application to study with us and to inform you about upcoming events which may be of interest to you. We may also use this information to contact your current school or employer, in order to provide you with a smooth transition to studying or working at the College.  We may also use your information to help analyse how our website is used, to allow us to develop our services.

Disclosure of Information

The information you provide will be stored on our computers and may be accessed by college staff. Unless required by law, we will not disclose your information to third parties without obtaining your consent.

DISCLAIMER

The information here is for general use only and we strive to keep it as accurate and up to date as possible. However, Richard Taunton Sixth Form College cannot accept responsibility for errors or admissions, or for loss or damage that arises from accessing our website. Any reliance placed on the information contained on this website is strictly at your own risk.

Social Media

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College complies with the regulations of social media providers, but we are not responsible for content posted on our channels by other users. We reserve the right to moderate our channels and to remove inappropriate content.

External Websites

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College is not responsible for the content of other websites linked from this site. These links do not imply endorsement or recommendation.

Site Availability

We will make every effort to ensure our website is accessible, however no liability can be accepted if our website is temporarily unavailable due to circumstances out of our control.

Cookie Policy

The Richard Taunton Sixth Form College website uses some unobtrusive cookies to store information on your computer.

These cookies are essential as our website won’t work correctly without them. The cookies are set when you submit a form, login or interact with our site by doing something, which goes beyond clicking a link. This website used these essential cookies:

Cookie Duration Description Type
__cf_bm 30 minutes This third-party cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. Necessary/essential
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary 1 year

 

This first-party cookie is used to remember the user’s consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary” on the website. Necessary/essential
__cf_bm

 

30 minutes This third-party cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. Necessary/essential

We also use some non-essential cookies to track visitors, allowing us to analyse how the site is used and improve the experience for users. If you are not happy with this, we won’t set these cookies. To control third party cookies, you can also adjust your browser settings. This website used these non-essential cookies:

Cookie Duration Description Type
_gid 1 day This first-party cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. Analytics
_gat 53 seconds

 

This first-party cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. Analytics
_ga 1 year 1 month

 

This first-party cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.

 

Analytics
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary

 

1 year This first-party cookie is used to remember the user’s consent to the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the functioning of the website. Performance

 

_cfuvid

 

Session This third-party cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. Performance

 

webp

 

Session This first-party cookie is used to store the user’s preference for viewing images in WebP format if supported by the browser, aiming to enhance website performance by loading optimized image formats. Performance

 

block-main-8 1 month No description available for this first-party cookie. Non-necessary

By using our website you accept the terms of our Privacy policy.