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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: October 2023

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function more efficiently as well as to provide analytics and reporting information to the owners of the site. At The Chartered Academy (based in Dubai, UAE), we use cookies to ensure you get the best educational experience on our platform.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them). The cookies utilized fall into the following categories:

  • Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our platform. They include cookies that enable you to log into secure student areas and interact with your enrolled courses securely.
  • Analytical / Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to observe how students move around the platform. This helps us improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users easily find what they are looking for.
  • Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize content, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (e.g., language or region).
  • Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you followed. We may use this information to make our website and marketing efforts more relevant to your professional interests.

3. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline them if you prefer. Please note that restricting essential cookies may prevent you from fully utilizing our learning platform, including logging into video courses or saving your progress.

4. Updates to this Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our platform or relevant UAE laws. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.