Martek Marine’s Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains the type of cookies used on this Website together with their purpose. This policy was last updated January 2026.
This Website is operated by Martek Marine Group of Companies (“Martek” or “We” or “Us” or “Our”) and is made available to You (“You” or “Your”). Martek’s Website uses cookies to distinguish You from other users of Our Website and to aid in the functionality of all it’s features. This helps Us to provide You with a good experience and enables Us to improve the Website.
Please read this cookie policy in conjunction with Our Website Terms and Conditions and Our Privacy Policy.
This Cookie Policy only applies to the Martek Academy Website. Information regarding cookies on our other websites, can be found in their own Cookie Policies.
Martek Marine’s Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files placed on Your computer by websites that you visit. Cookies provide information on how visitors are using this website in order to help Us improve the experience for our customers and to make Our website more efficient. Some of the cookies We use are necessary to enable You to navigate the website and use its features.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):
Essential website cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
| Cookie Name | Company Name | Purpose | Expiry | Functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_[hash] | WordPress | Strictly necessary (authentication) | Session | Used to keep users logged in. It identifies the account and ensures access to profile, account details, or other protected content while navigating the website. |
| wordpress_sec_[hash] | WordPress | Strictly necessary (security/authentication) | Session | Provides secure login by storing authentication details. Only transmitted over HTTPS to protect against malicious activity such as cross-site scripting attacks. |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress | Strictly necessary (functionality) | Session | Checks whether the browser is set to allow cookies. This is required for the login process to work. |
| zaraz-consent | Cloudflare | Consent Management | 1 Year | Stores the user’s consent choices regarding cookies and tracking technologies. |
Performance and functionality cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
| Cookie Name | Company Name | Purpose | Expiry | Functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp-settings-305 | WordPress | Preferences | 1 Year | Saves user preferences for the WordPress admin area, such as layout and display options. |
| wp-settings-time-305 | WordPress | Preferences | 1 Year | Records the time when preferences were set, ensuring consistent admin display settings. |
Why do we use cookies on Our Website?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
How can I control cookies on my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit: Digital Advertising Alliance.
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognise or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?
Websites may also use so-called “Flash Cookies” (also known as Local Shared Objects or “LSOs”) to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.
If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to “information” on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your consent, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time).
Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.
Do you serve targeted advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Websites. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected] or by post to: Data Protection Officer, Martek Marine Ltd, Adwick Park, Manvers, Swinton, Rotherham, S63 5AB.