Regulations on Cookies and Tracking Technologies
When you visit or interact with our websites or services, we (or our authorized service providers) may use cookies or other similar technologies for the functioning of our services, to help us improve our performance, or to give you extra functionalities, all with the goal of providing a better experience. A “cookie” is a small piece of information sent to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected devices to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. It holds information a site may need to interact with you and personalize your experience. We use three kinds of cookies: required cookies, functional cookies, and analytics and performance cookies. Except for technical cookies, the storing of cookies on your device requires consent. By continuing to browse our websites after having seen the cookies banner displayed on the home page, you consent to the storing of cookies on your device. This consent is valid for a period of 13 months.
Role of Cookies in Enhancing User Experience
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include cookies that enable you to log into and use the application.
- Analytical/performance cookies: They 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.
Third-party websites
The website may contain links to other websites. These links are for convenience to help you locate other resources of interest. If you go to a third-party website, you are agreeing to the privacy practices of and use of personal information by that website.
This website uses the advertising marketing platforms to advertise on third-party websites to former visitors. It means that we advertise to past visitors who have completed a task on our site, for example using the contact form to make an enquiry. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the search results page. Third-party vendors, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the College website. Any data collected will follow our own privacy statement.
Additional Online Behavior Tracking Tools
On several of our web pages, you'll find 'social buttons' that enable you to share content easily on social media. Note that these sites might collect data about your browsing habits.
Your Cookie Choices
- Upon your first visit, we will ask you to consent to the use of analytics, advertising, and functional cookies, or to refuse them, as required by law.
- You can withdraw or modify your consent to our use of cookies at any time. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help", "Tools" or "Edit" settings).
- Please be aware that refusing cookies may prevent you from using all the features of our website.
Please note that without cookies, you may not have access to certain features on our website, including access to your profile/account and certain personalized content. Removing all cookies from your computer could also affect your subsequent visits to certain websites, including ours. You will still see ads, but they will not be based on your browsing data.
General Provisions
Data Retention Approach
Our retention of Personal Data is strictly tied to the purposes laid out in our Privacy Policy. We retain Usage Data to enhance service security, functionality, and to adhere to statutory retention guidelines.
Policy Updates
This Notice may be revised from time to time to ensure compliance with legal mandates and to reflect changes in our operational strategies. All updates will be promptly posted on this Site. We encourage you to revisit this Cookie Notice frequently to stay informed about our use of Cookies. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.