1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites work, remember choices, keep accounts secure and understand how people use the service.
2. How Sunshine Uses Cookies
Sunshine may use cookies for:
- essential website and account functions;
- student and academy login sessions;
- remembering your cookie choice;
- security and fraud prevention;
- checkout, payment and enrolment flows;
- optional analytics or performance improvements where consent is given;
- social media or embedded content where used.
3. Types Of Cookies We Use
| Cookie type | What it does | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Essential cookies | Run the website, keep accounts logged in, protect forms, process checkout steps and remember your cookie choice. | These are needed and cannot be switched off through our banner. |
| Remember-me cookies | Where you choose "remember me", these help remember login details or account access on that device. | Used when you actively choose the feature. |
| Payment cookies | Stripe and payment services may use cookies or similar tools to process secure payments and prevent fraud. | Needed for secure payment services. |
| Analytics cookies | Help us understand website use, popular pages and technical issues so we can improve Sunshine. | Used only where consent is given, if analytics are active. |
| Marketing or third-party cookies | May be set by embedded social content or marketing tools if we use them. | Used only where consent is given, where required. |
4. Cookie Consent
When you visit Sunshine, you may see a cookie banner. You can accept optional cookies or reject optional cookies. We will still use essential cookies because the website, student accounts, academy accounts and checkout cannot work properly without them.
5. Changing Your Cookie Choice
You can clear cookies in your browser to reset your choice. You can also block cookies through your browser settings, but some Sunshine features may stop working if essential cookies are blocked.
6. Third-Party Services
Some parts of Sunshine may connect to third-party providers, including payment services, email services, hosting, social media platforms or embedded content. Those providers may set their own cookies in line with their own policies.
7. More Information
For information about how we use personal information, read our Privacy Policy.