Cookies Policy

Last updated: 12 October 2026

What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They store information such as your preferences, login details if applicable, and browsing behaviour. Similar technologies include web beacons and pixels that can track user interactions across pages. On this site operated by infowaveko, these tools help deliver the educational content about live production decks, control rooms, multi-camera switching, live broadcasting techniques, real-time video operation, and professional management of television and streaming productions. They do not contain personal information unless you provide it through forms.

Why the Site Uses Cookies

We use cookies to ensure the website functions correctly for visitors interested in our specialised courses. Without them, features such as remembering your progress through course descriptions or maintaining session security would fail. They also support analytics that show how users explore information on broadcasting techniques, allowing us to improve the site without collecting unnecessary data. Under UK law, we only deploy non-essential cookies after obtaining consent via the site-wide cookie banner.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for basic site operation and do not require consent under PECR regulations. They enable secure navigation, load balancing during high traffic from prospective students, and protection against fraud. Examples include session identifiers that keep you logged in if you use any account features and security tokens that prevent unauthorised access. Disabling them would prevent the site from working properly.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember choices such as language preferences or display settings for course materials on live production. They enhance usability but are not strictly required. We place them only with your consent. They store data like selected video examples of control room setups and expire after 30 days unless you clear them manually.

Analytics or Performance Cookies

These first-party cookies collect anonymous data on how visitors interact with pages about real-time video operation and streaming productions. They help us understand which sections attract the most interest from UK users. Data includes page views, time spent on content, and navigation paths. Retention is typically 13 months. Third-party providers may assist with aggregation but receive no personal identifiers under our agreements compliant with UK GDPR.

Advertising or Targeting Cookies

We do not currently deploy advertising or targeting cookies. If introduced in future for promoting courses on television productions, they would only activate after explicit consent and would be listed in the consent manager with details on providers and durations.

Social-Media Cookies

No social-media cookies are used on this site. We avoid embedding third-party social plugins that could track users across platforms while researching broadcasting techniques.

First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies come directly from infowaveko and relate to core functions like session management for course enquiries. Third-party cookies originate from external services such as analytics platforms. We vet all third parties to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and limit data sharing to what is necessary for performance measurement.

Session Versus Persistent Cookies

Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and delete automatically when you close it. They handle temporary tasks like maintaining form data during a contact enquiry. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period, such as 12 months for analytics, or until manually deleted. This allows repeated visits to remember preferences related to our live production training content.

Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category

Necessary cookies handle minimal data like IP address fragments for security. Functional ones store preference strings for up to one month. Analytics track aggregated metrics such as click paths without names or contact details. All processing occurs under the lawful basis of consent for non-essential categories and legitimate interests for necessary ones, always respecting PECR opt-in rules.

Consent or Exemption Basis for Each Category

Strictly necessary cookies rely on the strict necessity exemption under PECR. All other categories require prior consent through our cookie banner. You can withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing. Records of consent are kept for audit purposes in line with UK GDPR accountability requirements.

Cookie Provider Information

The following providers operate cookies on the site. Necessary: internal session manager, duration session only, category strictly necessary. Analytics: aggregated service provider, duration 13 months, category performance. No other providers are active. Full lists update when the consent manager refreshes.

How the Consent Manager Works

The site-wide cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular acceptance or rejection of categories. You can revisit settings via a link in the footer to change choices. Withdrawal is immediate and deletes non-essential cookies where technically feasible. The manager logs decisions anonymously for compliance reporting.

Browser-Level Controls and Consequences

Most browsers allow blocking or deleting cookies through settings menus. Blocking all cookies may stop essential functions such as submitting the contact form or viewing course details securely. We recommend selective blocking rather than total disablement to maintain site usability while protecting privacy.

International Transfers

Some analytics data may transfer outside the UK to countries with adequacy decisions or under approved safeguards. Details appear in our separate Privacy Policy page. We ensure equivalent protection through standard contractual clauses approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Policy Changes and Contact Route

We review this policy regularly and update it when practices or laws change. The last update date appears at the top. For questions about cookies or to exercise rights, contact us using the details on the Contacts page or email [email protected], phone +44 1494 671234, or write to Beaconsfield Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1LG, United Kingdom. We respond within one month as required by UK GDPR.

Additional Details on Retention and Security

Cookie data receives the same security measures as other site information, including encryption in transit. Retention periods never exceed what is necessary for the stated purpose. You may request deletion of any associated personal data by contacting us directly.

Practical User Choices and Consequences

Accepting all cookies enables full analytics that improve our explanations of multi-camera techniques. Rejecting non-essential ones limits tracking but preserves all core educational content access. Choices persist across visits until altered through the banner or browser settings.