1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. Cookies can be stored for different lengths of time — some expire when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them (persistent cookies).
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several important purposes:
- To remember your cookie preferences and consent choices
- To understand how visitors use our website and course platform
- To improve website performance and fix technical issues
- To personalise your experience and remember information you provide
- To analyse traffic patterns and user behaviour for continuous improvement
- To provide relevant content and course recommendations
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Essential cookies are always enabled and cannot be disabled. Examples include cookies that maintain your session and store your security preferences.
Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to collect information about how you use our website, such as the pages you visit, links you click, and time spent on each page. This information helps us understand user behaviour and improve our content and navigation. Analytics data is anonymised and aggregated.
Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track your behaviour across websites and display targeted advertisements or promotional content. They help us understand your interests and show you relevant information about our courses and services. Marketing cookies are only set if you consent.
4. Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device. These services include:
- Payment Processors: When you make a payment, the payment processor may set cookies to secure your transaction and prevent fraud.
- Analytics Providers: We use analytics services to measure website traffic and user engagement. These providers set cookies to track your activity.
- Email Marketing: If you opt in to our email newsletter, email service providers may set cookies to track open rates and click-throughs.
Third-party providers are contractually obligated to use cookies only for the purposes we have specified and in compliance with applicable privacy laws. We encourage you to review their privacy policies for more information.
5. Specific Cookies We Set
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| cookie-consent | Persistent | Stores your cookie preferences and consent choices |
| session_id | Session | Maintains your session and user authentication |
| ga_* | Persistent | Analytics tracking (if enabled) |
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the page. You can:
- Accept All: Accept all cookies including analytics and marketing
- Reject: Reject non-essential cookies and only use essential cookies
- Customize: Choose which categories of cookies to enable or disable
Your choice is stored in the "cookie-consent" cookie and remembered on future visits. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Customize" button on the cookie banner.
7. Browser Cookie Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies only
- Allow cookies from specific websites only
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- Clear all stored cookies manually
Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers can be found on the browser's help page. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and course platform.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. Our website currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals. If you enable Do Not Track in your browser, you can still manage our cookies through your cookie preferences. We respect your choices and encourage you to use the tools available on our site to control your data collection.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised. Continued use of our website following changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed about our cookie practices.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to discuss your cookie preferences, please contact us:
SeniorTech Academy
Email: privacy@whisperingoakdream.com
Phone: +81332162811