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Cookie policy

This policy explains how our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you interact with us. This Cookie Policy provides the types of cookies we use, the information we collect and how the information is used. By accessing and / or using the Website, you agree with the use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. 

1. What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small file or part of a file placed on your computer when you visit certain parts of a website, or when you use certain features of the site. It contains some personal information (e.g. customized preferences or a record of pages visited). Cookies are widely used to remember you and your preferences, either for a single visit or multiple repeat visits.

2. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several purposes:
  • Strictly Necessary Cookies
    A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of our Website to provide the functionality that you need to use this website. Essential cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online school, support functions such as logging in, and payment transactions.
  • Functionality Cookies
    Functional Cookies allow our web site to remember choices you make, e.g. your user name and log in details. They are necessary to provide features and services specific to individual users.
  • Analytics Cookies
    These cookies help us understand how you use our site, e.g., how efficiently you are able to navigate and what features you use. 
  • Marketing/Targeting Cookies
    These help us know when and how often you visit the website, which pages you have visited, and which links you have visited. This information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make the Website more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.
  • Third-Party Cookies
    Third-party Cookies are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services or by third parties providing analytics services to us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).
  • Persistent Cookies
    Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit the website.
  • Session Cookies
    Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit the website until you close your browser. 

3. Consent and Control

 Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a banner requesting your consent to set Cookies. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however, certain features of our website may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookies.

You can decide on how your device will accept, limit or block cookies by configuring your preferences or choices through your web browser settings. In addition, you can also configure multiple devices to notify you when a cookie is being placed and decide whether you will accept the cookie. You can also activate private browsing. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

4. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

5. Further Information

For more information, please see: