Cookie Policy – Scholars Tutorial
Effective Date: 10-04-2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Scholars Tutorial uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our website and online learning platforms.
By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You may manage or disable cookies via your browser settings at any time.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are used to store small pieces of information about your preferences, session data, or usage patterns to help improve your experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly, such as secure login, session management, and navigation.
- Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website (e.g., which pages are visited most), so we can improve functionality and content.
- Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, login details) for a more personalised experience.
- Analytics Cookies: Used to generate insights about usage patterns across our online testing platform.
- Security Cookies: Help detect unauthorised access or misuse of our site and protect user data.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party services that appear on our pages (e.g., YouTube video embeds, analytics tools like Google Analytics). These cookies are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties.
We do not allow any third-party advertisers to place cookies on our site for marketing purposes.
4. Managing Cookies
You can choose to accept or decline cookies using your browser settings. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your settings to decline them if preferred. Please note:
- Disabling cookies may impact the functionality of some areas of our website, including the online mock test platform.
- You can delete cookies at any time from your device.
5. Cookies We Use (Examples)
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Essential | Maintains login session | Until browser close |
| analytics_token | Analytics | Tracks page visits and usage | 30 days |
| preferences | Functional | Saves test settings (e.g., test format) | 1 year |
6. Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies as outlined in this policy. You can withdraw consent at any time by changing your browser settings.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy periodically to reflect legal requirements or changes in our cookie usage. The updated version will be posted on this page with the effective date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: info@scholarstutorial.co.uk
Phone: 07916 931551