Cookies policy

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES

St Patrick's College website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site.

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user's device.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

How to control cookies

You can find more information about cookies and how to disable them at allaboutcookies.org and youronlinechoices.eu.

Disabling cookies may result in some features on our websites, and some of our online services, not functioning correctly or as intended. Cookies will typically expire automatically after 2 years, though you can choose to delete your cookies at any point manually or disable cookies on your computer.

Cookies used on St Patrick's College domain and sub domains

In accordance with ICC UK Cookie guide, we use the following cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential in order for you to move around the website and use its features. Usage examples are accessing secure areas of a site and adding items to a shopping basket. Essentially, they enable services you have specifically asked for.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages a visitor goes to most often. They do not identify a visitor and are only used to improve how a website works. Analytics cookies fall into this category. Essentially, they collect anonymous information on the pages visited.

Functionality cookies

These cookies remember choices made by a user to personalise a site, such as area you are in or language. Essentially, they remember choices you have made to improve your experience.

Targeting or advertising cookies

These cookies are used to deliver ads more relevant to the users. Essentially, they collect information on your browsing habits to make advertising relevant to you and your interests.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.