Cookies Policy

Last updated: 05 November 2026

What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They store information such as preferences, login details or browsing behaviour. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage that can track activity without using traditional files. Under United Kingdom rules these tools fall within the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the UK General Data Protection Regulation. They allow sites to remember users across visits without requiring re-entry of information each time.

Why Does plazalink Use Cookies?

Our audiovisual production resource relies on cookies to deliver core functions such as course enrolment forms, video player settings and navigation consistency. They also support performance measurement so we can understand how visitors interact with broadcast studio design content, camera control tutorials and lighting arrangement guides. Without these mechanisms the site could not maintain secure sessions or provide personalised workflow recommendations for television networks and live events.

Categories of Cookies We Employ

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These enable basic operations including page loading, form submission and security protection. They activate automatically when you access the site and cannot be switched off through our banner.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember choices such as video quality preferences or region settings so returning users experience smoother navigation through sound engineering modules and streamlined workflow resources.

Analytics or Performance Cookies

These collect aggregated statistics on page views, time spent on camera control systems articles and click patterns. The data helps refine content quality without identifying individual visitors.

Advertising or Targeting Cookies

Where applicable, these cookies support relevant promotion of professional lighting arrangements courses to users who have shown interest in audiovisual topics, always subject to prior consent.

Social-Media Cookies

These may be set by third-party platforms when content is shared, allowing integration features while respecting user consent choices.

First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies originate directly from plazalink and are used for essential site functions. Third-party cookies come from external providers such as analytics services or content delivery networks that assist with video streaming of live event examples. Both types are listed in our inventory so visitors understand their origin and scope.

Session Versus Persistent Cookies

Session cookies exist only while the browser remains open and disappear once the session ends. Persistent cookies remain on the device for a defined period, often between thirty days and two years, to retain preferences across multiple visits. Retention periods are chosen to balance user convenience with data minimisation principles required by UK data protection law.

Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category

Necessary cookies process device identifiers and session tokens solely to keep the site operational. Functional cookies store language and display settings. Analytics cookies record page interactions in anonymised form to improve course materials on broadcast studio design. Advertising cookies may capture interest signals for targeted course suggestions. No category stores sensitive personal data such as payment details beyond what is required for secure transactions.

Consent or Exemption Basis Under United Kingdom Law

Strictly necessary cookies operate under the strict necessity exemption of PECR. All other categories require prior consent obtained through our site-wide cookie banner. Consent is recorded, freely given and can be withdrawn at any time. The legal basis for processing associated personal data is legitimate interests for necessary operations and consent for optional categories, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.

How the Consent Manager Works and Changing Choices

Our banner appears on first visit and allows selection of cookie categories. Users may return to the banner via the footer link on the Contacts page to adjust or withdraw consent. Changes take effect immediately and previously set cookies are removed where technically feasible. Withdrawal does not affect prior lawful processing.

Browser-Level Controls and Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Most browsers permit blocking or deleting cookies through settings menus. Disabling necessary cookies may prevent enrolment forms from functioning or cause video players to lose progress. Disabling analytics cookies limits our ability to improve content but does not stop site access. Instructions for popular browsers are available from their official support pages.

International Transfers and Reference to Privacy Policy

Some third-party providers may transfer data outside the United Kingdom. Appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are applied where required. Full details of data handling practices appear in our separate Privacy Policy accessible from the footer.

Policy Changes, Contact Route and Last-Updated Date

We review this policy regularly and update it when processing activities change. The current version is dated 05 November 2026. For questions about cookies please use the contact form on our Contacts page or email [email protected]. Postal enquiries may be sent to 1 Fairview Cottages, Beehive Road, Binfield, RG12 8TS, UK and telephone contact is available on +44 (0)1344 649400. Company Registration Number: 03555097 | VAT Number: 477222243 | Registered Office: 1 Fairview Cottages, Beehive Road, Binfield, RG12 8TS, UK | Email: [email protected] | Phone: +44 (0)1344 649400