Last updated: August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (MAFA) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
For information about how we collect and use personal information more generally, please see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They can be used to make websites work correctly, remember preferences and provide information about how a website is being used.
Some cookies are necessary for a website to function. Others, including analytics cookies, are optional and may require your consent.
Cookies we use
The MAFA website uses two main types of cookies:
Necessary cookies
These cookies support essential website functionality and security. They are required for the website to operate correctly and do not require your consent.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the MAFA website.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
This information helps us understand how the website is performing, which content is useful to visitors and how the website can be improved.
Where consent is required, Google Analytics cookies will not be set until you have chosen to accept them through our cookie controls.
Advertising cookies
MAFA does not use advertising or behavioural-targeting cookies on this website.
We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or serve personalised advertising to website visitors.
Managing your cookie preferences
When you visit the MAFA website, you can use our cookie controls to choose whether to accept optional cookies.
You can change or withdraw your consent through the cookie controls available on the website.
You can also control and delete cookies through your web browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how certain parts of a website function.
Third-party services
Google Analytics is provided by Google. Where you consent to analytics cookies, information collected through Google Analytics may be processed by Google in accordance with its privacy and data-protection arrangements.
For further information about how Google handles information collected through Google Analytics, please refer to Google’s privacy information.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the technologies or services used by the MAFA website change.
The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated.
If you have questions about MAFA’s use of cookies or personal information, please contact compliance@mafa.org.uk.