1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

This Cookies Policy explains how Saiph Academy (saiphacademy.com) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential functionality: To ensure our website loads correctly and contact or enquiry forms function properly.
• Analytics: To understand how visitors arrive at our site, which pages they visit, and how long they stay — so we can improve the experience for prospective students.
• Preferences: To remember any display preferences or settings you may have applied during your visit.
• Marketing (limited): If you have clicked on a WhatsApp or social media link to reach our site, basic referral data may be captured to help us understand which channels are most effective.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. Without them, services like contact forms and page navigation may not work correctly. These cookies do not collect any personal information and cannot be disabled.

• Session management cookies
• CSRF protection cookies (security)
• Load balancing cookies

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand visitor behaviour on our website. All data is aggregated and anonymised — we cannot identify individual visitors from this data.

• Google Analytics — tracks page views, session duration, traffic source, and device type. See Google's Privacy Policy.

3.3 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make (such as language or display settings) so we can provide a more personalised experience on return visits. Disabling these cookies may affect the appearance or behaviour of the site.

3.4 Marketing / Referral Cookies

These are placed when you arrive via a link from Instagram, WhatsApp, or other platforms. They help us understand which channels bring visitors to our site. We do not use advertising networks and do not track you across other websites.

• Facebook Pixel (if enabled for Meta ad campaigns)
• UTM parameters from WhatsApp / social media links

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The main third parties whose cookies may appear on our site are:

• Google Analytics — for website analytics
• Google Fonts — for loading web fonts
• WhatsApp Business Widget — if a WhatsApp chat widget is embedded on the page
• Instagram / Meta — if you navigate to our site from our Instagram profile (@saiphacademy)

Each of these providers has their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

5. Your Choices & Cookie Control

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary cookies). You can exercise your preferences in the following ways:

5.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Here are links to cookie settings for popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

5.2 Opt-Out of Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals, as there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to these signals. We will revisit this as standards develop.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our business practices. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: