What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a small file that permits a website to recognise and track its users and store this information on your computer’s hard drive.Cookies are used by most websites and do not harm your system. They consist of simple text files of letters and numbers which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit our website.

Cookies help analyse web traffic by remembering information about your preferences. They allow web applications to respond to you as an individual by presenting you with tailored options based on the information stored.

A cookie does not give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. Generally cookies do not collect information that identifies you personally. They collect more common information such as how users arrive at and use our website.

How we use cookies?

We use cookies to measure the number of people who use our website and offer you a positive experience when you visit our website. The cookies analyse traffic by enabling us to identify which pages are being used and monitor the pages you find useful and which you do not. Traffic logs help us to improve our website performance and provide you with a better service. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. It is generally used for advertising and marketing purposes.

The functions of cookies

There are several different functions that are performed by cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that are essential for our website to operate properly, for example, filling in the form to download the prospectus, and therefore cannot be turned off. They enrich the site’s functionality to offer you an optimal experience as a website user. These strictly necessary cookies provide you with access to our online systems, such as the registration form, without essential cookies our site will not function properly. If your internet browser is set to reject all cookies, then some features of the site may not work for you.
• Performance Cookies;These are cookies allowing us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. They recognise and count the number of visitors to the website and see identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular. We use Google Analytics cookies to track anonymous usage statistics and do not collect any personal information that can be used to identify you. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example finding ways to search more efficiently.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
• Third Party Cookies; These are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which we use to enhance our site. For example, the Twitter feed on our home page. We have no control over the cookies set by Twitter.

Privacy

While there are many legal uses for cookies to develop accessibility and efficiency, some uses of cookies may lead to privacy concerns.

You may be worried about cookies storing personal information identifying you (e.g. name, email address etc.) across multiple sites which tracks users and internet usage. Ecrademy (Innovative Education Network Ltd) does not use cookies to hold any personal information or track users across multiple sites.

We are conscious of our liability to protect your privacy. As part of our responsibility, we let you know what information we collect using cookies when you use our websites, why we collect it and how we use it to improve your experience.

How to change your cookie settings

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

If you want to disable/block cookies, or check/change what types of cookies you accept, you activate the settings on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.

However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website and you may not be able to use the full features of our website.

For more information on how to disable cookies, or how to remove cookies that have already been set on your computer or mobile device, via the following link: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/

For more information about how to manage cookies and their uses visit About Cookies

If you would like further information on the use of cookies, please contact our Data Protection Officer;

Head of Governance and Corporate Services

Data Protection Officer

29 Avenue Gaston Berger
Rennes
35000
>France
dataprotectionofficer@ecrademy.com