Effective Date: 1 July 2026
Last Updated: 1 July 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Cloud Security CPD uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, online course pages, learner dashboard, checkout pages, and related digital services.

This policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, the types of cookies we may use, how you can manage your cookie choices, and how cookies may relate to personal data.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Refund Policy.

For the purposes of this Cookie Policy, “Cloud Security CPD”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to:

Business Name: Cloud Security CPD
Legal Entity: EDUKITE LTD
Company Number: 11378092
Registered Office: Flat 202, Pavilion House 10 Hemming Street, London, England, E1 5BL
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://cloudsecuritycpd.com/

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us using the details above.

2. Who We Are

Cloud Security CPD is an online training provider offering self-paced cloud security and cybersecurity-related courses for learners, professionals, teams, and organisations.

Our courses may cover topics such as cloud security fundamentals, cloud governance, risk and compliance, identity and access management, Zero Trust, cloud monitoring, SIEM integration, incident response, DevSecOps, cloud data protection, SaaS security, Microsoft 365 security, Google Workspace security, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and related professional development topics.

3. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Cookies help websites work properly, remember choices, improve user experience, measure performance, support secure login, and enable certain website or learning platform features.

Cookies may be placed by the website you are visiting or by third-party services used by that website.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies, which stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
• First-party cookies, which are set directly by Cloud Security CPD.
• Third-party cookies, which are set by another organisation through our website or platform.

This Cookie Policy also covers similar technologies, including pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, software development kits, device identifiers, tracking technologies, analytics tools, and advertising technologies.

4. Why We Use Cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Make our website work properly.
• Keep our website and learning platform secure.
• Remember your cookie choices.
• Support account registration and login.
• Keep you signed in to your learner account.
• Provide access to online courses.
• Support course progress tracking.
• Remember course search or filter preferences.
• Support checkout and payment processes.
• Prevent fraud and protect transactions.
• Understand how visitors use our website.
• Improve course pages, website layout, and learner experience.
• Measure website and campaign performance.
• Understand interest in our courses, blogs, resources, and training pages.
• Personalise parts of the website where appropriate.
• Support marketing and advertising where consent has been given.
• Support embedded content, such as videos, forms, or third-party tools.

We aim to use cookies in a fair, transparent, and proportionate way.

5. Types of Cookies We Use

We may use the following types of cookies.

5.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for our website, checkout process, and learning platform to work.

These cookies may be used for:

• Website security
• Page navigation
• Account registration
• Account login
• Learner dashboard access
• Course access
• Course progress functionality
• Checkout and payment functions
• Remembering cookie preferences
• Fraud prevention
• Load balancing
• Technical stability
• Protecting forms from spam or misuse

These cookies do not usually require consent because they are needed to provide the website or service you request.

You can block strictly necessary cookies through your browser settings, but some parts of our website, checkout, or learning platform may not work correctly.

5.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

Performance and analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website and course pages.

These cookies may help us understand:

• Which pages are visited
• Which courses are viewed
• Which blogs or resources are popular
• How users move around the website
• How long visitors stay on pages
• Whether pages load correctly
• Whether users experience errors
• Which devices or browsers are commonly used
• Which pages lead to enquiries, sign-ups, or purchases
• How website performance can be improved

Analytics cookies help us improve our website, course pages, content, learner experience, and marketing decisions.

We will only use non-essential analytics cookies where consent is given, unless a legal exemption applies.

5.3 Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies help us remember choices and provide a better user experience.

These cookies may remember:

• Course search preferences
• Selected filters
• Display settings
• Language or region preferences
• Form information
• Accessibility preferences
• Learning platform preferences
• Recently viewed courses
• Saved basket or checkout information, where applicable

If functionality cookies are disabled, some features may not work as smoothly or may need to be reset each time you visit.

5.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Marketing and advertising cookies may be used to understand your interests, measure marketing activity, and show relevant course information or advertising.

These cookies may be used to:

• Measure advertising performance
• Understand which campaigns lead to course interest
• Show relevant course promotions
• Support remarketing
• Limit repeated adverts
• Create audience groups
• Measure engagement with marketing emails or website content
• Improve future campaigns
• Understand visitor journeys from adverts, emails, blogs, or landing pages

We will only use marketing and advertising cookies where you have given consent, unless another lawful basis or legal exemption applies.

5.5 Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be set by third-party services used on our website or learning platform.

These may include services used for:

• Website hosting
• Website security
• Website analytics
• Payment processing
• Learning platform functions
• Video hosting
• Email marketing
• Customer support
• Live chat or enquiry forms
• Embedded content
• Social media features
• Advertising and campaign measurement
• Affiliate or referral tracking, where applicable

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.

We are not responsible for the cookie practices of third-party websites or services outside our control.

6. Cookie Categories We May Use

Cookie Category

Purpose

Consent Required?

Strictly necessary cookies

To operate the website, support login, security, course access, checkout, cookie settings, and technical functions

No

Performance and analytics cookies

To understand website use, improve pages, monitor performance, and improve user experience

Yes, unless a legal exemption applies

Functionality cookies

To remember choices such as filters, preferences, settings, and learning platform options

Usually yes, unless strictly necessary

Marketing and advertising cookies

To measure campaigns, show relevant course promotions, and support advertising

Yes

Third-party content cookies

To support embedded videos, external tools, social media features, forms, or third-party content

Usually yes, depending on purpose

7. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you may see a cookie banner or cookie settings panel.

Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You may be able to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Manage cookie choices by category
• Change your cookie preferences later

We aim to make it as easy to reject non-essential cookies as it is to accept them.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent because they are needed for the website, checkout, account access, security, or learning platform to function.

8. Managing Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie choices through our cookie banner or cookie settings panel, where available.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to:

• View cookies stored on your device
• Delete cookies
• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear cookies when the browser closes
• Set cookie preferences for specific websites

If you block all cookies, some features of our website, checkout process, learner dashboard, or learning platform may not work properly.

9. Browser Cookie Controls

You can usually manage cookies through your browser’s privacy or security settings.

Common browser options may include:

• Blocking cookies
• Deleting existing cookies
• Receiving warnings before cookies are stored
• Blocking third-party cookies
• Using private browsing mode
• Clearing site data after each session

Please check your browser’s help section for specific guidance on managing cookies.

10. Cookies and Online Learning

If you create an account or access online courses, cookies may be used to support your learning experience.

These may help with:

• Secure login
• Keeping you signed in
• Accessing your learner dashboard
• Remembering enrolled courses
• Tracking course progress
• Supporting quizzes and assessments
• Remembering completion status
• Supporting certificate issue processes
• Saving learning preferences
• Keeping the learning platform secure

Some of these cookies may be strictly necessary for the learning platform to work.

If you disable these cookies, you may not be able to log in, access your courses, track progress, complete assessments, or receive certificates correctly.

11. Cookies and Payments

If you purchase a course, bundle, subscription, membership, or related service, cookies may be used to support checkout and payment functions.

These may help with:

• Keeping items in your basket
• Processing checkout
• Confirming payment status
• Preventing fraud
• Securing payment pages
• Remembering checkout progress
• Supporting invoices, receipts, or order confirmation

Payment processing may involve third-party payment providers. Those providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies.

We do not normally store full card details on our website. Payment information may be handled by third-party payment providers according to their own terms, privacy policies, and cookie policies.

12. Cookies and Marketing

If you consent to marketing cookies, we may use cookies or similar technologies to understand interest in our courses, blogs, resources, offers, and training pages.

This may include:

• Measuring visits from adverts
• Understanding which course pages users view
• Measuring campaign performance
• Improving future marketing
• Showing relevant course information
• Understanding email or landing page engagement
• Measuring interest in course categories
• Supporting remarketing or retargeting campaigns

You can withdraw consent to marketing cookies at any time through the cookie settings panel or browser controls.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any cookie use that took place before consent was withdrawn.

13. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies may collect or relate to personal data, such as:

• IP address
• Device information
• Browser information
• Cookie identifiers
• Website usage data
• Course activity
• Account or session information
• General location inferred from IP address
• Referral source
• Interaction with course pages, blogs, forms, or checkout pages

Where cookie information relates to personal data, we handle it in line with our Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy explains:

• What personal data we collect
• Why we use it
• The lawful bases we rely on
• Who we share it with
• How long we keep it
• Your data protection rights
• How to contact us about privacy matters

14. How Long Cookies Last

Cookies may last for different periods.

Session cookies usually expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

The length of time a cookie stays on your device depends on its purpose and the settings of our website, learning platform, or third-party provider.

We aim to avoid keeping cookies for longer than necessary.

15. Changes to Cookie Choices

You can change or withdraw your cookie choices at any time through our cookie settings panel, where available.

If you withdraw consent, this will not affect the lawfulness of any cookie use that took place before consent was withdrawn.

You may also need to delete existing cookies from your browser if you want to remove cookies already stored on your device.

16. Third-Party Websites

Our website, courses, blogs, resources, emails, or learner platform may contain links to third-party websites.

If you click a third-party link, that website may use its own cookies or tracking technologies.

We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their cookie practices, privacy practices, content, or terms.

You should read the cookie policy and privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

17. Embedded Content and Videos

Some parts of our website or courses may include embedded content, such as videos, forms, calendars, documents, social media content, or third-party tools.

Embedded content from third parties may behave as if you visited the third-party website directly. These third parties may collect data, use cookies, track your interaction with the embedded content, or combine this information with other data they hold about you.

Where required, we will seek consent before loading non-essential third-party cookies connected to embedded content.

18. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers allow users to send “Do Not Track” signals.

There is currently no consistent legal or technical standard for responding to these signals.

At present, our website may not respond automatically to Do Not Track signals.

You can control cookies through our cookie settings panel and your browser settings.

19. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

We may update it if:

• We change the cookies we use.
• We add new website tools.
• We change analytics or marketing providers.
• We update our learning platform.
• We change payment, checkout, or account systems.
• Legal or regulatory requirements change.
• We improve our cookie management process.

The latest version will be posted on our website with the updated effective date or last updated date.

20. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Cloud Security CPD uses cookies, please contact us:

Cloud Security CPD
Legal Entity: EDUKITE LTD
Registered Office: Flat 202 Pavilion House 10 Hemming Street, London, England, E1 5BL
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://cloudsecuritycpd.com/