Cookie Policy

This page explains what cookies Open Alliance Learning uses, why we use them, and how you can manage or change your preferences at any time.
Legal entity OALHub Limited, trading as Open Alliance Learning
Company number 17262306 (England & Wales)
Registered office 111, 80 Cumberland House, Scrubs Lane, London, NW10 6RF, United Kingdom
Questions about cookies admin@oalhub.co.uk
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What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site owners. We also use similar technologies such as pixels and local storage; in this policy we refer to all of these as "cookies".

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more generally.

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Why we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • make our website function properly (for example, keeping you signed in and remembering items in your basket);
  • remember your settings and preferences;
  • understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it; and
  • where you consent, support marketing and measure its effectiveness.
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The categories of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies No consent needed

Required for the website to work, including signing in to your account, the shopping basket and checkout, security, and remembering your cookie choices.

Functional / preference cookies Consent required

Remember choices you make (such as language or display settings) to give you a better experience.

Analytics / performance cookies Consent required

Help us understand how visitors find and use our site, so we can improve it.

Marketing / advertising cookies Consent required

Used, where applicable, to deliver and measure relevant advertising.

Functional, analytics and marketing cookies are only set where you have given consent.

Cookie name Provider Category Purpose Duration
wordpress_logged_in_* openalliancelearning.com Strictly necessary Keeps you signed in Session
woocommerce_cart_hash openalliancelearning.com Strictly necessary Remembers basket contents Session
_ga Google Analytics Distinguishes users for analytics 2 years

This table is updated periodically to reflect the actual cookies set on our live site. If you have questions about a specific cookie, contact us using the details below.

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Your consent

When you first visit our website, we show a cookie banner. Strictly necessary cookies are set automatically because the site cannot function without them. For all other cookies, we will not set them unless you accept. You can:

We keep a record of your choice and will ask you again periodically or if our cookies change. You can change your preferences at any time using the cookie settings link on our website.

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How to manage or delete cookies

In addition to our cookie settings, you can control cookies through your browser settings – including deleting existing cookies and blocking new ones. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the website from working properly.

Guidance for managing cookies is available in the help pages of all major browsers (such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge).

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Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties (for example our analytics or payment providers) when you use features that rely on their services. We do not control these cookies; please refer to the relevant third party's own privacy and cookie information for details.

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"Do Not Track"

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting. There is currently no agreed industry standard for responding to these signals, so our site does not respond to them differently. You can still control cookies using the options above.

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Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date shows when it was last revised.

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Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, email admin@oalhub.co.uk.

Questions about cookies

Want to know more about a specific cookie, or how to change your settings? Our team can help.

admin@oalhub.co.uk

General enquiries

For anything else – courses, enrolment or general questions – reach our team directly.

info@openalliancelearning.co.uk 020 7362 6800

How we handle your data

Cookies are one part of how we use data. See the full picture in our Privacy Policy.

View Privacy Policy

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