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Cookie Policy

Greater Manchester Institute of Technology: Cookie Policy

This policy outlines how the Greater Manchester Institute of Manchester use cookies to analyse the performance of our website and enhance user experience.

“A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto a device (e.g. a computer or smartphone) when the user accesses a website. It allows the website to recognise that user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions.” (Information Commissioner’s Office guidance on use of cookies)

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website, which allows us to understand how you navigate the website so that we can refine and improve the user experience accordingly. By continuing to browse this website, you are consenting to our use of cookies.

We use several types of cookies for a number of reasons across the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology website. Some are essential, while others you can opt out of or block. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may, however, prevent you from taking full advantage of the website’s functionality.

There are broad categories why a cookie will be stored on your device when visiting the college’s websites.

  • Cookies that make the website work properly for you and enable you to make use of any secure online services that we provide.
  • Cookies that collect data about your use of the website which is used to help us improve our online services.
  • Cookies that remember your preferences and make the site easier for you to use.
  • Cookies that are placed by third party services we make use of to enhance the information we present online. We have no control over these third party cookies, but specifically list their use and indicate the privacy statements of the organisations involved.

Some cookies are retained in your browser for only as long as you visit the website, while others persist for a longer specified or unspecified period.

We will also log website traffic using Google Analytics. This is a web analytics service to help us see how our website is used. In doing so, information about your use of our website, including your partial IP address, may be sent to Google. The data collected by GA4 (Google Analytics) is used to analyse new / returning site visitors, how the website is found (from advertising / referral websites) and which pages are frequently visited, along with time spent on page. The data is combined with all other users, to give a top level picture of usage, and is never identified as individuals or personal usage.

More information about Google Analytics use of cookies can be found at: policies.google.com/privacy

Google provides a way of opting out of their analytics at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

MailChimp
An embedded newsletter sign up form utilises functionality from the online marketing platform MailChimp. Their privacy policy can be found at: mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.

YouTube
Video content is hosted on YouTube and provided via an embedded media player. Their privacy statement can be found at: policies.google.com/privacy

LMI Labour Market Statistics
An embedded careers portal to inform learners on career decisions is available via ‘Find a Course’ pages. Their privacy policy can we found at: https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/about-lmi-for-all/terms-and-conditions/