Cookie Policy

About Cookies

Technologies dipe uses cookies and similar technologies on our website to improve your browsing experience and understand how you interact with our content. This policy explains what cookies are, which ones we use, and how you can control them.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and recognize you when you return. Most websites use cookies because they make the browsing experience faster and more personalized. Cookies cannot access other files on your computer or spread viruses.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas of the site, and remembering which cookies you've accepted or declined. Our student portal uses essential cookies to keep you logged in during your session and to remember your course preferences. Without these cookies, you wouldn't be able to book lessons or access your learning materials online. These cookies don't collect information that could identify you personally and we cannot disable them through our systems.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors navigate our website, which pages they visit most, and where they encounter problems. This information helps us improve the site layout and content. For example, if many people abandon our contact form halfway through, we know to simplify it. These cookies collect anonymous data about page views, time spent on site, and click patterns. They cannot identify you individually. We review this data monthly to enhance user experience.

Preference Cookies

Preference cookies remember your choices to make your experience more personal. They store settings like your preferred language, text size, and whether you want to see the cookie banner again. On our student portal, these cookies remember if you prefer list view or calendar view for your lesson schedule. They make the site more convenient by eliminating the need to reset your preferences every visit.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you'll see a banner asking you to accept or decline cookies. You can change your mind anytime through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block cookies entirely, delete existing cookies, or set preferences for specific websites. Keep in mind that blocking all cookies will affect how our site works and may prevent you from accessing certain features like the student portal. If you clear your browser cookies, you'll need to set your preferences again when you return to our site.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site come from external services we use, such as our payment processor or video hosting platform for tutorial content. These third parties have their own cookie policies which govern how they use your information. We choose service providers carefully and only work with companies that respect user privacy. You can usually find links to their cookie policies in the footer of pages where their services appear.

Questions About Cookies

If you have questions about how we use cookies or want help managing your preferences, contact our team at the Manchester centre or by phone. We're happy to explain which cookies do what and help you configure your settings to match your comfort level with data collection.