Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences, enhance your experience, and provide essential functionality.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Ensure the website functions properly.
• Remember user preferences (for example, language or test progress).
• Enable secure login and session management.
• Track limited, anonymous usage statistics to improve the platform.
• Avoid repetitive popups (such as cookie banners and form reminders).

We do not use cookies for:

• Targeted advertising.
• Social media tracking.
• Selling personal data to third parties.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

a) Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the site to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They include session cookies, test tracking, and security tokens that keep your experience stable and secure.

b) Performance Cookies (Anonymous Analytics)

These cookies help us understand how users interact with our site. The data is aggregated and anonymised, and is used only to improve performance, usability, and the overall experience.

c) Preference Cookies

These cookies remember settings such as your preferred language or reading confirmation (for example, if you’ve completed Modern-day Slave) so you don’t have to set them again.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may use GDPR-compliant third-party services strictly for:

• Analytics (for example, privacy-first tools such as Plausible, Fathom, or similar).
• QR code generation for certificate validation.
• Secure payment processing (if applicable).

All third-party cookies are limited to essential functions and are not used to track your personal behaviour outside our platform.

5. Managing Your Preferences

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that turning off essential cookies may affect key features of the platform.

Disabling certain cookies may impact your ability to:

• Take the Anti-SMUB Test.
• Save test progress.
• Receive your certificate correctly.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our platform evolves. All changes will be posted on this page with the updated date. Continued use of the platform after changes are published indicates acceptance of the updated policy.