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Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our health and safety learning platform. Learn about the types of cookies we use and how you can control them.

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Last Updated: October 26, 2025

This Cookie Policy is effective as of the date shown above and applies to all users of our platform.

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How We Use Cookies

At THE HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTITUTE, we use cookies to enhance your learning experience, improve our platform functionality, and provide personalized services. This policy explains our cookie practices in detail.

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What Are Cookies

  • Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website.
  • They contain information about your browsing session and help us improve your experience on our platform.
  • Cookies cannot harm your device or files, and they help us understand how you interact with our website.
  • Most cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain for a specified period (persistent cookies).
  • You have control over cookies and can choose to accept or decline them through your browser settings.
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Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality, including user authentication, security features, and core platform operations.
  • Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about page visits and user behavior.
  • Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings to enhance your user experience across visits.
  • Analytics Cookies: Provide insights into website usage, popular content, and areas for improvement through tools like Google Analytics.
  • Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns (only with your consent).
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How We Use Cookies

  • Authentication: To keep you logged in and secure your account during your session.
  • Preferences: To remember your language settings, course bookmarks, and display preferences.
  • Analytics: To understand which courses are most popular and how users navigate through our platform.
  • Performance: To monitor website speed, identify technical issues, and optimize loading times.
  • Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity, unauthorized access attempts, and other security threats.
  • Course Progress: To track your learning progress and resume courses where you left off.
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Essential Cookies

  • Session ID: Maintains your login status and secure connection throughout your visit.
  • Security Tokens: Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and other security vulnerabilities.
  • Load Balancing: Ensures optimal server performance by distributing traffic efficiently.
  • Cookie Consent: Records your cookie preferences to avoid repeatedly asking for consent.
  • Platform Functionality: Enables core features like course enrollment, progress tracking, and certificate generation.
  • These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality.
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Analytics Cookies

  • Google Analytics: Provides insights into visitor behavior, popular content, and website performance metrics.
  • Course Analytics: Tracks completion rates, quiz performance, and learning pathway effectiveness.
  • User Engagement: Measures time spent on pages, bounce rates, and interaction patterns.
  • Device Information: Collects anonymous data about browsers, operating systems, and screen resolutions for optimization.
  • Geographic Data: General location information (country/region level) to understand our global reach.
  • All analytics data is anonymized and cannot be used to identify individual users.
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Third-Party Cookies

  • Payment Processors: Secure cookies from payment providers to process course purchases and maintain transaction security.
  • Video Hosting: Cookies from video platforms that host our educational content to ensure smooth playback and track viewing progress.
  • Social Media: Cookies from social platforms that enable sharing functionality and social login options.
  • Customer Support: Cookies from live chat and support tools to provide efficient customer assistance.
  • Content Delivery: Cookies from CDN providers to ensure fast loading of images, videos, and other course materials.
  • We carefully vet all third-party services to ensure they meet our privacy and security standards.
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Cookie Management

  • Browser Controls: You can manage cookies through your browser settings, including blocking, deleting, or receiving notifications about cookies.
  • Selective Acceptance: Most modern browsers allow you to choose which types of cookies to accept or reject.
  • Our Cookie Settings: Use our cookie preference center to customize which non-essential cookies you want to allow.
  • Clearing Cookies: You can delete all cookies from your browser, though this may affect website functionality and your saved preferences.
  • Incognito/Private Mode: Browse in private mode to prevent cookies from being stored on your device.
  • Regular Review: We recommend regularly reviewing and updating your cookie preferences as needed.
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Cookie Consent

  • Informed Consent: We provide clear information about our cookie usage before requesting your consent.
  • Granular Control: You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences.
  • Withdrawal of Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie settings or browser controls.
  • Essential vs Optional: Essential cookies are automatically enabled, while optional cookies require your explicit consent.
  • Consent Records: We maintain records of your consent preferences to respect your choices across visits.
  • Regular Updates: We will seek renewed consent if we make significant changes to our cookie practices.
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Cookie Retention

  • Session Cookies: Automatically deleted when you close your browser or end your session.
  • Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a specified period, typically ranging from 30 days to 2 years.
  • Analytics Cookies: Generally retained for 26 months to provide meaningful insights into long-term trends.
  • Preference Cookies: Kept for up to 1 year to remember your settings and customizations.
  • Security Cookies: Short retention periods, typically 24-48 hours, to maintain security without compromising privacy.
  • Regular Cleanup: We regularly review and delete outdated cookies to maintain data minimization principles.
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Updates to Cookie Policy

  • Regular Reviews: We review and update this cookie policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.
  • Notification of Changes: Significant changes will be communicated through email notifications or prominent website notices.
  • Version Control: Each update is dated and versioned to help you track changes over time.
  • Continued Use: Your continued use of our website after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
  • Feedback Welcome: We encourage feedback on our cookie practices and policy to ensure transparency and user satisfaction.
  • Legal Compliance: Updates ensure ongoing compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
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Manage Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Settings: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may affect the functionality of our website.

Cookie Categories: You can control different types of cookies separately. Essential cookies are required for basic functionality, while others can be disabled based on your preferences.

Browser-Specific Instructions:

Chrome: Settings > Advanced > Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies
Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings > Site permissions > Cookies and site data
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Essential Cookies

Required for basic website functionality. These cannot be disabled without affecting core features.

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Analytics Cookies

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website to improve user experience.

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Marketing Cookies

Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track marketing campaign effectiveness.

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Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about our cookie practices or need help managing your preferences:

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