Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 10, 2023
This Cookie Policy explains how BritSpeak Academy ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at www.britspeakacademy.co.uk ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, BritSpeak Academy) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described below:
3.1 Necessary Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. These cookies cannot be turned off in our systems.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | britspeakacademy.co.uk | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | britspeakacademy.co.uk | Preserves user session state across page requests | Session |
3.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | britspeakacademy.co.uk | Remembers the user's selected language version | 1 year |
| user_preferences | britspeakacademy.co.uk | Stores user preferences for site functionality | 1 year |
3.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 2 years |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 1 day |
3.4 Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third party advertisers | 3 months | |
| ads/ga-audiences | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites | Session |
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner on our Website.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website though your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
5. How Often Will We Update This Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
6. Where Can You Get Further Information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
BritSpeak Academy
28 Pembroke Street
Oxford, OX1 1BP
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0) 1865 123456