Last updated: September 2026
1. Introduction
PT Education Pathways uses cookies and similar technologies on its website to improve the user experience, ensure the website functions correctly and understand how visitors interact with our content.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies that may be placed on your device and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable UK data protection and privacy legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), as amended.
By using our website, you can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent settings.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.
They allow websites to recognise your device, remember certain preferences and collect information about how visitors use the website.
Cookies may be classified as either:
- Session cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
Cookies may also be classified according to who places them:
- First-party cookies: Set directly by the website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies: Set by external services or providers, such as analytics or advertising platforms.
We may also use similar technologies, such as tracking pixels and local storage, where appropriate and permitted by law.
3. Why We Use Cookies
PT Education Pathways may use cookies for the following purposes.
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the proper operation and security of our website.
They may be used to:
- Enable essential website functionality.
- Maintain website security.
- Remember your cookie consent preferences.
- Support website navigation and form submissions.
- Protect against fraudulent or malicious activity.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under applicable UK rules, although we will provide information about their use.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
They may be used to:
- Remember your language or regional preferences.
- Retain certain website settings.
- Improve your browsing experience.
- Remember information you have previously entered, where appropriate.
Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before placing functional cookies on your device.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website and identify opportunities to improve its performance.
They may collect information such as:
- The number of visitors to our website.
- Which pages are visited most frequently.
- How visitors navigate through the website.
- The time spent on individual pages.
- The type of devices and browsers used.
- How visitors arrive at our website.
This information helps us improve our website, programme information and the overall experience for prospective students, parents and educational partners.
Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before using analytics cookies.
3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to deliver relevant promotional content and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
They may help us:
- Understand how visitors interact with our promotional content.
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing activities.
- Deliver relevant advertisements through third-party platforms.
- Avoid repeatedly displaying the same advertisements, where supported.
We will only use non-essential marketing cookies where the necessary consent has been obtained.
4. Cookies We May Use
The specific cookies used on our website will depend on the technologies and services we have installed.
The following table provides examples of cookie categories and their purposes. It is not a definitive list of cookies currently operating on our website.
Cookie category, Purpose & Consent required
Strictly necessary: Website functionality, security and cookie preferences. No
Functional: Remembering user preferences and settings. Yes, where required
Analytics: Understanding website traffic and visitor behaviour. Yes, where required
Marketing: Advertising, campaign measurement and promotional activities. Yes, where required
The names, providers and expiry periods of individual cookies should be listed in our cookie consent tool once the website has been checked.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may use third-party services that place cookies or similar technologies on your device.
These may include website analytics providers, embedded video services, social media platforms and advertising providers.
Such services may collect information about your interaction with our website in accordance with their own privacy policies.
PT Education Pathways does not control the cookies set by third-party websites or services. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those providers for further information.
We will seek consent before allowing non-essential third-party cookies to operate where required by law.
6. Cookie Consent and Your Preferences
When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or consent management tool.
This allows you to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject all non-essential cookies.
- Select which categories of cookies you wish to allow.
- Change your preferences at a later date.
Strictly necessary cookies will remain active where they are required for the website to function.
We will not place non-essential cookies on your device before obtaining your consent where consent is legally required.
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through our website's cookie settings, where available.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before your consent was withdrawn.
7. How to Manage Cookies
You can manage cookies through our website's cookie consent tool or through your internet browser.
Most web browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies.
- Receive notifications when cookies are being placed.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and prevent some features from working correctly.
For further information, please consult the help section of your browser.
8. Personal Information and Cookies
Some cookies and similar technologies may collect information that identifies or could be linked to an individual.
Where cookies involve the processing of personal information, we will handle that information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation.
We will only process personal information collected through cookies where we have an appropriate lawful basis.
For further information about how we collect, use, store and protect personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
9. Children's Privacy
PT Education Pathways provides educational programmes for children and young people.
We recognise the importance of protecting children's privacy and ensuring that their personal information is handled appropriately.
Our website is not intended to use marketing cookies to profile children or target them with advertising without an appropriate legal basis and any necessary consent.
We encourage parents and guardians to supervise children's use of the internet and to review cookie preferences where appropriate.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, our website, the cookies we use or our business operations.
Any changes will be published on this page, together with an updated revision date.
We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to remain informed about how we use cookies.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how PT Education Pathways uses cookies, please contact us.
PT Education Pathways
Legal entity: PT Education Pathways Ltd. Registered address: 52 Abbotts Crescent, E4 9SB, UK. Email: info@pteducationpathways.co.uk Website: www.pteducationpathways.co.uk