Cookie policy

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device. Most websites use them. They help the website to ‘remember’ you. Cookies are typically made up of letters and numbers. In most cases, they can’t identify you directly.

Cookies that we set are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by other companies that we work with are called “third-party cookies”.

Third-party cookies allow third-party features or functionality to work on the website. This may include advertising, interactive content, and analytics. The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your device. This applies when it visits our site, or selected other websites.

Cookies help to make our websites work effectively. They also track useful statistics, such as the number of people visiting the website. More specifics are outlined below.

You can decide whether to accept or reject cookies on this website. You can set your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. This lets you choose which categories of cookies to accept or reject.

You can find the Cookie Consent Manager in the notification banner and on our website. Click on the cookie icon in the bottom left of the screen to access it.

You cannot reject Essential Cookies. This is because they are necessary for our website to work, allowing us to provide you with services.

If you choose to reject cookies, you can still use our website. However, you might find that some functionality is limited.

It is easy to manage your cookies in general (for all websites) by adjusting your browser settings. By changing your settings, you can stop your browsing from being tracked. To find out more, visit the All About Computer Cookies website (opens in a new tab).

To the best of our knowledge, below is a list of our main partners who place cookies on our websites. There is also a short explanation of the purpose of these cookies. You can follow the links to find out more about the companies.

Essential website cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary. They allow us to provide you with services available through our website. They also allow you to use key website features, like access to secure areas.

Name: __cf_bm
Purpose: This cookie is set by Cloudflare. It works on devices that visit sites protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode.
Provider: .vimeo.com
Service: CloudFlare (view service privacy policy)

Performance and functionality cookies

These cookies are not essential, but they improve the performance of the website. Without them, certain functionality (like videos) might not be available.

Name: __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
Purpose: This cookie is set by YouTube. It manages the phased rollout of new features and updates.
Provider: .youtube.com
Service: Youtube (view service privacy policy)

Name: VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Purpose: This cookie stores your cookie consent state for the current domain.
Provider: .youtube.com
Service: Youtube (view service privacy policy)

Name: _cfuvid
Purpose: This cookie is set by Cloudflare. It enhances security and performance. It helps to identify trusted web traffic. It makes sure that your browsing experience is secure.
Provider: .vimeo.com
Service: CloudFlare (view service privacy policy)

Name: Optanon Consent
Provider: .shakespearesglobe.com
Service: OneTrust (view service privacy policy)

Analytics and customisation cookies

The data from these cookies helps us learn how visitors interact with our site. We may look at the combined data to check how effective our marketing is. The data also helps us to customise our website for you.

Name: s7
Purpose: This cookie gathers information about how users behave on our website.
Provider: images.shakespearesglobe.com; www.shakespearesglobe.com
Service: Adobe Analytics

Name: NID
Purpose: Google sets this cookie. It remembers user preferences via a unique user ID. It is a persistent cookie and stays for 182 days.
Provider: .google.com
Service: Google (view service privacy policy)

Advertising cookies

These cookies help us make advertising messages more relevant to you. This includes making sure that you don’t see the same ads all the time. It also helps ads to display correctly, and in some cases may select ads based on your interests.

Name: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE; YSC
Purpose: YouTube is owned by Google. It collects information via videos embedded in our website. This is combined with information from other Google-owned services. It allows Google to target advertising across its different platforms. Google also uses the information to help verify your Google user account and most recent login time.
Provider: .youtube.com
Service: Youtube (view service privacy policy)

Unclassified cookies

Name: collect
Purpose: www.google-analytics.com
Type: pixel_tracker

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