What are cookies? 

Cookies are small text files that contain a string of characters that can be put on your mobile or computer that unequally identifies that device.  

What are cookies used for? 

Cookies allow a website to know a device has visited that site before. They can be used to work out how the site is being used and help navigate around the site effectively, remember individual preferences and improve customer browsing experience. Cookies can also ensure that the marketing shown to individuals online is relevant to specific people and interests.  

What types of cookies does Skills for Logistics use? 
  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies – these are necessary as they enable you to move around the website and use its features such as accessing logged in or secured areas.  
  1. Performance Cookies – These Cookies collect information about how you use the website.
  1. Functionality Cookies
  1. Targeting Cookies
How long with cookies stay on my device? 

The length of time a cookie stays on a device depends on whether the cooks is “persistent” or “Session”. Session cookies will only stay on a device until browsing is stopped, persistent cookies will stay on the device until they expire or are deleted. 

First and third-party cookies 

First party cookies are those that belong to Skills for Logistics, third-party cookies are those that other parties place on the device through the website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for Skills for Logistics, for example to help us understand how our service is being used.

How to control and delete cookies 

If you want to delete your cookies, please follow the instructions below: 

  1. Select the tools menu from the internet browser window 
  1. Click delete browsing history window, in this select cookies, un check everything else if you only wish to delete cookies.  
  1. Select clear data. 

If you wish to disable your browser from receiving cookies, please follow the instructions from this website: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-enable-cookies-internet-explorer  

Please note that if you set your browser to disable cookies you may not be able to access certain parts of our website, or certain aspects of the website may not work correctly. You can find out more general information about cookies online.