Introduction

Welcome to Ashdon Primary School Primary School's website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing a safe online experience for all visitors, particularly our pupils, parents, and the wider school community. This Cookies Privacy Policy explains how we use cookies on our website, what information is collected, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
 

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you browse websites. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners. Cookies help us improve your browsing experience and the functionality of our website.
 

How We Use Cookies

Our website uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Preference Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you have made in the past, such as your preferred language or region.

• Statistics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website.

• WIX Platform Cookies: As our website is built using the WIX platform, some cookies are set by WIX to ensure the proper functioning of our website.
   

What Information We Collect

The cookies on our website collect the following types of information:

• Pages visited and time spent on our website

• How you navigated to our website

• Browser and device information

• IP address (anonymised)

• Your preferences and settings

We do not use cookies to collect or store personal information that would allow us to identify individual visitors, particularly children, without explicit consent.
 

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages, including:

• WIX (our website platform provider)

• Google Analytics (to help us understand website usage)

These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review these policies before consenting to cookies.
 

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. You can:

• Accept all cookies

• Reject non-essential cookies

• Customise your preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.

Most web browsers also allow you to manage cookies through browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
 

Children's Privacy

As a primary school, we are committed to protecting children's privacy online. Our website is primarily designed for adult use (parents, staff, and the wider community). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
 

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our school practices. Any changes will be posted on this page, and if significant changes are made, we will provide a more prominent notice.
 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Ashdon Primary School
Bartlow Road
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 2HB
 

Email: admin@ashdon.essex.sch.uk

Telephone: 01799 584219
 

Last updated: 18.03.2025