Cookies

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1. Cookies and similar technologies

   Cookies are small files a website saves on your device. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s local storage and tracking pixels, work in a similar way. The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) require us to ask for your consent before using any of these, unless it is strictly necessary to provide something you have asked for.

2. What we use now

   At the time of writing, this website sets no cookies of its own and runs no advertising or analytics tools. This is what it does use:

   Name	Type	What it does	How long	Consent needed?
   ondesk-currency	Local storage, set by this site	Remembers the currency you chose (GBP, USD or AED) so prices stay in it across pages. Saved only when you switch currency, and never sent to us	Until you clear your browser storage	No, it remembers a choice you made
   Google Fonts	Connection to Google, no cookie	Loads the website’s fonts. Google receives your IP address and browser information	Not stored on your device by this site	No, it does not store or read anything on your device

   When you sign in to the student or parent portal, the portal stores what it needs to keep you signed in securely. This is strictly necessary and does not need consent.

3. What will run only with your consent

   We plan to use the tools below to understand how people find and use the site and to show our adverts to the right families. None of them run unless you agree. When we add them, a cookie banner will ask you first, with buttons to accept or reject that are equally easy to use. If you reject them, or close the banner, they stay off.

   Tool	Provider	Why we would use it	Cookies	Consent needed?
   Meta Pixel	Meta Platforms	Measures visits from our Facebook and Instagram adverts, and lets us show adverts to people who have visited the site	For example _fbp, usually around 3 months	Yes
   Analytics		Counts visits and shows which pages are useful, so we can improve the site		Yes

   We do not use these tools to target students under 18.

4. How to change your choice

   • Cookie settings. Once the cookie banner is in place, a “Cookie settings” link on every page will let you change or withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing is as easy as giving consent.
   • Currency. Switch back to GBP at any time, or clear this site’s data in your browser settings to remove the saved choice.
   • Your browser. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies and site data. Blocking all of them may stop some sites working properly.
   • Adverts. You can control how Meta uses your activity for adverts in your Facebook or Instagram ad settings.

5. Other websites and services

   Our free tools open on a separate site, ondeskmarkets.com. Links to WhatsApp, Google Meet and Stripe also take you to services with their own cookies and privacy policies. Please check those when you use them.

6. More information

   Our Privacy policy explains how we use personal information and your rights. We will update this page before we add any new cookie or tool. Questions: info@getondesk.com.

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