Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about user behavior and preferences.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us:

• Recognize when you return to our website
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Improve website functionality and user experience
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns

We use different types of cookies on our website:

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They help manage your session during your visit.
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. They remember your preferences for future visits.
• First-Party Cookies: Set by our website directly for functionality and analytics purposes.
• Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services we use, such as analytics providers or embedded content.

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, our website cannot function properly, and they cannot be disabled in our systems.

Examples of necessary cookies include:

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website usage, visitor behavior, and traffic sources. This data is anonymized and helps us improve our website.
• Page Performance: Cookies that measure loading times and website performance to identify areas for improvement.
• User Journey Tracking: Understanding which pages are visited most frequently and how users navigate through our site.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our pages.

• Language Preferences: Remember your chosen language (Thai or English) for future visits.
• Form Data: Temporarily store information you enter in contact forms to prevent data loss.
• Video Playback: Remember video player settings and preferences for embedded educational content.
• User Interface: Store preferences for website layout, font size, and accessibility settings.

Currently, we do not use marketing or advertising cookies on our website. As an educational institution, our focus is on providing information about our academic programs rather than targeted advertising.

However, we may use these cookies in the future for:

• Educational Content: Personalizing educational content recommendations based on your interests.
• Event Promotion: Sharing information about relevant school events and programs.
• Newsletter Tracking: Understanding engagement with our educational newsletters and updates.

If we implement marketing cookies in the future, we will update this policy and seek your consent where required.

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use:

• Google Analytics: Provides website analytics and visitor insights (can be disabled via browser settings or Google's opt-out tool).
• YouTube/Vimeo: If we embed educational videos, these platforms may set cookies to remember your viewing preferences.
• Social Media: Social media sharing buttons may set cookies from platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
• Maps Services: Interactive maps showing our school location may use cookies from mapping services.

These third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of their respective providers. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more information.

You have several options for controlling cookies on our website:

• Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block all cookies, delete existing cookies, or set preferences for specific websites.
• Cookie Preferences: Use our cookie preference tool to enable or disable different categories of cookies (except necessary ones).
• Opt-out Tools: Use specific opt-out tools for analytics services like Google Analytics.
• Private/Incognito Browsing: Use private browsing mode to prevent cookies from being stored permanently.

Important: Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website and limit some functionality.

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session Cookies: Automatically deleted when you close your browser.
• Preference Cookies: Typically stored for 1 year to remember your settings.
• Analytics Cookies: Usually retained for 24-26 months for trend analysis.
• Security Cookies: Short-term, typically lasting only for your current session.

You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings, which will reset your preferences and require you to set them again on your next visit.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

• Privacy Officer: privacy@plookpanya.ac.th
• Phone: +66-44-927111
• Mail: Plookpanya School, Privacy Office, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

We are happy to help you understand our cookie practices and assist with any privacy concerns you may have.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

• Technology: New types of cookies or tracking technologies we implement.
• Legal Requirements: Changes in privacy laws or regulations.
• Website Functionality: New features or services that require different cookie usage.
• Third-Party Services: Changes in external services we use on our website.

When we make significant changes, we will notify you through our website or email. The effective date at the top of this policy shows when it was last updated.