Cookie Policy
Sensational Minds, Colchester, Essex
Draft for internal review. This document is not yet approved for publication. It contains items marked for confirmation, it has not been reviewed by a qualified legal adviser, and it is set not to appear in search engines until Sensational Minds confirms the outstanding details.
| Policy title | Cookie Policy |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: full registered company name, for example Sensational Minds Ltd, exactly as registered] |
| Version | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: version number] |
| Effective date | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: effective date] |
| Date last reviewed | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: date this document was actually reviewed] |
| Next scheduled review | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: next scheduled review date] |
| Policy owner | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: named policy owner and job title] |
| Contact for questions | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: contact route for questions about this policy] |
In plain English
Cookies are small files that a website can store on your device. Some are needed for the website to work. Others help us understand how the website is used, and those are only set if you agree to them.
You can change your mind at any time, and you can read every page in our policy area whether you accept cookies or not.
2. The types of cookies we may use
Strictly necessary cookies
These are needed for the website to function, for example to keep you signed in to the Learning Hub or coaching portal, to keep those areas secure, and to remember your cookie choice. They cannot be switched off through the website because the site would not work without them.
Analytics cookies
These help us understand which pages are useful and where people get stuck, so we can improve the site. They are only set where you have agreed to them.
Other cookies
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. If that ever changes, we will update this policy and ask for your agreement first.
3. Cookies used on this website
The exact list of cookies, including their names, providers, purposes and how long they last, must be confirmed from a current scan of the live site before this policy is published.
| Cookie or technology | Purpose | Type | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-in and session storage | Keeps you signed in to secure areas such as the Learning Hub and coaching portal | Strictly necessary | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: exact storage keys and expiry periods for the authentication session] |
| Cookie preference record | Remembers the choice you make about analytics cookies | Strictly necessary | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: name and lifetime of the cookie preference record] |
| Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: analytics provider and cookie names, if analytics is enabled] | Helps us understand how the website is used | Analytics, set only with your agreement | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: analytics cookie lifetimes and data retention period] |
| Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: any cookies set by embedded content such as video, maps or booking tools] | Set by third-party content embedded in a page | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: category for each third-party cookie] | Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: lifetime for each third-party cookie] |
4. Your choices
When you first visit the website you are asked whether you are happy for us to use analytics cookies. You can accept or reject them, and you can change your choice later.
How to reopen the cookie choices after your first visit: Item to confirm before publication: [CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: the exact route for changing cookie preferences after the first visit, for example a link in the footer]
5. Managing cookies in your browser
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including deleting cookies that are already stored. Browser help pages explain how to do this for each device.
- Blocking all cookies may stop parts of this website, such as secure sign-in, from working
- Clearing cookies will also clear your saved cookie choice, so you will be asked again
6. Rejecting cookies and access to our policies
Rejecting analytics cookies does not limit your access to this website. Every policy page, including this one, remains fully available whether you accept cookies or not.
For information about the personal data behind these cookies, please read our privacy notice.
7. Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the cookies on our website change. The version number and dates at the top of the page show when it was last reviewed.
Questions about this policy
If anything here is unclear, please contact us and we will explain it. Please do not send detailed clinical, safeguarding or identifiable health information by general email. We will agree a secure way to share sensitive information where required.