Last updated: September 2026

Lindley Educational Trust uses cookies and similar technologies on our website to help the website work effectively, understand how it is being used and improve the experience we provide to visitors.

This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them and the choices you have about their use.

Who we are

Lindley Educational Trust is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee.

Throughout this policy, references to “Lindley”, “we”, “us” or “our” mean Lindley Educational Trust.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

They can perform a range of functions, including making a website work correctly, remembering choices you have made and helping website owners understand how people use their website.

We may also use similar technologies, such as scripts, tags, pixels or local storage. For simplicity, we refer to these collectively as “cookies” in this policy.

How we use cookies

The cookies used on our website may fall into the following categories.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot generally be switched off through our cookie preferences.

They may be used for purposes such as website security, managing your cookie preferences, enabling forms or providing functionality that you have specifically requested.

Where these cookies are strictly necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested, we do not need to ask for your consent to use them.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

They may provide information such as which pages are visited, how visitors move around the website and whether they encounter errors.

We use this information to understand how well our website is working and identify ways in which we can improve it.

Where consent is required, analytics cookies will only be used if you choose to accept them through our cookie preferences.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to provide additional features or remember choices you make.

These may include preferences relating to how the website appears or functions, or features provided by third-party services.

Where these cookies require consent, they will not be activated unless you choose to allow them.

Marketing and Third-Party Cookies

Our website may contain content or services provided by third parties, such as embedded videos, maps or social media content.

These providers may use cookies or similar technologies when you interact with their content. Depending on the services used on our website, information may also be used by those providers for measurement, personalisation or advertising purposes.

Where consent is required, these technologies will not be activated until you choose to accept them.

Cookies Used on This Website

The cookies and similar technologies currently used on our website are listed below.

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, you will be given choices about the cookies we use.

You can choose to:

• accept optional cookies;
• reject optional cookies; or
• manage your preferences and choose which categories of optional cookies you wish to allow.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent because they are required for the website or a service you have requested to operate.

You can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time using the Cookie Settings link available on our website.

Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before you withdrew it.

Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings.

You can usually configure your browser to block or delete cookies. However, blocking certain cookies may affect the way some parts of our website operate.

Your browser’s help or settings pages should provide further information about managing cookies on your particular device.

Third-Party Services

Our website may link to other websites or use services provided by third parties.

Third-party websites have their own privacy and cookie policies, and Lindley Educational Trust is not responsible for how those websites use cookies or process personal information.

Where third-party technology is incorporated directly into our website, we will provide appropriate information about its use and, where required, obtain your consent before it is activated.

Cookies and Personal Information

Some cookies and similar technologies may involve the collection or processing of personal information.

Where this happens, we process that information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and our Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy provides further information about how we collect, use, store and protect personal information and explains your data protection rights.

How Long Do Cookies Last?

Some cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. These are commonly known as session cookies.

Other cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them. These are commonly known as persistent cookies.

The duration of the individual cookies used by our website will be included in our cookie information above.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we change the cookies or technologies used on our website or if relevant legislation or regulatory guidance changes.

The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Lindley Educational Trust uses your personal information, please contact us:

Lindley Educational Trust
Hollowford Centre
Castleton
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 8WB

Email: info@lindley.org

You can also find further information about your data protection rights and the use of cookies on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.