Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how SwitchMyTest Ltd ("SwitchMyTest", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use switchmytest.co.uk and our related online services (collectively, the "Services").

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information.

By using our website, you may encounter cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to operate, as well as cookies that help us understand how our Services are used and improve them.

Where applicable, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You must accept this Cookies Policy to use SwitchMyTest. If you do not accept, you will not be permitted to use the Services.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser; or
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

We may also use technologies similar to cookies, including pixels, tags, local storage and other tracking technologies.

SwitchMyTest may use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes. These purposes include:

• Making our website function correctly;
• Keeping users securely signed in;
• Remembering user preferences;
• Protecting accounts and transactions;
• Detecting fraudulent or suspicious activity;
• Maintaining website security;
• Understanding how users interact with our website;
• Measuring website performance;
• Identifying technical problems;
• Improving our Services;
• Remembering cookie preferences;
• Supporting payment functionality;
• Measuring the effectiveness of certain communications or marketing activities, where applicable.

We divide cookies into the following categories.

Functional cookies allow the website to remember information and preferences that improve your experience. For example, they may allow us to remember:

• Your preferences;
• Certain account settings;
• Previously selected options;
• Your interaction with particular features.

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary for the Service you have requested, we will seek consent where required by applicable law.

We may use analytics and performance technologies to understand how visitors use SwitchMyTest. These technologies may help us understand:

• Which pages are visited;
• Which features are used;
• How users navigate the website;
• How long users spend on particular pages;
• Whether technical errors occur;
• How well particular pages or features perform;
• General trends in website usage.

We use this information to improve the design, functionality, reliability and performance of SwitchMyTest.

Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, we will seek consent where required by law.

Because SwitchMyTest provides paid services and handles user accounts, we may use cookies and similar technologies to help protect the platform. These technologies may help us:

• Detect suspicious activity;
• Identify unusual login behaviour;
• Prevent unauthorised access;
• Detect fraudulent transactions;
• Protect users;
• Protect SwitchMyTest against abuse;
• Investigate security incidents.

Some security technologies may be considered strictly necessary because disabling them could compromise the security or functionality of the Services.

SwitchMyTest uses Stripe to process payments.

When you make a payment, Stripe and other payment-related services may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary for purposes such as:

• Processing payments;
• Authenticating transactions;
• Preventing fraud;
• Detecting suspicious activity;
• Maintaining payment security;
• Handling payment-related interactions.

Some payment-related technologies may be necessary for the transaction you have requested.

Stripe may also process information under its own privacy and cookie policies. You should review Stripe's privacy information for further information about how Stripe processes information through its services.

Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed by third-party service providers that we use to operate or improve SwitchMyTest. These providers may include organisations providing:

• Payment processing;
• Website hosting;
• Security services;
• Analytics;
• Authentication, including Google Firebase;
• Communication services;
• Technical infrastructure;
• Customer support;
• Other services necessary to operate our platform.

Third parties may process information collected through these technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent before allowing non-essential third-party cookies to be placed on your device.

SwitchMyTest provides a cookie consent mechanism. You must accept this Cookies Policy before you can use the Services.

You may be given options such as:

• Accepting cookies and continuing to use the site;
• Leaving the site if you do not accept;
• Reading this Cookies Policy and our Privacy Policy;
• Changing your browser cookie settings later.

Strictly necessary cookies may continue to operate because they are required to provide the website or a service you have requested.

If you withdraw consent, this will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before your withdrawal. Withdrawing consent, or refusing to accept this policy, means you will not be able to continue using SwitchMyTest.

Most web browsers allow you to control or delete cookies through their settings. You can generally:

• Block cookies;
• Delete existing cookies;
• Block third-party cookies;
• Receive a notification when cookies are being placed.

The exact process depends on the browser and device you use. Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of SwitchMyTest.

For example, disabling necessary cookies may prevent you from:

• Signing into your account;
• Maintaining a secure session;
• Completing certain transactions;
• Using particular platform features.

Some cookies may collect information that can be associated with an individual or device. For example, cookie-related information may include:

• IP address;
• Device information;
• Browser information;
• Session identifiers;
• Account-related identifiers;
• Website activity;
• Pages visited;
• Interaction with features.

Where cookie information constitutes personal information, we process it in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation and our Privacy Policy.

Under UK data protection and privacy laws, different types of cookies may require different legal bases. We generally rely on:

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time.

Changes may be necessary because:

• We introduce new features;
• We introduce or remove third-party services;
• Our use of cookies changes;
• Technology changes;
• Applicable laws or regulatory guidance change.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the beginning of this policy. Where required, we may also ask you to review or update your cookie preferences.

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or how SwitchMyTest uses cookies, please contact us.

SwitchMyTest Ltd
25 Guyzance Avenue
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3HP
United Kingdom

Email: gds.school@yahoo.com

Website: switchmytest.co.uk

For questions regarding your personal information, please also refer to our Privacy Policy.