1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.
2. How We Use Cookies
Glossy Vault Business English uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, improve our services, and provide personalised content. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential website functionality
- Remembering your preferences and settings
- Analysing website traffic and user behaviour
- Providing personalised content and advertisements
- Enabling social media features
- Improving security and preventing fraud
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Necessary Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_security | Security and session management | Session |
| csrf_token | Cross-site request forgery protection | Session |
| glossy_vault_cookie_consent | Remember your cookie preferences | 1 year |
3.2 Analytics Cookies (Optional)
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, which pages are visited most often, and any error messages received. This information helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| analytics_enabled | Track analytics consent | 1 year |
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics - throttle request rate | 1 minute |
3.3 Marketing Cookies (Optional)
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| marketing_enabled | Track marketing consent | 1 year |
| facebook_pixel | Facebook advertising and remarketing | 90 days |
| linkedin_insight | LinkedIn advertising and analytics | 180 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may contain content and services provided by third parties, which may set their own cookies. These include:
4.1 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form.
Learn more: Google Privacy Policy
4.2 Social Media Platforms
Our website includes social media buttons and widgets that may set cookies to enable their functionality and track your usage across different websites.
- Facebook: Facebook Cookie Policy
- Twitter: Twitter Cookie Policy
- LinkedIn: LinkedIn Cookie Policy
- Instagram: Instagram Cookie Policy
5. Cookie Duration
Cookies are classified by their duration:
5.1 Session Cookies
These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They enable basic website functionality during your visit.
5.2 Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They remember your preferences and provide a personalised experience on return visits.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
6.1 Our Cookie Management Tool
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:
- Accept All: Allow all cookies including analytics and marketing
- Necessary Only: Only allow essential cookies required for website functionality
- Custom Settings: Choose which categories of cookies to allow
Update Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button below:
6.2 Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Delete all cookies when you close the browser
- Receive notifications when cookies are set
6.3 Browser-Specific Instructions
- Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
- Firefox: Firefox tracking protection
- Safari: Safari privacy settings
- Edge: Manage cookies in Edge
7. Impact of Disabling Cookies
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website:
7.1 Essential Cookies
Disabling essential cookies will prevent core website functionality and may make parts of the website inaccessible or not function properly.
7.2 Analytics Cookies
Disabling analytics cookies means we cannot track how you use our website, which may affect our ability to improve user experience.
7.3 Marketing Cookies
Disabling marketing cookies means you may see less relevant advertisements and we cannot measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
8. Mobile Applications
If you use our mobile applications, we may use similar technologies to cookies, including:
- Local storage
- Software Development Kits (SDKs)
- Unique device identifiers
- App usage analytics
9. Your Rights
Under UK and EU data protection laws, you have rights regarding cookies and similar technologies:
- Right to be informed: We provide clear information about our cookie use
- Right to consent: We obtain your consent before setting non-essential cookies
- Right to withdraw consent: You can change your cookie preferences at any time
- Right to object: You can object to certain types of cookies
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our cookie practices. We will notify you of any significant changes by:
- Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
- Displaying a notice on our website
- Sending an email notification for substantial changes
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Glossy Vault Business English
42 Regent Street
London, W1B 5TE
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 20 7946 0958