Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions on our website, enabling us to enhance your user experience.

How We Use Cookies

Our website uses cookies for several purposes:

• To remember your cookie consent preferences
• To maintain form data when you navigate between pages
• To analyze how visitors use our website and identify areas for improvement
• To recognize returning visitors and provide a personalized experience
• To ensure website functionality operates correctly

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, form submission, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Examples:

• Cookie consent status storage
• Session management for form data
• Security cookies to prevent unauthorized access

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your selected service or language preferences. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Examples:

• Remembering selected services during enrollment
• Storing user interface preferences
• Maintaining login state for student portals

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve website performance and user experience.

Examples:

• Page visit statistics
• Traffic source information
• Time spent on pages
• Click patterns and navigation paths

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website may be set by third-party services we use, such as analytics providers or embedded content. These third parties may use cookies to track your browsing activity across multiple websites.

We carefully select third-party services and ensure they comply with relevant privacy regulations. However, we do not control the cookies set by third parties. For information about third-party cookies, please refer to the respective third party's privacy policy.

Browser Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage to save certain preferences and temporary data. This includes:

• Selected service information during enrollment process
• Cookie consent preferences
• Form draft data to prevent loss during navigation

Unlike cookies, local storage data is not automatically transmitted to our servers with every request. It remains on your device until explicitly cleared by you or our website.

Cookie Duration

Cookies may be session-based or persistent:

Session Cookies

These temporary cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They are used for essential website functions like maintaining your session during enrollment.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. We use persistent cookies to remember your preferences across multiple visits.

Our persistent cookies typically expire after 12 months, though some essential cookies may have longer expiration periods.

Managing Cookies

You have several options for controlling cookies:

Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies through our cookie banner. Your choice is stored and respected on future visits.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can typically:

• View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking all cookies may impact your experience on our website and prevent certain features from functioning properly.

Browser-Specific Instructions

For detailed information on managing cookies in your specific browser:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, certain features of our website may not function as intended:

• You may need to re-enter information on forms if you navigate away
• Your preferences and settings will not be remembered
• Some interactive features may be unavailable
• The cookie banner will reappear on each visit

Essential cookies required for basic website functionality will still be used even if you decline optional cookies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookies policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, regulations, or our practices. The updated version will be indicated by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Address: Level 7, 124 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

More Information

For more information about cookies and how they work, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

To learn more about how we protect your privacy beyond cookies, please see our Privacy Policy.