At UTC Sheffield, we use cookies to improve the quality of the service we offer, especially to enable users with visual impairment to alter the appearance of our site to suit their needs. The tables below explain the cookies we use and why. We have also provided information on how to remove and opt out of all cookies below.

In case of difficulty, contact: adminolp@utcsheffield.org.uk

Our use of cookies

Website Notifications

Functional

Usage

We use Website Notifications for push notifications.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
mtf-notifications
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores which website notifications the visitor has seen and when they should be displayed again.

YouTube

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more about YouTube

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
theme
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred light or dark colour scheme.
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
contrast
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred contrast setting.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store location data
Name
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
Expiration
8 months
Function
Store user preferences

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
Function

Marketing

Name
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Accessibility Widget

Functional

Usage

We use Accessibility Widget for accessibility.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
text-size
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred text size.
Name
transparency
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred transparency setting.
Name
animation
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preference for reduced animation.
Name
links
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preference for highlighting links.
Name
text-spacing
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred text spacing.
Name
line-height
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred line spacing.
Name
reading-width
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred reading width.
Name
saturation
Expiration
persistent
Function
Stores the visitor's preferred colour saturation.

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more about Complianz

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store information about cookies that have been detected on the site

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Adobe Fonts

Functional

Usage

We use Adobe Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Adobe Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Adobe Fonts Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Facebook

Marketing

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
wp301_upsell_timestamp
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_DATA_USER_2
Expiration
Function
Name
contrast
Expiration
Function

Marketing

Name
Facebook Images
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Loads images hosted on Facebook's servers, which may disclose the visitor's IP address to Facebook/Meta

Google Translate

Functional

Usage

We use Google Translate for locale management. Read more about Google Translate

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Translate Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings

Cloudflare Turnstile

Functional

Usage

We use Cloudflare Turnstile for spam prevention.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Cloudflare Turnstile Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cf.turnstile.u
Expiration
persistent
Function
Protects forms and logins against automated access by processing IP addresses and other security-related information.

Bunny Stream

Functional

Usage

We use Bunny Stream for video display.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Bunny Stream Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Bunny Stream API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Delivers homepage hero video and processes visitors' IP addresses and technical playback information.

Mapbox

Functional

Usage

We use Mapbox for maps display.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Mapbox Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Mapbox API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Displays interactive maps and processes visitors' IP addresses to deliver map content.

Google reCAPTCHA

Marketing

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more about Google reCAPTCHA

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Your consent

Other cookies set by Third Party sites

To support our website and services, we sometimes embed photos and video content from other websites. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, YouTube or X, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. UTC Sheffield does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.

Where possible we will use privacy-enhanced embedded content that does not track your information until you interact with it, but this cannot be guaranteed.

Privacy policies of other websites

Our websites contain links to other websites, including those of our employer partners and external services used for booking events. Our privacy policy applies only to our websites, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

How to control and delete cookies

If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our website, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.

Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org which contain comprehensive information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, how to delete them and how to block cookies on a wide variety of browsers. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Accessibility tools

Text Size

Theme

Contrast

Saturation

Animation

Line Height

Text Spacing

Reading Width

Transparency