Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, improve functionality, and provide analytics about how visitors use the site.
How We Use Cookies
Prime Pathway Learning uses cookies to:
- Keep you logged in to your account
- Remember your preferences (e.g., selected pricing tier)
- Understand how visitors use our website to improve the user experience
- Ensure website security and prevent fraud
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns (with your consent)
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core features like security, network management, and accessibility.
Examples:
- Session cookies to keep you logged in
- Security cookies to prevent fraud
- Load balancing cookies for performance
Legal basis: These cookies are necessary for the performance of our services and do not require consent.
2. Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred lesson type or pricing tier) to provide enhanced, more personalised features.
Examples:
- Remembering your selected GCSE vs A level pricing view
- Storing form inputs so you don't have to re-enter information
- Language or region preferences
Legal basis: Legitimate interest in improving user experience. You can disable these cookies, but some features may not work properly.
3. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the site.
Examples:
- Google Analytics (if used) to track page views, session duration, and bounce rates
- Heatmap tools to see which parts of pages are most viewed
Legal basis: Consent. We will ask for your consent before using analytics cookies.
4. Marketing/Advertising Cookies
These cookies track your browsing activity to deliver personalised ads and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
Examples:
- Facebook Pixel or Google Ads remarketing cookies (if used)
- Tracking which ads led you to our website
Legal basis: Consent. We will ask for your consent before using marketing cookies.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Common third-party cookies include:
- Google Analytics: Website analytics (if used)
- Payment processors: Secure payment handling (e.g., Stripe, PayPal)
- Video platforms: Embedded content (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo)
- Social media: Social sharing buttons (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn)
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them:
- Google Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
- Stripe Privacy Policy: stripe.com/privacy
Cookie Duration
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (e.g., 1 year) or until you delete them
Managing Cookies
Browser Settings
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies (this may affect website functionality)
- Delete all cookies when you close the browser
For guidance on managing cookies in your specific browser:
Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by [method to be implemented - e.g., clicking a link in the footer].
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature. Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals, but you can disable cookies as described above.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised.
Contact Us
If you have questions about how we use cookies:
Prime Pathway Learning Ltd
Company Registration No. 15748215