Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. ATL Portfolio uses cookies only where they are necessary to provide the service or to remember your preferences. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
Where cookies are not strictly necessary, we ask for your consent before placing them, in line with UK GDPR and the EU ePrivacy Directive.
| Purpose | Required for the Platform to function, including security and session integrity. |
|---|---|
| Retention | Typically the duration of your browsing session, or up to 12 months for remembered preferences. |
| Can be disabled? | No — disabling these cookies prevents the Platform from working correctly. |
| Impact if disabled | You will not be able to sign in or access protected pages. |
| Purpose | Remember your choices such as interface preferences, dismissed banners and accessibility settings. |
|---|---|
| Retention | Up to 12 months. |
| Can be disabled? | Yes — these are optional and require consent. |
| Impact if disabled | Your preferences will not be remembered between visits; the Platform will still work. |
| Purpose | Identify you as a signed-in user and keep you logged in securely during your session. |
|---|---|
| Retention | Until you sign out or the session expires. |
| Can be disabled? | No — these are essential for secure sign-in. |
| Impact if disabled | You will not be able to remain signed in. |
| Purpose | Maintain the state of your current visit (for example, the page you are viewing). |
|---|---|
| Retention | Deleted when you close your browser. |
| Can be disabled? | No — essential for the Platform to operate. |
| Impact if disabled | Core features such as navigation and form submission may stop working. |
ATL Portfolio uses Google Analytics as an optional analytics service. The Google Analytics script is not loaded unless you actively accept analytics cookies through the consent banner.
| Provider | Google Analytics |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Understand website/app usage and improve reliability and usability. |
| Data involved | Limited usage, page interaction, device/browser and network information. We do not intentionally send student evidence, reflections or assessment content to Google Analytics. |
| Consent | Optional — Google Analytics remains disabled unless analytics consent is granted. |
| Advertising use | Advertising-personalisation signals and Google signals are disabled in our configuration. |
- No analytics script before opt-in consent.
- No advertising cookies or advertising-personalisation signals enabled by ATL Portfolio.
- No intentional use of student portfolio content for analytics.
When you first visit the Platform, a cookie consent banner is shown. You can choose to accept optional analytics cookies or continue with essential cookies only. Google Analytics is not loaded before analytics consent is granted.
Your choice is stored locally in your browser so we do not ask you again on every visit. You can change your choice by clearing the site's stored browser data and reloading the page, which will display the consent banner again.
Most browsers let you control cookies in their settings. You can usually:
- View the cookies currently stored on your device.
- Block or delete individual or all cookies.
- Set rules for specific websites.
- Clear all cookies when you close the browser.
Note that blocking essential cookies will prevent the Platform from working.
For questions about cookies or this policy, contact:
ATL Portfolio — Data Protection
privacy@atlportfolio.com
Questions about compliance?
Our data protection team is ready to help IT managers, DPOs and procurement leads review ATL Portfolio for your school.