Cookie Policy
Our English Wagon learning platform (English Wagon) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of English Wagon. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse English Wagon and also allows us to improve English Wagon.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of English Wagon. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of English Wagon.
- Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around English Wagon when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way English Wagon works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to English Wagon. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
| auth_token | Stores a unique token for each logged-in user to maintain their authenticated session, ensuring they remain logged in as they navigate through the site | Session-based (expires when the session ends) | Strictly necessary and Functionality |
| session_id | Tracks the user’s session across different pages, ensuring a continuous experience without repeated logins. | Session-based | Strictly necessary and Functionality |
| account_details | Stores essential user account details, such as username and account type, for quick access to account information and settings. This cookie is encrypted for security purposes. | Session-based | Strictly necessary and Functionality |
Please note that the following third parties may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These named third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services. These third-party
Cookies are likely to be analytical cookies, performance cookies or targeting cookies:
- Third-Party Cookies (Google Services)
Our website uses third-party services from Google, such as Google Analytics. These services may set cookies on your browser, which we do not directly control. Here are some of the common third-party cookies that may appear:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
| ACCOUNT_CHOOSER, AEC, LSID, SID, SIDCC, g_state | Manage user authentication, multi-account preferences, and secure login features. | Varies | Strictly necessary |
| APISID, HSID, SAPISID, SSID | Security cookies used to prevent unauthorised access and manage secure authentication. | Varies | Functionality |
| NID, OTZ | Analytics and usage tracking to gather data on site performance and user preferences. | Varies | Analytical |
| __Secure-*, __Host-* | Additional security and session management cookies for enhanced authentication security. | Varies | Security |
For more information on these cookies and their purposes, please refer to Google’s Cookie Policy.
- Analytics Cookies
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie that distinguishes unique users to analyse site traffic and performance. | 2 years | Analytical |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie for tracking users’ interactions with the site. | 24 hours | Analytical |
To deactivate the use of third-party advertising cookies, you may visit the support page to manage the use of these types of cookies [include link to consent management solution].
You can choose which analytical and functionality cookies we can set by clicking on the button(s):
Strictly essential cookies OFF
Analytical or performance cookies OFF
Functionality cookies OFF
However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
