Cookie Policy | ETD Online
Last updated: 24 March 2026
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website. They can help a site function correctly, remember preferences, understand visitor behaviour, and support analytics or advertising activity. In this policy, the term “cookies” also covers related technologies such as local storage, session storage, and tracking pixels where relevant.
2. Why we use cookies
ETD Online may use cookies and similar technologies for the following broad purposes:
- Strictly necessary: to support core Site functions, security, and preference storage where those features are required for the Site to operate properly.
- Functionality: to remember selected settings or improve convenience, for example by storing display or preference choices.
- Analytics and performance: to measure traffic, understand how visitors move through the Site, and identify content or technical areas that need improvement.
- Advertising and affiliate attribution: to record link clicks or similar events so visits and sign-ups can be attributed to partner programmes or campaigns.
3. Cookies we use
The table below gives a general overview of the cookie categories we may use. The exact tools and providers can change over time as the Site evolves or third-party services are updated.
| Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Site operation, security | First-party, necessary | Session or short |
| Cookie consent / preferences | First-party | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics (e.g. traffic, behaviour) | First- or third-party | Session to 24 months |
| Affiliate / referral tracking | First- and third-party | Typically 30–90 days |
Third-party cookies are governed by the policies of the organisations that set them. Where external analytics or affiliate services are used, you should also review those providers' own privacy and cookie notices for further detail.
4. Consent and your choices
Where the law requires consent for non-essential cookies, we will seek that consent before using them. Depending on how the Site is configured, you may see a banner or notice that lets you accept all cookies, reject certain categories, or manage preferences in more detail.
You can also change cookie behaviour through your browser settings, including blocking third-party cookies, deleting existing cookies, or rejecting all cookies. Keep in mind that doing so may affect parts of the Site, especially features that rely on saved settings or measurement tools.
5. Do Not Track and similar signals
Some browsers send “Do Not Track” or similar privacy signals. Because there is no universally accepted technical standard for responding to those signals, ETD Online does not necessarily alter behaviour solely on that basis. If you want to limit tracking, the most effective options remain the cookie controls and browser settings described above.
6. Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, or the way the Site is operated. When updates are made, the “Last updated” date will be revised. Where required, we may also request fresh consent for non-essential cookies.
7. Contact
If you have questions about how ETD Online uses cookies or similar technologies, please use the contact details referenced in our Privacy Policy or elsewhere on the Site.