1. What Cookies Are
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website when you visit it. Cookies serve different purposes: some are necessary for a website to function, others record your preferences, and others collect information about how visitors use the site.
Cookies are distinct from other tracking technologies such as device fingerprinting or pixel tags. This policy addresses cookies specifically, including similar local storage mechanisms used on this website.
2. Cookies We Use
Our website uses two categories of cookie.
Essential cookies
These are necessary for the website to operate. They include the record of your cookie consent decision, stored in your browser's local storage under the key padi_cookie_consent. Without this, the consent banner would reappear on every page. Essential cookies cannot be disabled while using this site.
Analytics cookies
Where you have given consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors move through the site — for example, which pages are visited most often, and whether visitors navigate to the enquiry section. This information is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors. We do not use analytics data for marketing purposes.
If you have not given consent for analytics cookies, none are placed. You can withdraw consent at any time using the preference panel below.
3. Cookie Reference Table
| Name / Key | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
padi_cookie_consent |
Essential | Records whether you have accepted or declined analytics cookies, so the consent notice does not repeat on every visit. | Until cleared via browser settings or this page |
_ga |
Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish visitors. Set only if analytics consent is given. | 2 years |
_ga_* |
Analytics | Used by Google Analytics 4 to maintain session state. Set only if analytics consent is given. | 2 years |
4. Managing Your Preferences
You may change your analytics cookie preference at any time using the panel below. Withdrawing consent will take effect immediately; analytics cookies, if previously set, will be cleared from your browser.
5. Browser-Level Cookie Controls
All major browsers provide settings that allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Instructions differ by browser:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent some features of the site from working correctly. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the site or to register for a course.
6. Third-Party Cookies
If analytics cookies are enabled, Google Analytics places its own cookies as described in the table above. Google's data processing practices are described in its own privacy and cookie documentation, which is independent of this policy. We do not use advertising networks, social media tracking pixels, or any other third-party tracking technology on this website.
Where we embed a Google Maps frame (currently on the home page only), Google may set cookies associated with that embed independently of our analytics settings. You can prevent this by choosing not to interact with the map embed, or by blocking third-party cookies in your browser settings.
7. Contact
If you have a question about this policy or about how we use cookies, write to us at [email protected] or call +60 4-228 7641 during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm).