The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (“Gatsby, “we”, “us”, “our”) use cookies on our websites.This cookie notice explains more about cookies and why we use them. It also explains how you can control and opt out of receiving them.
We update this cookie notice from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws and regulations and to changes on our website. When changes are made, we will update the ‘Last updated’ date at the bottom of this page. Please review this cookie notice periodically to check for updates.
Last updated 28 July 2025
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files. They are downloaded to your device when you visit a website unless you have set your browser to stop them. We use several types of cookies that have been developed by Google. The types of cookie we use on our website may include:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are essential to the operation of our website and enable you to browse and use all features of the website.
- Functionality / preference cookies. Functionality cookies remember the choices you make when you visit our website. This includes, for example, your choice of language and text sizing. They remember your preferences on return visits and tailor your use of our website.
- Statistics / analytics cookies. These cookies collect anonymous information about your use of our website such as the pages you visit most often, how you arrived at our website and error messages you may receive. These do not collect any personal information and are used to improve our website performance.
- Marketing cookies / pixels. These are placed by trusted third-party suppliers and help us count visitors to our website. They provide aggregated information which we use to monitor the popularity of our services.
Further technical details of each cookie used on this website can be found by going to our cookie table below. You can also learn more about cookies by going to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
Managing cookies
You can manage and delete cookies and web beacons through your web browser. Each browser manages cookies differently, but you can learn more about cookie settings in the most common browsers using the links below:
How to contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies you can contact us at dataprotection@sfct.org.uk.
Cookies we use on our websites
- Cookies on gatsby.org.uk
- Cookies on gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk
- Cookies on gatsbyafrica.org.uk
- Cookies on technicians.org.uk
- Cookies on technicaleducationnetworks.org.uk
- Cookies on improvingtechnicaleducation.org.uk
- Cookies on techniciancommitment.org.uk
- Cookies on talkingfutures.org.uk
- Cookies on educationlandscape.org.uk
- Cookies on tlevelinfo.org.uk
Cookies on gatsby.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| gatsby.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
Cookies on gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
| HotJar | hj*, _hj* | Used for Hotjar visitor analytics. The cookies saved by HotJar ensure data from subsequent visits is attributed the same user ID. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. For more information regarding the cookies saved by HotJar, please visit their website. | 1 year |
Cookies on gatsbyafrica.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| gatsbyafrica.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
| HotJar | hj*, _hj* | Used for Hotjar visitor analytics. The cookies saved by HotJar ensure data from subsequent visits is attributed the same user ID. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. For more information regarding the cookies saved by HotJar, please visit their website. | 1 year |
Cookies on technicians.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| .technicians.org.uk | tech-high-contrast-mode, tech-dyslexic-mode | Used to save the user’s accessibility settings for the website. | 2 years |
| .technicians.org.uk | language | Used to save the user’s language settings for the website. | 3 years |
| .technicians.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
Functional / performance cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Vimeo | _cfuvid, _cfuvid, player | Used by the Vimeo player for tracking play duration and storing preferences for video player controls (i.e. volume, stream quality, captions). | 1 year |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
Cookies on technicaleducationnetworks.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| .technicaleducationnetworks.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| HotJar | hj*, _hj* | Used for Hotjar visitor analytics. The cookies saved by HotJar ensure data from subsequent visits is attributed the same user ID. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. For more information regarding the cookies saved by HotJar, please visit their website. | 1 year |
| .technicaleducationnetworks.org.uk | pk_hsr _pk_ref _pk_cvar _pk_id _pk_ses | Used for Matomo visitor analytics to gather and anaonomised information about how people use our website. For more information regarding the cookies used by Matomo, please visit their website. | 1 year |
Cookies on .improvingtechnicaleducation.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| .improvingtechnicaleducation.org.uk | device_view | This cookie is used to store your device type so we can optimize your viewing experience. | 7 days |
| .improvingtechnicaleducation.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
Functional / performance cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | ar_debug | This cookie is used by Google Ad Services to debug ads. Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads. | 1 year |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
Cookies on techniciancommitment.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| techniciancommitment.org.uk | device_view | This cookie is used to store your device type so we can optimize your viewing experience | 7 days |
| techniciancommitment.org.uk | show_newsletter | Used to display our the newsletter signup functionality | 7 days |
| techniciancommitment.org.uk | dyslexiaMode | Used to save the user’s accessibility settings for the website. | 24 hours |
| techniciancommitment.org.uk | CookieControl, _cs_c, _cs_id | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
| techniciancommitment.org.uk | AEC | Used to ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. | 180 days |
Functional / performance cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| .google.com | __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSID, __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS, __Secure-ENID, HSID, NID, SAPISID, SID, SSID, APISID, UULE | Cookies used by Google to store user information and preferences, authenticate users, and perform security measures – particularly for personalisation and security. These cookies are used across various Google services like Google Search, YouTube, and Google Maps and Google Ads. The cookies build a profile of website visitor interests to display relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | 1 year |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
Cookies on talkingfutures.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| talkingfutures.org.uk | viewed_cookie_policy | Records whether or not the user has viewed the privacy policy. | 1 year |
| talkingfutures.org.uk | cookielawinfo*, OptanonAlertBox* | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
| talkingfutures.org.uk | AEC | Used to ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. | 180 days |
Functional / performance cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| .google.com | __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSID, __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS, __Secure-ENID, HSID, NID, SAPISID, SID, SSID, APISID, UULE | Cookies used by Google to store user information and preferences, authenticate users, and perform security measures – particularly for personalisation and security. These cookies are used across various Google services like Google Search, YouTube, and Google Maps and Google Ads. The cookies build a profile of website visitor interests to display relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | 1 year |
| Stripe | m, __Secure-LinkSessionPresent, private_machine_identifier | Used to provide chatbot functionality | 1 years |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| Google Analytics | _gcl_au | Takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that analytics and user behaviour can be attributed to the original ad click. | 90 days |
| .hotjar.com | hj*, _hj* | Used for Hotjar visitor analytics. The cookies saved by HotJar ensure data from subsequent visits is attributed the same user ID. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. For more information regarding the cookies saved by HotJar, please visit their website. | 90 days |
Cookies on educationlandscape.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| educationlandscape.org.uk | viewed_cookie_policy | Records whether or not the user has viewed the privacy policy. | 1 year |
| educationlandscape.org.uk | cookielawinfo*, OptanonAlertBox* | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
| educationlandscape.org.uk | AEC | Used to ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. | 180 days |
Functional / performance cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| .google.com | __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSID, __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS, __Secure-ENID, HSID, NID, SAPISID, SID, SSID, APISID, UULE | Cookies used by Google to store user information and preferences, authenticate users, and perform security measures – particularly for personalisation and security. These cookies are used across various Google services like Google Search, YouTube, and Google Maps and Google Ads. The cookies build a profile of website visitor interests to display relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | 1 year |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| cloudflare.com | cfz_amplitude, cfz_google-analytics_v4 | Used by Amplitute analytics to track session data and improve the website. | 1 year |
Cookies on tlevelinfo.org.uk
Strictly necessary cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| tlevelinfo.org.uk | cookielawinfo*, OptanonAlertBox* | Used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on this website. | 90 days |
| tlevelinfo.org.uk | language | Used to save the user’s language settings for the website. | 90 days |
Functional / performance cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Vimeo | _cfuvid, _cfuvid, player, __cf_bm | Used by the Vimeo player for tracking play duration and storing preferences for video player controls (i.e. volume, stream quality, captions). | 1 year |
| Google Analytics | ar_debug | This cookie is used by Google Ad Services to debug ads. Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads. | 1 year |
Statistics / analytics cookies
| Provider | Name | Description | Duration |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _ga_* | Used to count user visits and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the site performance. | 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Assigns each user a unique ID that is used to identify single sessions, and generate data on how different people use the website. | 24 hours |
| cloudflare.com | cfz_amplitude, cfz_google-analytics_v4 | Used by Amplitute analytics to track session data and improve the website. | 1 year |