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1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let the site remember your actions and preferences over time. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, local storage, and scripts, and we refer to all of them as “cookies” in this policy.
2. Why We Use Cookies
- Keep you signed in as you move between pages
- Remember what is in your cart
- Save your course progress
- Protect against fraud and automated attacks
- Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it
- Measure whether our advertising works
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary
Required for the site to function. These cannot be switched off. They handle logging in, checkout, and security. Without them you cannot purchase or take a course.
Functional
Remember choices such as language or region. Disabling these makes the site less convenient but still usable.
Analytics
Tell us which pages are visited, how long people stay, and where they leave. This data is aggregated and helps us find and fix problems.
Advertising
Measure the performance of our campaigns and, where you have consented, show you relevant ads on other sites.
4. Cookies on This Site
[Replace this table with the output of an actual cookie scan. The rows below are typical for a WordPress site running WooCommerce, but you must verify them.]
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_* | Wylie Driving School | Keeps you signed in | Necessary | Session |
| wp-settings-* | Wylie Driving School | Stores dashboard preferences | Functional | 1 year |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | WooCommerce | Tracks cart contents | Necessary | Session |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | WooCommerce | Tracks cart contents | Necessary | Session |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | WooCommerce | Links your cart to your session | Necessary | 2 days |
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | Fraud prevention | Necessary | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention | Necessary | 30 minutes |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | Analytics | 2 years |
| _fbp | Meta | Advertising measurement | Advertising | 3 months |
| cookieyes-consent | [Consent tool] | Stores your cookie choices | Necessary | 1 year |
5. Managing Your Choices
- Our cookie banner — set your preferences when you first visit, and change them any time using the “Cookie settings” link in our footer.
- Your browser — most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will break login and checkout.
- Google Analytics — you can install Google’s browser opt-out add-on.
- Advertising — you can opt out through the Digital Advertising Alliance or Your Online Choices.
Clearing your cookies also clears your saved preferences, so the banner will appear again.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. There is no common standard for how sites should respond, so we [do / do not] respond to it. We do honour Global Privacy Control signals where the law requires. [Confirm which is true for your setup before publishing.]
7. Changes
We update this policy when we add or remove tools. The revision date at the top will change.
8. Contact
Questions about cookies: privacy@wyliedrivingschool.com
See also our Privacy Policy.