Cookies Policy

Last updated: 19 September 2026.

What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage that can store or access information on your browser or device. These tools can record details such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on site and interactions with forms or video content. On a site offering specialised courses in live production decks, multi-camera switching and real-time broadcasting, such technologies help maintain smooth access to enrolment systems and training materials without storing unnecessary personal data.

Why the Site Uses Cookies and Similar Technologies

We employ these technologies to operate the website reliably, remember user selections during course browsing, measure how visitors interact with content about control-room techniques and live-streaming operations, and deliver a consistent experience across visits. Without them, essential functions such as adding courses to a basket, completing enrolment forms or maintaining secure sessions would fail. Analytics tools also allow us to understand which aspects of our training programmes on television and streaming productions attract the most interest, enabling continuous improvement of the learning resources we provide.

Categories of Cookies in Use

Strictly necessary cookies enable core functions including security, session management and form submission; these cannot be switched off. Functional cookies remember preferences such as language or video player settings for live-production demonstrations. Analytics or performance cookies collect aggregated information on how users navigate sections covering real-time video operation and professional management of productions. Advertising or targeting cookies may be used by third parties to measure campaign effectiveness, although we do not run personalised advertising on this commercial course site. Social-media cookies appear only if you choose to interact with embedded sharing features, which remain optional.

First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by stagedaily and relate to our own domain. They handle tasks such as keeping you logged in while exploring course modules on multi-camera switching or storing progress through enrolment. Third-party cookies originate from external providers that supply analytics, video hosting or payment services. These parties receive limited data necessary for their tools to function, such as page views or device identifiers, but they operate under their own policies and we require them to meet UK data-protection standards.

Session Versus Persistent Cookies and Retention Periods

Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it; they support temporary activities such as maintaining a secure connection during course registration. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. Typical durations range from a few days for functional settings to thirteen months for certain analytics identifiers. Retention is limited to the minimum period required to fulfil the stated purpose, after which the cookies are automatically removed or anonymised.

Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category

Necessary cookies process data such as session identifiers and security tokens to prevent fraud and enable form submissions on the Contacts page. Functional cookies store choices like preferred video quality for demonstrations of broadcasting techniques. Analytics cookies record aggregated statistics including visit duration and navigation paths through pages describing live-production training. No category collects sensitive personal information beyond what is strictly needed. All processing aligns with the operational needs of a UK-based provider of professional courses in television and streaming productions.

Legal Basis for Each Category Under UK Law

Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and UK GDPR, strictly necessary cookies rely on the exemption from consent because they are essential for the service you request. Functional, analytics and any advertising cookies require your consent, which we obtain through the site-wide cookie banner before they are activated. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal. We maintain records of consent choices in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 accountability requirements.

Cookie Providers, Purposes, Categories and Durations

Our own session-management cookie stores a random identifier for security and lasts only for the current visit. The analytics provider uses a first-party persistent cookie named _ga to distinguish unique users and retains it for thirteen months. A functional cookie remembers video-player volume settings during live-production demonstrations and expires after thirty days. Third-party payment cookies handle transaction tokens for course purchases and are deleted within twenty-four hours of completion. Full lists of active cookies, their exact names, providers, categories and expiry dates are displayed and updated within the consent manager interface on every visit.

How the Consent Manager Works and How to Change Choices

The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows you to accept all categories, reject non-essential ones or access detailed settings. You can reopen the manager at any time via a link in the footer to review or modify selections. Rejecting a category prevents the corresponding cookies from being set on future visits, although some aggregated analytics may still occur through server logs that do not rely on cookies. Withdrawing consent does not delete existing cookies already stored; you must use browser controls for that step.

Browser-Level Controls and Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through settings menus. Disabling necessary cookies will prevent core functions such as submitting enrolment forms or maintaining secure access to course materials. Blocking analytics cookies limits our ability to improve the site but does not stop you from browsing or purchasing training. Persistent cookies deleted manually will simply be recreated on your next visit unless you maintain the block. We recommend consulting your browser help resources for precise instructions relevant to your device.

International Transfers and Reference to the Privacy Policy

Some third-party providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. In such cases we rely on appropriate safeguards including UK-approved standard contractual clauses. Further details on data handling, including any transfers, appear in our separate Privacy Policy available via the Contacts page. This Cookies Policy focuses solely on the technologies described above.

Policy Changes, Contact Route and Final Statement

We review this document periodically and will update the last-updated date when material changes occur. If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise rights under UK GDPR, please use the contact form on the Contacts page or email [email protected]. You may also write to Beaconsfield Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1LG, United Kingdom or telephone 01494 671234. Company Registration Number: SC360805 | Place of Registration: Scotland | Registered Office: 10 Almond Drive, East Kilbride, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, G74 2HX | Operator: stagedaily supplies additional operator information. This policy was prepared in accordance with UK data-protection and e-privacy requirements to ensure transparency for visitors interested in professional live-production training.