Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies allow websites to remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience by storing information about your visit.

2. How We Use Cookies

British Music Academy uses cookies to:

• Remember your cookie preferences
• Understand how you use our website
• Improve website performance and functionality
• Remember your login status (for registered users)
• Provide personalized content and experiences
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often. This information helps us improve how our website works.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. We may use these to share information about your use of our site with advertising partners.

Note: We currently do not use marketing cookies, but reserve the right to implement them in the future with appropriate notice.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We have no control over these cookies, and they are subject to the respective privacy policies of the third parties.

4.1 Current Third-Party Services

• Google Analytics: We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site
• YouTube: Embedded videos may set cookies when played
• Social Media: Social media sharing buttons may set cookies

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Accept only necessary cookies
• Customize your preferences by category

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.

5.2 Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

6. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different lifespans:

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
• Our cookies typically expire: Between session end and 2 years, depending on their purpose