Essential Star Programming Courses uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website study-essentialstar.com. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy, unless you have disabled them in your browser or through our cookie management tools.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies can be "session cookies" (which are deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
First-Party Cookies
Set directly by our website to enhance functionality and user experience.
Third-Party Cookies
Set by external services we use, such as analytics or advertising platforms.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and cannot be switched off.
What they do:
Remember your login status and course progress
Maintain your session during website navigation
Store your cookie preferences and consent
Enable secure transactions and form submissions
Prevent cross-site request forgery (security)
Examples:
sessionId: Maintains your session while browsing
cookieConsent: Remembers your cookie preferences
csrfToken: Security token for form submissions
loginStatus: Maintains authentication state
Duration: Session or up to 1 year Cannot be disabled
Analytics Cookies
Purpose: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website to improve user experience.
What they do:
Count website visits and traffic sources
Measure page popularity and user navigation patterns
Track course page views and engagement
Identify technical issues and performance problems
Generate anonymous usage statistics
Third-Party Services:
Google Analytics: Website traffic and user behaviour analysis
Hotjar: User behaviour recording and heatmaps (when enabled)
Microsoft Clarity: User session recordings for UX improvement
Duration: Up to 2 years Can be disabled
Marketing Cookies
Purpose: Used to track visitors across websites and deliver relevant advertisements.
What they do:
Track your interests based on browsing behaviour
Deliver personalised advertisements on other websites
Measure advertising campaign effectiveness
Prevent showing the same ad repeatedly
Enable social media sharing and integration
Third-Party Services:
Google Ads: Targeted advertising and remarketing
Facebook Pixel: Social media advertising and tracking
LinkedIn Insight Tag: Professional network advertising
Twitter Ads: Social media marketing campaigns
Duration: Up to 2 years Can be disabled
Preference Cookies
Purpose: Remember your choices and preferences to provide a personalised experience.
What they do:
Save your language and region preferences
Remember your course interests and favourites
Store customisation settings (theme, layout)
Maintain your newsletter subscription preferences
Remember your contact form details
Examples:
language: Your preferred language setting
theme: Light or dark mode preference
courseInterests: Your selected course categories
formData: Saved contact form information
Duration: Up to 1 year Can be disabled
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following specific purposes:
Authentication and Security
Verify your identity and maintain login sessions
Protect against unauthorised access and fraud
Implement security measures and access controls
Performance and Analytics
Monitor website performance and loading times
Identify and fix technical issues
Understand user behaviour and preferences
Improve course content and website functionality
Personalisation
Customise content based on your interests
Remember your course preferences and progress
Provide relevant course recommendations
Save your settings and preferences
Marketing and Communication
Show relevant advertisements about our courses
Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
Provide social media integration features
Send targeted email communications (with consent)
Third-Party Cookies
We work with trusted third-party services that may place cookies on your device. These services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices: