Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and store certain information about your preferences or activity.

In addition to cookies, we may also use similar technologies such as local storage, which works in a comparable way by storing small data files on your device. References to "cookies" in this Policy include these similar technologies unless otherwise stated.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

Ensure the website functions correctly and securely
Remember your cookie consent preferences
Understand how visitors navigate and use our website (analytics)
Measure the effectiveness of any paid promotional activity (marketing)
Retain optional display or language preferences you have set

We do not use cookies to identify you personally without your consent, and we do not sell cookie data to third parties.

3. Cookie Categories

When you first visit our website, you are presented with a consent notice allowing you to accept or decline each of the following categories:

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to operate. They cannot be disabled. They do not collect personal information used for marketing or remember where you have been on the internet.

Name / Key	Provider	Purpose	Duration
cookieConsent	calderst	Stores your cookie consent choices (localStorage)	Persistent (until cleared)
PHPSESSID	calderst	PHP session identifier for form handling	Session

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information in aggregate form. This helps us improve the site and our educational content. All data is anonymised before analysis.

Name / Key	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes users for traffic analysis	2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics (GA4)	Persists session state across requests	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Distinguishes users within a 24-hour window	24 hours
_uetsid	Microsoft Bing	Session tracking for Bing analytics	1 day
_uetvid	Microsoft Bing	Visitor identification for Bing analytics	13 months

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are placed by our advertising partners to understand whether visitors have arrived via a paid advertisement and to measure campaign performance. They do not allow third parties to identify you personally.

Name / Key	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_fbp	Meta (Facebook)	Identifies browsers for ad delivery and reporting	3 months
_fbc	Meta (Facebook)	Click ID to attribute website visits to ads	3 months
MUI	Microsoft Bing	User identification for Bing remarketing	13 months

3.4 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as display settings. If you do not allow these cookies, some features may not function as intended but this will not affect your ability to read our content.

Name / Key	Provider	Purpose	Duration
cp_display_prefs	calderst	Stores display and interface preferences	6 months

4. Managing Your Preferences

Your cookie preferences are stored in your browser's local storage under the key cookieConsent.

When you first visit the homepage, a consent notice is displayed where you can:

Accept all cookie categories
Accept essential cookies only
Customise your preferences for each category individually

To update your preferences after the initial notice, you can clear the cookieConsent key from your browser's local storage, which will cause the consent notice to reappear on your next visit.

Alternatively, you may contact us using the details in Section 8 and we will assist you.

5. Browser-Level Cookie Controls

Most browsers allow you to view, delete, or block cookies through their settings menu. Please note that blocking all cookies — including essential ones — may affect website functionality. Guidance for common browsers:

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services (Google, Microsoft, Meta) rather than by us directly. These parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review:

Third-party cookies are only activated if you have consented to the relevant category (Analytics or Marketing) via our consent notice.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable regulations. Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised date.

If changes affect how your previously-given consent applies, we will prompt you to review your preferences on your next visit.

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

Calderstone Pennant

42 Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Telephone: +60 3 2145 8027

Email: [email protected]