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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 18 June 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by a website you visit. They help websites remember information about your visit, which can make your next visit easier and the site more useful. Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or access your personal files.

2. Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (always active)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set in response to actions such as setting your cookie preferences. Without these, certain parts of the site will not work as expected.

Cookie consent preference storage (localStorage)
Basic session management for form submissions

Analytics Cookies (optional)

These cookies allow us to count visits and understand how visitors use our site — which pages are most useful and where people spend the most time. This helps us improve how the site works. All information collected is aggregated and does not identify individuals.

Google Analytics (if enabled): page views, session duration, referral source

Marketing Cookies (optional)

These cookies may be set by advertising partners to build a profile of your interests. We use them in a limited way to measure the reach of our educational programs among relevant audiences.

Google Ads conversion tracking (if enabled)
Facebook/Meta Pixel (if enabled)
Bing Ads tracking (if enabled)

Preference Cookies (optional)

These cookies remember choices you have made, such as your cookie preferences, so that you don't have to set them every time you visit.

Cookie consent record (category, timestamp, version)

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services, including Google Analytics and advertising platforms. These services have their own privacy policies governing how they use the data collected. We do not control these cookies directly.

4. Cookie Duration

Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (typically 90 days to 2 years depending on the service)
localStorage entries: Stored until you clear your browser data or use the controls on this page

5. Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences below. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for basic site functionality. Changes take effect immediately.

Manage Your Preferences

Essential Cookies

Always active — required for the site to work

Analytics Cookies

Help us understand how visitors use our site

Marketing Cookies

Used to measure advertising reach

Preference Cookies

Remember your settings across visits

Your preferences have been saved.

6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can also manage cookies directly in your web browser. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of our website function.

Google Chrome

Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. You can block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or manage exceptions per site. To delete existing cookies: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → Cookies and other site data.

Mozilla Firefox

Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Choose Standard, Strict, or Custom protection levels. Click Manage Data to see and delete specific cookies. Firefox also offers Enhanced Tracking Protection which blocks many third-party tracking cookies by default.

Apple Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Safari blocks cross-site tracking by default. You can also choose to prevent all cookies from being stored. On iOS: Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security.

Microsoft Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data. You can block third-party cookies or manage per-site cookie permissions. To delete cookies: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time using the controls on this page. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before withdrawal.

Disabling analytics or marketing cookies may mean we cannot measure the reach of our educational content effectively, but it will not affect your ability to use the Payloom website or enquire about our programs.

For any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at [email protected].