Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites work properly, remember choices, improve performance, measure website usage and support certain third-party features.

Similar technologies may also be used to store or access information on your device, such as pixels, tags, local storage or embedded third-party tools.

2. How we use cookies

The Glasgow School of Music website may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• To make the website function correctly
• To keep the website secure
• To remember cookie preferences
• To support website forms and embedded functionality
• To understand how visitors use the website
• To improve the website, content and user experience
• To support embedded third-party services, such as maps, videos, analytics or security tools where enabled

3. Types of cookies we may use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website to work properly. They may support core website functions such as page loading, security, form protection, cookie preference storage and basic WordPress functionality.

These cookies do not usually require consent, but we still explain them so visitors understand what is being used.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies help provide enhanced website features, such as remembering preferences, supporting embedded content or improving how certain tools behave.

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, we will ask for consent before they are used.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited, how users move through the site and whether content is useful.

Analytics information helps us improve our website and make it easier for families, students and adult learners to find relevant information.

We will only use non-essential analytics cookies where consent has been given.

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising performance or support online advertising. At present, these should only be active if we have deliberately enabled marketing tools such as advertising pixels, remarketing tags or campaign tracking.

Marketing cookies are non-essential and require consent before they are used.

Third-party cookies

Some parts of our website may include third-party tools or embedded services. These may include services such as Google Maps, YouTube, analytics tools, security tools, form tools, booking tools or other website integrations.

Third-party services may set their own cookies or collect information according to their own policies. Where required, these cookies will only be used after consent has been given.

4. Cookies that may be used on this website

The exact cookies used on our website may change depending on the website features, plugins and third-party services enabled at any given time. The table below explains the main categories of cookies that may be used.

5. Managing cookie preferences

When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie banner or preference panel. This allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can normally manage your choices by:

• Using the cookie banner or cookie settings button on our website
• Rejecting non-essential cookies when asked
• Changing your browser settings to block or delete cookies
• Clearing cookies already stored on your device

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. The method depends on the browser you use, such as Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox.

Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website work, especially forms, embedded content or preference settings.

6. Consent for non-essential cookies

Non-essential analytics, marketing or similar cookies should not be set unless you have given consent through the website’s cookie controls.

Where a cookie consent tool is used, visitors should be able to accept or reject non-essential cookies through a clear choice, and should be able to change their preferences later where the tool provides this option.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie settings option on the website, where available.

7. Third-party services

Some website features may rely on third-party services. These providers may process information independently and may set cookies or similar technologies when their services are used.

Third-party services that may be used on the website include, depending on the current site setup:

• WordPress and website hosting services
• Website security and performance tools
• Contact form or enquiry form plugins
• Google services such as Google Maps, Google Analytics or other analytics tools where enabled
• Embedded video or media services where enabled
• Cookie consent management tools
• Student administration or booking systems where linked or embedded

Embedded content from third-party websites may behave as if you visited that third-party website directly, including setting cookies or collecting usage information according to that provider’s own policies.

We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie information provided by third-party services if you interact with embedded content or external links.

8. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy if our website, plugins, analytics tools, consent settings or legal obligations change.

The latest version will be published on this page with the updated date shown above.

9. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us.