Last updated: 25 November 2025
School: Streatham Wells Primary School
Website: https://www.streathamwells.org/
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Streatham Wells Primary School (“we”, “our”, “the School”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
By law, we can place essential cookies on your device without consent.
All non-essential cookies — such as analytics cookies — will only be used if you choose to accept them.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
They help the website function correctly, improve performance, and provide information about how visitors use the site.
Cookies can be:
- Essential – required for the website to operate
- Analytics / non-essential – used to measure usage and improve the website
We do not use cookies for advertising or profiling purposes.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
A. Essential Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
Our Webflow-built website uses essential cookies to:
- Maintain site security
- Enable navigation and page loading
- Remember cookie consent preferences
- Support accessibility features
- Ensure basic functionality of the website
These cookies do not store personally identifiable information.
Examples of essential cookies used by Webflow include:
- wf_cookiesEnabled – remembers your cookie consent preference
- Security and session cookies required for site operation
B. Analytics Cookies (Optional)
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website.
These cookies help us to:
- Measure which pages are visited
- Understand how users navigate the site
- Improve content, structure, and usability
Google Analytics cookies we may use include:
- _ga – used to distinguish users
- _gid – used to distinguish users for 24 hours
- _ga_<container-id> – used to persist session state
- _gat – used to throttle request rates
These cookies are not loaded unless visitors actively accept them via the cookie banner.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your cookies or changing your browser settings.
4. Cookies We Do Not Use
We do not use:
- Advertising cookies
- Remarketing or behavioural tracking cookies
- Social media tracking pixels (such as Facebook Pixel)
- Third-party marketing cookies
If this changes, this policy will be updated accordingly.
5. How Long Cookies Are Stored
Cookies may be stored for different lengths of time:
- Session cookies – deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies – stored for a set period (for example, 1 day, 1 year, or 2 years)
Google Analytics cookies typically remain active for up to 2 years, unless deleted manually.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you are given the option to:
- Accept non-essential cookies
- Deny non-essential cookies
If you choose Deny, only essential cookies will be used.
You can also manage cookies at any time through your browser settings by blocking, deleting, or disabling cookies entirely.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Any significant changes will be published on this page, along with an updated “last updated” date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Streatham Wells Primary School
London
Website: https://www.streathamwells.org/
