1. What Are Cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use, i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website loads in your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
2. How We Use Cookies
As with most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes.
First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
Third-party cookies are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Our website uses the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary
These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. They don’t collect personal information for marketing.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
| swpm_session | Simple WordPress Membership Plugin sets this cookie for membership login session and to provide access to the protected content on the website. This cookie keeps the login records so user don’t want to authorise each time while moving to next page. | session |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | 6 months |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | session |
Analytical/Performance
These cookies collect information about how you use our website (e.g., which pages you visit most often). This data helps us optimize the website and improve your experience.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
| YSC | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | session |
| _ga | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors | 1 Year 1 month 4 days |
| _gid | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day |
| _gat_UA-* | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. | 1 minute |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
Functional
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 6 months |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | never |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | never |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | never |
| yt-remote-session-name | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | session |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | session |
| yt-remote-session-app | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | session |
| yt-remote-cast-available | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | session |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | youtube.com | 6 months |
4. Managing Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences directly through your web browser or via a dedicated Cookie Consent Banner or tool on our website (which is required in many jurisdictions).
Through your Browser
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can usually find these settings in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser.
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/en-GB/privacy/websites/cookie-settings/
Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/105082
Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/how-to-manage-and-clear-your-cache-and-cookies
Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website. If you block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Through Our Consent Tool (Recommended)
When you first visit our site (or periodically thereafter), you are presented with a Cookie Consent Banner. This tool allows you to accept or decline cookies by category (except for Strictly Necessary ones). You can usually revisit your preferences by clicking the “Settings” button in the cookie banner of our website.
5. Changes to the Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us:
By email: office@homeschooltutoring.co.uk
By visiting this page on our website: https://www.homeschooltutoring.co.uk/contact-us/
