COOKIES POLICY
This policy sets out how we use cookies. This policy should be read in conjunction with the Platform’s privacy policy which is available here
The Platform Provider uses “cookies” in order to provide the Service. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your device. Cookies act as an identifier and enable the Platform Provider to recognise end users when they navigate from one page to the next in order to keep them logged in, configure pages and deliver relevant content.
We use the following cookies:
- Essential cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website and make use of the Services. If you block or refuse these cookies, the Service may not function as intended.
- Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. These cookies require your consent.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences. These cookies require your consent.
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. These cookies require your consent.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie | Type of cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| session | Essential | keeping track of a logged-in user |
| jwt | Essential | encrypted shared session information for lesson front-end |
| relsConfig & wmConfig | Essential | configuration for course front-end |
| course-menu-tabs* | Functionality | stores which tabs have been selected |
| currentCategory* | Functionality | stores which category have been selected |
| groupByCriterion* | Functionality | store which group has been selected |
| searchQuery* | Functionality | store the term the user searched for |
| upstream | Essential | internal proxy server routing cookie |
You can choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you refuse to allow essential cookies, this will interfere with your ability to use the Service.
Please note that the following third parties may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These named third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services. These third-party cookies are likely to be analytical cookies or performance cookies or targeting cookies. These cookies will only be installed with your consent:
| _ga* | Google analytics | website analytics to help us spot problems and improve our service |
| hubspotuk | Hubspot targeting cookie | advertising/sales tracking |
| _hs* | Hubspot targeting cookie | advertising/sales tracking |
Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after 6 months.
