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COOKIE POLICY

 

BACKGROUND:

 

This website https://www.exploreplanetenglish.com/ (“our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using our Site. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using our Site immediately.

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

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In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

 

  • “Cookie” means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;

  • “Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and, the UK GDPR;

  • “Personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Data Protection Legislation”); and

  • “we/us/our” means IQBar Limited.

 

2. INFORMATION ABOUT US

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Our Site is owned and operated by IQBar Limited, a limited company registered in England under company number 09950321 whose registered office is at 86-90 Paul Street, EC2A 4NE, London, United Kingdom.

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3. HOW DOES OUR SITE USE COOKIES?

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3.1. Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our Site and to provide and improve our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

3.2. By using our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. Third party Cookies are used on our Site for advertising services. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.

3.3. All Cookies used by and on our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

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3.3.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies. A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, making purchases, and payment transactions.

3.3.2. Analytics Cookies. It is important for us to understand how you use our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping us to improve our Site and your experience of it.

3.3.3. Functionality Cookies. Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

3.3.4. Targeting Cookies. It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests.

3.3.5. Third Party Cookies. Third party Cookies are not placed by us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

3.3.6.Persistent Cookies. Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit our Site.

3.3.7. Session Cookies. Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

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3.4. Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.

3.5. For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

3.6. For more specific details of the Cookies that we use, please refer to the table below.

 

4. WHAT COOKIES DOES OUR SITE USE?

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4.1. The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

Cookie Title
Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
Strictly necessary
XSRF - TOKEN
Used for security reasons
Session
Strictly necessary
Hs
This Cookie identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
Session/Visit
Strictly necessary
SvSession
Used in connection with user login
2 years
Strictly necessary
SSR-caching
Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered
1 minute
Strictly necessary
wixCIDX
Used for system monitoring/debugging
3 months
Strictly necessary
_wix_browser_sess
Used for system monitoring/debugging
Session
Strictly necessary
consent-policy
Used for cookie banner parameters
12 months
Strictly necessary
smSession
Used to identify logged in site members
Session
Strictly necessary
TS*
Used for security and anti-fraud reasons
Session
Strictly necessary
bSession
Used for system effectiveness measurement
30 minutes
Strictly necessary
fedops.logger.sessionId
Used for stability/effectiveness measurement
12 months
Strictly necessary
wixLanguage
Used on multilingual websites to save user language preference
12 months

4.2. Please note that the following third parties may also use Cookies, over which we have no control. These Third Party Cookies are likely to be analytical Cookies or performance Cookies or targeting Cookies:

 

 

5. OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY

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In addition to Cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customise the Site and improve your experience. A “web beacon” or “pixel tag” is a tiny object or image embedded in a web page or email. They are used to track the number of users who have visited particular pages and viewed emails and acquire other statistical data. They collect only a limited set of data, such as a Cookie number, time and date of page or email view, and a description of the page or email on which they reside. Web beacons and pixel tags cannot be declined. However, you can limit their use by controlling the Cookies that interact with them.

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6. CONSENT AND CONTROL

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6.1. Most browsers are set to accept Cookies by default. However, you can remove or reject Cookies in your browser’s settings. Please be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

6.2. For more information on how to control Cookies, check your browser or device’s settings for how you can control or reject Cookies, or visit the following links which provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

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7. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

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7.1. We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time.  If we do so, we will alert you on our Site.  by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Cookie Policy. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of our Site after the changes have been made. 

7.2. In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

 

8. FURTHER INFORMATION

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If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact us via:

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For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:

 

 

Planet English's Cookie Policy is fully supported by the Senior Management Team of IQBar Limited and the Planet English Team.

Planet English's Cookie Policy is monitored and reviewed annually.

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