This Cookie Policy explains how SchoolGPT Limited ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our websites at schoolgpt.co.uk and schoolgpt.com ("Websites"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

In some cases, we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, SchoolGPT Limited) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

What types of cookies do we use and how do we use them?

The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):

1. Essential Website Cookies:

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas, to maintain user sessions, and for security purposes.

Who serves these cookies:

• SchoolGPT Limited:
  • sessionid: This is a standard cookie used by our web framework to identify and maintain a user's browsing session. It is essential for functionalities like keeping users logged in and remembering preferences during a session.
  • csrftoken: This cookie is used by our web framework as a security measure to help protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. It ensures that requests made to the server are legitimate and originate from our Websites.

How to refuse:

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Websites to you, you cannot refuse them. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described below under the heading "How can I control cookies?". However, blocking these cookies will likely impact the functionality of the Websites, such as your ability to log in, stay logged in, or submit forms securely.

2. Analytics and Customisation Cookies:

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Websites are being used.

Who serves these cookies:

• Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to capture how users interact with our website to improve our products. Site usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimisation, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. The cookies used by Microsoft Clarity include:
  • _clck: Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site, ensuring that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. (Example domain: h.clarity.ms/collect)
  • _clsk: Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.
  • CLID: Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity.
  • ANONCHK: Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0 for Clarity.
  • MR: Indicates whether to refresh MUID.
  • MUID: Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes by Microsoft. While we use Clarity for analytics, the MUID cookie may be used by Microsoft for broader advertising purposes.
  • SM: Used in synchronising the MUID across Microsoft domains.

How to refuse:

For Microsoft Clarity cookies, we will ask for your consent via a notification banner when you first visit our Websites. You can choose to accept or decline these cookies. If you decline, or do not explicitly accept, Microsoft Clarity cookies will not be set. You can also manage your preferences for these cookies through your browser settings (see "How can I control cookies?" below). For more information on Microsoft's data collection and use, please visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

Cookie Banner:

When you first visit our Websites, you will be presented with a cookie notification banner. This banner will inform you about our use of essential cookies and will ask for your consent to use non-essential cookies, such as those from Microsoft Clarity for analytics purposes. You can choose to "Accept" or "Decline" (or a similar option) these non-essential cookies.

If you Accept, Microsoft Clarity cookies will be placed on your device.

If you Decline or if you do not make an explicit selection to accept and instead continue to use our Websites, these non-essential cookies will not be placed. Essential cookies, as described above, do not require your consent and will be active to ensure the proper functioning of our Websites. However, if you reject non-essential cookies, you may still use our Websites, though your access to some functionality specifically enhanced by those cookies might be affected.

Manage Your Cookie Consent:

Browser Controls:

You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. If you choose to reject cookies through your browser settings, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. Blocking all cookies through your browser, including essential ones, may lead to a loss of functionality on our Websites.

Opting out of Targeted Advertising:

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising.

Microsoft (for MUID and other Microsoft cookies): You can manage advertising preferences related to Microsoft cookies through the Microsoft privacy dashboard.

How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.