What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to improve the user experience, and to provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
Shipping Education (shippingeducation.co.uk) uses a limited number of cookies. We categorise them as follows:
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as remembering your cookie consent preferences. These cookies do not collect personal data and cannot be disabled.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. Analytics cookies are only set if you click “Accept All” or enable the Analytics category via the “Customise” option in our cookie banner.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _ga_[container-id] | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | 24 hours |
Advertising Cookies
This website may display advertisements served by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense. These services may set cookies to serve ads relevant to your interests based on your browsing activity across websites. Advertising cookies are only set with your consent.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __gads | Google AdSense | Measures ad interactions and prevents the same ads from being shown repeatedly | 13 months |
| __gpi | Google AdSense | Collects information for ad personalisation | 13 months |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Used for ad targeting and measurement | 13 months |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in our website footer.
Browser-Level Cookie Controls
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Delete individual cookies or all cookies
- Block cookies from specific or all websites
- Set preferences for first-party and third-party cookies
Please note that blocking certain cookies may affect your experience on this website and limit the functionality available to you.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google Ad Personalisation
You can manage your Google advertising preferences and opt out of personalised ads at Google Ads Settings. You can also visit aboutads.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at hello@shippingeducation.co.uk.
Last updated: July 2026