1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data (text files) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your login information. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
There are two types of cookies – those which are essential to provide you with the services you have requested and others which enable us to improve the quality of those services and/or track website usage. They are set by us, and described in more detail below. In brief terms, however, our website only uses non-essential cookies, with your agreement, to aggregate data on an anonymous basis by measuring how many users undertake particular actions on our website, so that we can monitor and improve our services. Our cookies do not process personal data, meaning that they do not use any information from which you can be identified as an individual.
The particular cookies we use are set out below.
2. Which cookies do we use?
As described above, a ‘non-essential cookie’ is a term we use to describe those cookies which are not strictly necessary in order to provide the Trinity Challenge website service, but nonetheless improve the quality of the services we provide by generating relevant analytical data about use of the website. We will only use them where you have provided your specific, positive consent to us doing so.
A brief summary of the non-essential cookies we use is as follows:
Last updated: September 2, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Trinity Challenge® (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on this website, in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, Reg. 2016/679) and the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC, Art. 5(3)).
Who we are
The data controller for the processing of your personal data through cookies is:
- Data controller: The Trinity Challenge®
- Address: Master's Lodge, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ
- Email: [email protected]
What are cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They allow us to recognize your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, measure how the site is used, and (with your consent) deliver personalized advertising.
We also use similar technologies such as localStorage, sessionStorage, and pixel tags. Where this policy refers to “cookies”, it covers these technologies as well.
Legal basis
For strictly necessary cookies, the legal basis is our legitimate interest under GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) and the technical exemption under ePrivacy Art. 5(3).
For all other cookie categories, the legal basis is your explicit consent under GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) and Art. 7, collected via the cookie banner before any non-essential cookie is set.
You can withdraw consent at any time using the “Cookie settings” link or by clearing your cookies; withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal (GDPR Art. 7(3)).
Cookies used on this site
Analytics
9 cookies
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
__utma |
— |
2 years |
Set by Google Analytics |
__utmb |
— |
30 minutes |
Set by Google Analytics |
__utmc |
— |
session |
Set by Google Analytics |
__utmt |
— |
10 minutes |
Set by Google Analytics |
__utmz |
— |
6 months |
Set by Google Analytics |
_ga |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
2 years |
Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
_ga_JLCLK4T6Y4 |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
2 years |
Google Analytics 4 cookie used to persist session state. |
_gat |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
1 minute |
Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate. |
_gid |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
24 hours |
Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
Marketing
4 cookies
Marketing cookies are used to provide visitors with customised ads based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
_gcl_au |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
90 days |
Google Ads conversion linker cookie. |
LOGIN_INFO |
— |
2 years |
Set by YouTube |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
6 months |
YouTube cookie used to estimate bandwidth and display settings. |
YSC |
thetrinitychallenge.org |
session |
YouTube cookie used to track views of embedded videos. |
Third-party services
Where you give consent, this site may load resources from the following third-party services, which set their own cookies:
None declared.
Each third party is an independent data controller for the cookies it sets; please consult their respective privacy policies.
How long we keep data
Consent records and analytics data are retained for 12 months from collection. Strictly necessary cookies are retained only for the duration of the session or as required for the technical function they serve. See the table above for the specific lifetime of each cookie.
Your rights
Under GDPR Art. 12-22 you have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you (Art. 15)
- request rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16)
- request erasure (“right to be forgotten”, Art. 17)
- restrict processing (Art. 18)
- data portability (Art. 20)
- object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21)
- withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3))
- lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority
To exercise these rights contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month of receipt (GDPR Art. 12(3)).
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will trigger a re-consent prompt on your next visit.
Contact
For any question about this Cookie Policy, contact us at [email protected].
This cookie policy was generated by FAZ Cookie Manager using a template scaffold for the
GDPR (EU/EEA/UK) jurisdiction. Templates do not constitute legal advice. The administrator of this site remains the data controller under applicable law and is responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the published content. For jurisdiction-specific guidance, consult:
https://edpb.europa.eu/.
The cookies we use enable us to monitor how you use our website, and are created by Google Analytics. The data collected is anonymised and is not used in relation to you individually but provides a measure of how many users undertake certain actions on the website so that we can monitor certain metrics of success. No individual behaviour data will be used for advertising nor passed on to third parties with the exception of Google Analytics. As the information is anonymised, you are not identifiable and so it is not your personal data.
You have the option to decide whether you allow these cookies to be stored on your browser, and can change your preferences at any time by deleting cookies from your browser, returning to the site, and declining cookies when asked.
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
- https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
- http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
- https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
- https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
If you have any further details, then please contact us at [email protected].
