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Cookies Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them.
You should read this policy so you can understand what type of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this cookie policy, please contact our DPO at:
The DPO Centre
50 Liverpool St
London
EC2M 7PY
E-mail: hello@dpocentre.com
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files with small pieces of data that are used to identify your computer as you use a computer network. Specific cookies known as HTTP cookies are used to identify specific users and improve your web browsing experience.
Data stored in a cookie is created by the server upon your connection. This data is labelled with an ID unique to you and your computer.
When the cookie is exchanged between your computer and the network server, the server reads the ID and knows what information to specifically serve to you.
We utilise the following cookies on our IDL website:
- Essential/Strictly necessary cookies:
These are cookies that are essential for website functionality. They are necessary to provide an online service on a website or used solely to carry out or facilitate the transmission of communication over a network. In their absence, users of our website may not be able to access the various functionalities and features of our website. - Analytic/Performance cookies:
These cookies track website visitors and their user behaviour. This information is used to improve the websites’ performance and user experience. Analytics cookies require active user consent as per the UK GDPR. - Personalisation/Functionality cookies:
Personalisation cookies remember a user’s selected features and preferences for a specific site. - Advertising/targeting cookies:
These types of cookies are designed to gather information from you on your device and display advertisements to you based on relevant topics that interest you
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience by:
- Recognising when you log in and any preferred settings.
- Giving you a browsing experience that is unique to you and to serve you content which we believe improves your site experience
- Analysing how you use our site which helps us to troubleshoot any problems and to monitor our own performance
Consent to use cookies
We will ask for your permission/consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested and the operation of our website.
What type of cookies do we use?
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
| Domain | Type | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Analytical | _ga | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| Google Analytics | Functionality | _gat_gtag_UA_216494080_1 | Set by Google to distinguish users. |
| Google Analytics | Analytical | _gid | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| 21Digital | Advertising | cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Advertisement” category . |
| 21Digital | Analytical | cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Analytics”. |
| 21Digital | Functionality | cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. |
| Essential | cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. | |
| 21Digital | Other | cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Other. |
| 21Digital | Performance | cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”. |
| 21Digital | Functionality | CookieLawInfoConsent | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| 21Digital | Functionality | viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
How do you change cookie preferences or block cookies:
If you block cookies on our website, you may be unable to access certain areas of our website and certain functions and pages will not work in the usual way.
Within your browser you can choose whether you wish to accept cookies or not. Different browsers make different controls available to you. Generally, your browser will offer you the choice to accept, refuse or delete cookies, or those from providers that website owners use i.e., third party cookies, or those from specific websites
Please click here if you wish to opt out of being tracked by Google
Changes to this cookie policy:
We reserve the right to update this Policy from time to time. Please regularly check this Policy to ensure you are aware of the most updated version.
Contact
If you have any queries about this cookie policy, you can contact us at data@virtualacademyltd.co.uk or alternatively, call us on 01524 845046