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Lancaster University School of Mathematics

WordPress hosted at 34SP.com, Microsoft 365 mail, DNS run by Lancaster University — and a strict p=reject DMARC policy reporting to Barracuda.

WordPressMicrosoft 365p=reject

Sponsor / owner: University of Lancaster. All values below are a point-in-time snapshot observed 24 July 2026 from public DNS, WHOIS/RDAP, HTTP response headers and published policies — how this was gathered.

Infrastructure

Website

lusom.ac.uk

Platform / CMS

WordPress

Exposes /wp-json/; served through nginx.

Web host / origin

34SP.com

IP in 34SP.com's Manchester range (UK-34SP).

DNS provider

Lancaster University

ns1.lancs.ac.uk ns2.lancs.ac.uk ns3.lancs.ac.uk

Registry

.ac.uk (Jisc)

Registrar / agent

University of Lancaster (self-managed Jisc agent)

Registrant

University of Lancaster (registered for: Lancaster University School of Mathematics)

Domain created / renewal

27 January 2021 · renews 26 January 2027

Microsoft 365

MX to lusom-ac-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com; SPF lists Lancaster University IPs plus Microsoft.

DMARC

p=reject

Strict p=reject with forensic reporting to Barracuda Networks — the strongest anti-spoofing posture, unauthenticated mail is rejected outright.

Third-party signals in DNS

Domain-verification and SPF records left in DNS reveal which SaaS platforms a domain has been connected to. These are fingerprints, not proof of active use.

Microsoft 365 mail + MS= token
Atlassian Jira / Confluence domain verification
Barracuda Networks DMARC aggregate/forensic reporting

Privacy & data processing

policy published

A Rigby Education Trust policy; admissions run on CEDAR with Wisepay for payments. Behind a CookieYes banner the site loads a full ad-tech stack (Meta, LinkedIn, X, Google Ads) that the cookie policy never mentions.

Policy

lusom.ac.uk/keystatutoryinformation/ (PDF policy (Dec 2024) + HTML cookie policy)

Scope

Academy-trust policy

Data controller

The Rigby Education Trust (Companies House 12098063; ICO ZB209882)

ICO registration

ZB209882 · registration expires 20 September 2026

Registered controller: The Rigby Education Trust

Data Protection Officer

Internal to the trust, based at Cardinal Newman College, Preston.

Consent tool

GDPR Cookie Consent (CookieYes)

Named processors

CEDAR applications / admissions system
Wisepay payments
U-Maths & Observatory for Mathematical Education participation research

Cookies & tracking

Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager (GTM-MXKHR9D)Meta PixelLinkedIn Insight TagX / Twitter Ads pixelGoogle Ads / DoubleClick remarketing

What the site loads vs. what it discloses

The cookie policy discloses only Google Analytics and WordPress, but the live site also loads a Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight tag, an X/Twitter ads pixel and Google Ads remarketing — significant under-disclosure.

Sources

1.Live DNS, WHOIS/RDAP and HTTP headers for lusom.ac.uk (observed 24 July 2026)
2.ICO data-protection register entry — ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry/ZB209882
3.Published privacy / cookie policy — lusom.ac.uk/keystatutoryinformation/
4.Lancaster (LUSoM) on the main guide — mathsschools.co.uk/schools/lancaster-maths-school/

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