Cookie Policy

Last updated: 9 September 2020

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

How we use cookies

Gradient Institute uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Session Management

To maintain the continuity of your browsing session and remember your details when you return to our website. This helps us provide a seamless experience as you navigate through our pages.

Authentication

To keep you logged in when you access the admin area of our website. These cookies are essential for the secure operation of our administrative functions.

Website Analytics

To understand how visitors use our website. We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) that place cookies to help us analyze website traffic and usage patterns. This information helps us improve our website and better serve our visitors.

Preferences

To remember your preferences and settings, such as language preferences or display settings, so that you don't have to reconfigure them each time you visit.

Types of cookies we use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies as they are essential for the website to work.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the way our website works and measure the effectiveness of our content.

Preference Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in.

Cookie duration

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you browse our website.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They help us recognize you when you return to our website and remember your preferences.

Managing cookies

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.

Important Note:

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to operate.

How to manage cookies in your browser:

Google Chrome

Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data

Mozilla Firefox

Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

Safari

Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data

Microsoft Edge

Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions

Third-party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements on and through the website.

Third-party services we may use:

Google Analytics - to analyze website traffic and usage patterns
Cloudinary - for image hosting and optimization
NextAuth - for secure authentication and session management

These third-party services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how they use cookies and other tracking technologies.

Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Phone

02 9055 2062 (Australia)
+61 2 9055 2062 (International)

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

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