Welcome. Our website uses cookies to understand how our platforms are used, to improve your experience, and for advertising purposes. This Cookie Notice outlines how DN Colleges Group (“DNCG”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies.
This website is operated by DN Colleges Group, based at The Hub, Chappell Drive, Doncaster, Yorkshire, DN1 2RF. This policy covers the following websites: dncolleges.ac.uk, don.ac.uk, northlindsey.ac.uk, ucdon.ac.uk, ucnl.ac.uk, and humberenergy.co.uk. If you have any questions, you can reach our Data Protection team at dataprotection@dncolleges.ac.uk.
Why do we have a cookie notice?
This policy is in accordance with our obligations under UK data protection laws, including the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). We are required to be transparent about the cookies we use and to obtain your explicit consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your device’s hard drive by a website. Each time you return to the same website, your browser retrieves and sends the relevant cookie(s) to the website’s server, allowing it to recognise you and tailor your experience.
Your consent for cookies?
Your active and explicit consent is required before we can place non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept, reject, or personalise your cookie choices.
We will only place analytical and advertising cookies on your device after you have given your clear, affirmative consent. You can change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time, just as easily as you gave it, through our cookie management tool.
The cookies we use
We use the following types of non-essential cookies, subject to your prior consent:
Analytical Cookies
These allow us to measure and report on website activity. They help us understand how visitors move around our websites, which pages are most popular, and how our platforms are performing. This information does not directly identify you but helps us improve our services.
Google Analytics
We use this service to track and report on website traffic. It helps us understand user behaviour, calculate visitor data, and analyse how our sites are used.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and deliver more relevant content to you. They are capable of tracking your browser across other websites to build a profile of your interests.
Facebook Pixel
This tool allows us to measure, optimise, and build audiences for our advertising campaigns on social media. It helps us understand the actions people take on our website after seeing our ads.
How to manage cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time.
Cookie Preference Tool
The easiest way to manage your choices or withdraw your consent is through the cookie preference tool accessible from our website’s cookie banner or via a link in our website footer.
Browser Settings
You can also control and/or delete cookies as you wish through your browser settings. Popular browsers include Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera.
Functionality
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and correct display of our digital platforms.
Help and complaints
If you have any questions about this policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at dataprotection@dncolleges.ac.uk.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Changes
This is the current version of this policy, issued in January 2026. If we make significant changes to this policy, we will update the effective date and notify you via our website.