About this cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: dev.smartacademics.co.uk
What are cookies ?
How do we use cookies ?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use ?
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.
Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyse how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.
Marketing: Our website displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalise the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.
The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.
Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.
Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| collect |
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across
devices and marketing channels.
Initiator: Inline script, page source line number 50-136
Source: https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1_v=j87aip=1a=538418270t=pageview_s=1dl=https%3A%2F%2Fdev.smartacadem ics.co.uk%2Ful=en-usde=UTF-8dt=Exam%20Centre%20%26%20Online%20Distance%20Learning%20Courses%20for%20GCSE%20%26%2 0A-Levelsd=24-bitsr=1024x768vp=1000x741je=0_u=aGBAgUAjC~jid=393936329gjid=191323256cid=1457209666.1605550452tid=UA-39 976821-1_gid=1509477648.1605550452did=dZGIzZGz=844215659
Data is sent to: United States
|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie con sent box. Initiator: Webserver Source: smartacademics.co.uk Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate) Adequate country under GDPR (EU) |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie con sent box. Initiator: Webserver Source: smartacademics.co.uk Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate) Adequate country under GDPR (EU) |
| ss |
Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 1718
Source: https://embed.tawk.to/5f85b58cf0e7167d0018ad7d/default
Data is sent to: United States
|
| TawkConnectionTime |
Allows the website to recoqnise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 1718
Source: https://embed.tawk.to/5f85b58cf0e7167d0018ad7d/default
Data is sent to: United States
|
| wc_cart_hash_# | Unclassified Initiator: Webserver Source: smartacademics.co.uk Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate) Adequate country under GDPR (EU) |
| wc_fragments_# |
Unclassified
Initiator: Webserver
Source: smartacademics.co.uk
Data is sent to: United Kingdom (adequate)
Adequate country under GDPR (EU)
|
| _ga |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 84 Source: https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
|
| _gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 84 Source: https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
|
| _gid |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 84 Source: https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
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How can I control the cookie preferences ?
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.