How can I control cookies?
Category: Cookies
Web browser cookies
If you don’t want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.
For The Online Academy websites, you can instead choose whether to accept cookies that are set by The Online Academy, and their suppliers, on the cookie settings page.
The Online Academy websites do work without cookies, but you will lose some features and functionality if you choose to disable cookies.
Adobe Flash Player Cookies
The Adobe Flash Player, used to provide services such as iPlayer through web browsers or web-based games, is also capable of storing information on your device. However, these cookies cannot be controlled through your web browser. Some web browser manufacturers are developing solutions to allow you to control these through your browser, but at the present time, if you wish to restrict or block Flash Cookies, then you must do this on the Adobe website.
Please be aware that restricting the use of Flash Cookies may affect the features available to you also.
Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting
DNT is a feature offered by some browsers which, when enabled, sends a signal to websites to request that your browsing is not tracked, such as by third party ad networks, social networks and analytic companies. The Online Academy websites do not currently respond to DNT requests, however, you may opt-out of tracking on theonlineacademy.org, including by changing your cookie settings here.
A uniform standard has not yet been adopted to determine how DNT requests should be interpreted and what actions should be taken by websites and third parties. The Online Academy will continue to review DNT and other new technologies and may adopt a DNT standard once available.
Third party cookies
We sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as flickr and YouTube. Pages with this embedded content may present cookies from these websites. Similarly, when you use one of the share buttons on The Online Academy website, a cookie may be set by the service you have chosen to share content through. The Online Academy does not control the dissemination of these cookies and this tool will not block cookies from those websites. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
Mobile device and TV apps
On devices such as mobile phones, tablets and smart TVs, instead of cookies, information collected from or stored to your device may be used to ‘remember’ you or provide you with the content you have requested.
Similar technologies to cookies
When you view websites or emails, technologies that are similar to cookies may be set to analyse and understand how the website is used and whether the email has been read.