Legal

Cookie Notice

This Cookie Notice explains how Paideia uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit paideia.ae, what they do, and how you can manage them. Please read it alongside our Privacy Notice.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your actions and preferences, understand how visitors use the site, and make services work properly. We also use similar technologies such as pixels and local storage, which we refer to here together as “cookies”.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • make the website work correctly and securely;
  • remember your language and preferences;
  • understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it;
  • measure the performance of our marketing about partner university programmes.

We do not use cookies to identify you personally beyond what is necessary, and we do not sell cookie data to third parties.

The cookies we use

Strictly necessary

Required for the website to function — for example, security, page navigation, form submission, and your cookie consent record. These are set automatically.

Functional

Remember your preferences such as language or region. Set with your consent.

Analytics

Help us understand how visitors interact with the site so we can improve it (for example, Google Analytics). Set with your consent.

Marketing

Help us measure and improve our marketing about partner university programmes (for example, Meta Pixel, Google Ads). Set with your consent.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services we use, such as Google (for analytics and advertising) and Meta (for marketing measurement). These providers process your information under their own privacy policies, which are available on their websites. Google provides information on how its technologies use cookies in its Privacy & Terms materials. [web:112]

Managing your cookies

When you first visit paideia.ae, you will see a cookie banner letting you accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of any page. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings — most browsers let you block, delete, or be notified about cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the website from working. Cookie guidance from the ICO states that organisations must provide clear information and an appropriate means of consenting to cookies that are not strictly necessary. [web:119]

Legal basis

Strictly necessary cookies are set on the basis of our legitimate interests in operating a secure website. All other cookies are set only with your consent under the UAE Personal Data Protection Law, the UK GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, the EU GDPR and ePrivacy Directive, and other applicable laws. The UK rules on cookies under PECR require clear information and consent for cookies that are not strictly necessary, while EU guidance explains that non-essential cookies should not be set before consent is obtained. [web:110][web:114][web:119]

Updates

We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time. The current version is always available at paideia.ae.

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