Cookie Policy

SEK International School – Ecuador

This website, like most websites on the Internet, uses cookies to improve and optimize the user experience. Below you will find detailed information about what cookies are, what types this website uses, how you can disable them in your browser, and how to specifically block the installation of third-party cookies.

What are Cookies and how does the SEK International School – Ecuador website use them?

Cookies are files that the website or application you use installs on your browser or device (smartphone, tablet, or smart TV) during your visit to the pages or application, and are used to store information about your visit. Like most websites on the Internet, the SEK International School – Ecuador website uses cookies to:

  • Ensure that the website functions correctly
  • Store your preferences, such as your selected language or font size.
  • Understand your browsing experience.
  • Collect anonymous statistical information, such as the pages you have visited or the time you have spent on our site.

The use of cookies allows us to optimize your browsing experience, adapting the information and services offered to your interests, in order to provide you with a better experience each time you visit us. The websites of SEK International School – Ecuador use cookies to function, adapt, and optimize the user’s browsing experience.

Cookies are associated only with an anonymous user and their computer/device and do not provide any information that would allow us to identify personal data. You can access your browser settings at any time to modify and/or block the installation of cookies sent by SEK International School – Ecuador websites, without affecting your access to the content. However, the quality of the services may be affected.

Users who complete the registration process or have logged in with their credentials will have access to personalized services tailored to their preferences based on the personal information provided during registration and the information stored in their browser’s cookie.

SEK International School – Ecuador’s email marketing tools use small, invisible images embedded in emails. This technology allows us to know if an email has been opened, the date it was opened, the IP address from which it was accessed, and other information. With this information, we conduct statistical and analytical studies on the sending and receiving of emails in order to improve the services to which the user is subscribed and to offer information that may be of interest.

Why are they important?

  • From a technical point of view, they allow websites to function more efficiently and adapt to user preferences, such as remembering the language, the country’s currency, or detecting the access device.
  • They establish levels of protection and security that prevent or hinder cyberattacks against the website or its users.
  • They allow media managers to obtain statistical data collected in cookies to improve the quality and experience of their services.
  • They are used to optimize the advertising we show to users, offering advertising that best suits their interests.

What are the different types of cookies we use at SEK International School – Ecuador?

  • Session cookies expire when the user leaves the page or closes the browser; that is, they are active only during the visit to the website. Therefore, they are deleted from our computer when the user leaves the site.
  • Persistent cookies expire when they have fulfilled their purpose or when they are manually deleted. They have an expiration date and are typically used in online shopping, personalization, or registration processes, so that we don’t have that constantly enter our password.

On the other hand, depending on the entity that manages the equipment or domain from which the Cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, we can distinguish between first-party and third-party Cookies.

  • First-party Cookies are those Cookies that are sent to your device and managed exclusively by us for the proper functioning of the Website. The information we collect is used to improve the quality of our service and your user experience.
  • If you interact with the content of our Website, third-party Cookies may also be set (for example, when you click on social media buttons or watch videos hosted on another website). These are cookies set by a domain different from our Website. We cannot access the data stored in cookies from other websites when you browse those websites.

    Some of the services of SEK International School – Ecuador may use connectors with various social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc. By using social login, you authorize the social network to store a persistent cookie. This cookie remembers your identification on the service, making access much faster on subsequent visits. This cookie can be deleted, and you can also revoke access permissions to SEK International School – Ecuador services from the privacy settings of the specific social network.

    How can I configure my cookies?

    By browsing and continuing on our website, you are consenting to the use of cookies under the conditions contained in this Cookie Policy. SEK International School – Ecuador provides access to this Cookie Policy at the time of registration so that the user is informed, and without prejudice to their right to block, delete, and reject the use of cookies at any time.

    In any case, please note that since cookies are not necessary for using our website, you can block or disable them by adjusting your browser settings to reject all or some cookies. Most browsers allow you to be notified of the presence of cookies or to reject them automatically. If you reject them, you can still use our website, although the use of some services may be limited, and therefore your experience on our website may be less satisfactory.

    Below you will find links to the main browsers and devices so you have all the necessary information on how to manage cookies in your browser.

    • Internet Explorer™ :
      • Version 5 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955/es
      • Version 6 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283185/es
      • Version 7 and 8 http://windows.microsoft.com/es-ES/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
      • Version 9 http://windows.microsoft.com/es-ES/windows7/How-to-manage-cookies-in-Internet-Explorer-9
      • Version 10 http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/internet-explorer/ie-security-privacy-settings#ie=ie-10
      • Version 11 http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/internet-explorer/ie-security-privacy-settings#ie=ie-11
    • Safari™:
      • Safari™ 5 and 6: http://www.apple.com/es/support/mac-apps/safari/
      • Safari™ 7: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?viewlocale=es_ES&locale=es_ES
      • Safari™ 8: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?viewlocale=es_ES&locale=es_ES Settings on iPhone, iPad or iPod: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=es_ES
    • Chrome™: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es&hlrm=en
    • Firefox™: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/cookies-informacion-que-los-sitios-web-guardan-en-?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies
    • Opera™: http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/es-ES/cookies.html
    • Android: http://support.google.com/android/?hl=es
    • Windows Phone: http://www.windowsphone.com/es-ES/how-to/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings
    • Blackberry: http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/18578/Turn_off_cookies_in_the_browser_60_1072866_11.jsp

    For more information on how to configure cookies provider by provider or manage your preferences, please visit the Your Online Choices portal.

    Do we update our Cookie Policy?

    We may update our Website’s Cookie Policy, so we recommend that you review this policy each time you access our Website to stay informed.

    Properly informed about how and why we use cookies.