Cookie & Tracking Policy
Last updated: March 2025
We use tracking technologies on xorilex.com to help the site work properly and to better understand how people interact with our educational content. This page explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
What Are Cookies Anyway?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. They're basically just notes that help the site remember things about you – nothing sinister. Think of them like bookmarks that remember where you left off in a book.
When you come back to our site, these files help us recognise your browser and remember your preferences. Some cookies disappear when you close your browser (we call these session cookies), while others stick around for a while (persistent cookies).
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Cookies
These make the site actually work. Without them, you wouldn't be able to navigate between pages or access secure areas. We can't really turn these off because the site would break.
Functional Cookies
These remember your choices – like if you've adjusted text size or chosen specific preferences. They make your experience more personal and save you from having to reset everything each visit.
Analytics Cookies
We use these to understand which pages people find most helpful and where they might be getting confused. This helps us improve our educational content and make the site more useful.
Marketing Cookies
These track your activity across different sites to show you relevant information about our programmes. They help us reach people who might be interested in physics-based game design education.
How We Actually Use These Technologies
Here's what happens in practice. When someone visits our learning programme pages, we track which topics get the most attention. If we notice that visitors spend ages on our physics simulation tutorials but quickly leave the user interface pages, that tells us something useful.
Specific Ways We Track Activity:
- Which educational resources get downloaded most frequently
- How long people spend reading different tutorial sections
- Where visitors come from before arriving at our site
- Which browsers and devices people use to access our content
- When someone submits an enquiry form about our programmes
- Whether visitors return to read more content later
This information helps us understand what's working and what needs improvement. If we see that mobile visitors struggle with certain pages, we know we need to fix the mobile experience there.
Taking Control of Your Privacy
You're not stuck with our cookies if you don't want them. Every browser lets you manage or block them entirely. Just know that blocking certain cookies might make parts of the site less functional or convenient.
Google Chrome
Click the three dots in the top right, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data. You can block all cookies or just third-party ones from here.
Mozilla Firefox
Click the menu button and select Settings > Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Cookies and Site Data where you can adjust your preferences or clear existing cookies.
Safari
Go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy. You'll find options to block all cookies or just those from third parties and advertisers.
Microsoft Edge
Click the three dots, select Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data. Choose your preferred level of blocking here.
How Long We Keep This Data
Different cookies last for different periods. Session cookies vanish when you close your browser. Analytics cookies typically stick around for up to two years so we can spot longer-term trends in how people use our educational resources.
Marketing cookies might last a few months, depending on the campaign. We review all stored data regularly and clear out anything we no longer need. There's no point hoarding old information that doesn't help us improve the learning experience.
Third-Party Services We Work With
We don't do everything ourselves. Some external services help us run the site and understand how it's being used. These might include analytics platforms, content delivery networks, or video hosting services for our educational tutorials.
When you interact with embedded content – say, a video demonstration of physics simulations – that third-party service might set its own cookies. We try to work with reputable providers, but you should check their privacy policies if you want the full picture of what they're tracking.
Changes to This Policy
Technology changes and so do the tools we use. If we start using new tracking technologies or change how we handle cookies, we'll update this page and note the date at the top. We won't fundamentally change our approach without letting you know, but minor adjustments happen as we improve the site.
It's worth checking back occasionally if you're concerned about privacy. We're not going to email everyone every time we tweak something small, but major changes will be communicated clearly through the site.
Got questions about how we use cookies or want to know more about your data? Drop us a message and we'll explain things in plain language.
Email us at [email protected] or visit our contact page for other ways to reach us.
Xorilex
21st Century Leisure
11 Davenport St, Middleport
Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4LJ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 151 531 9955