Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how The Beacon of Learning Academy ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, www.beaconoflearningacademy.ac.ug ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies for several reasons, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They allow you to navigate our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for example, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Types of cookies we use
The specific types of cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Used to maintain user session across pages. | Session |
| language_preference | Remembers the user's language preference. | 1 year |
| analytics_cookie | Tracks website traffic and user behavior for analytics. | 2 years |
| marketing_cookie | Tracks user interests to provide relevant ads. | 3 months |
How can you control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our Website.
Here's how you can typically manage cookie settings in popular web browsers:
- Google Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data > Choose what to clear.
You can also opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Do we use other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns.
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
The Beacon of Learning Academy
Attn: Data Protection Officer
Plot 42, Nakasero Hill Road
Kampala, Uganda
Email: dataprotection@beaconoflearningacademy.ac.ug
Phone: +256 31 4407635
This Cookies Policy was last updated on October 26, 2023.