Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 9 August 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how NextGenBright uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website, online learning platform, applications and related services.

This policy explains:

  • What cookies are;

  • How we use cookies;

  • The types of cookies we may use;

  • Why we use cookies;

  • How you can manage cookies;

  • How third parties may use cookies;

  • How cookies may relate to online education, student accounts and parents/guardians;

  • How to contact us about cookies and privacy.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

2. Who We Are

NextGenBright provides online education, tutoring, courses, learning resources, assessments and related educational services.

For privacy and cookie-related enquiries, please contact:

Email: info@nextgenbright.com

3. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow websites to recognise a device and remember certain information about your visit.

Cookies can help websites:

  • Function correctly;

  • Keep users logged in;

  • Remember preferences;

  • Provide secure access;

  • Understand how visitors use the website;

  • Improve website performance;

  • Personalise certain features;

  • Measure marketing effectiveness.

Cookies may be:

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and normally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These remain on your device for a specified period or until they are deleted.

First-Party Cookies

These are placed directly by NextGenBright.

Third-Party Cookies

These may be placed by service providers or other third parties whose services are integrated into our website.

4. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as:

  • Local storage;

  • Session storage;

  • Tracking pixels;

  • Web beacons;

  • Device identifiers;

  • Log files;

  • Similar browser technologies.

For simplicity, this Cookie Policy refers to these technologies collectively as "cookies" where appropriate.

5. Why NextGenBright Uses Cookies

We may use cookies for several purposes, including:

  • Website operation;

  • User authentication;

  • Account security;

  • Session management;

  • Remembering preferences;

  • Course and lesson functionality;

  • Shopping and payment processes;

  • Website analytics;

  • Performance monitoring;

  • Improving our services;

  • Understanding user behaviour;

  • Marketing and advertising, where permitted;

  • Fraud prevention;

  • Security monitoring.

The specific cookies used may change as our website and services develop.

6. Categories of Cookies We Use

We may classify cookies into the following categories:

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies;

  2. Functional or Preference Cookies;

  3. Analytics or Performance Cookies;

  4. Marketing or Advertising Cookies;

  5. Security and Fraud Prevention Cookies.

Not every category will necessarily be active on every NextGenBright website or service.

7. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for our website or platform to function properly.

These cookies may be used for:

  • User login;

  • Account authentication;

  • Session management;

  • Security;

  • Load balancing;

  • Shopping basket functionality;

  • Course enrolment;

  • Booking functionality;

  • Payment processes;

  • Access control;

  • Protecting against fraudulent activity;

  • Remembering essential security settings.

Because these cookies may be necessary for providing a service you have requested, they generally cannot be disabled through our cookie preference system without affecting website functionality.

Examples may include cookies that:

  • Keep you signed in;

  • Maintain a secure session;

  • Remember your selected course;

  • Maintain a booking session;

  • Protect forms against malicious activity.

8. Functional and Preference Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember information you have previously provided or selected.

These may include:

  • Language preferences;

  • Region preferences;

  • Display preferences;

  • Accessibility settings;

  • Website preferences;

  • Learning platform preferences;

  • Selected course settings;

  • Video or media preferences.

These cookies may not always be strictly necessary but can improve the user experience.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain consent before placing non-essential functional cookies.

9. Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

We may use analytics technologies to understand:

  • Number of visitors;

  • Pages visited;

  • Popular courses or pages;

  • Time spent on pages;

  • Navigation patterns;

  • Website performance;

  • Errors;

  • Device types;

  • Browser types;

  • Approximate geographic information;

  • Traffic sources.

This information can help us:

  • Improve our website;

  • Improve our learning platform;

  • Identify technical problems;

  • Improve course discovery;

  • Understand which features are useful;

  • Improve user experience.

Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, we will seek appropriate consent before using them.

10. Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Where applicable, NextGenBright may use marketing or advertising cookies to understand the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and provide more relevant advertising.

These technologies may help us understand:

  • Which advertisements users interact with;

  • Which marketing campaigns generate visits;

  • Whether users return to our website after seeing an advertisement;

  • Which pages are visited following advertising activity;

  • General audience interests.

Marketing cookies may be provided by third-party advertising or analytics platforms.

We will not use non-essential marketing cookies without appropriate consent where consent is legally required.

11. Cookies and Online Education

Because NextGenBright provides online educational services, certain cookies and similar technologies may be used to support learning functionality.

For example, cookies may help us:

  • Keep a student logged into their account;

  • Maintain a secure learning session;

  • Remember a student's platform preferences;

  • Maintain course navigation;

  • Remember lesson or booking selections;

  • Support online learning functionality;

  • Maintain assessment sessions;

  • Protect learning accounts;

  • Detect unusual account activity.

We aim to limit the information collected through cookies to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

12. Student and Child Privacy

NextGenBright may provide services to children and young people.

We recognise that children require additional protection when their personal information is processed.

We take particular care when cookies or similar technologies may relate to children using our services.

We aim to:

  • Avoid unnecessary tracking of children;

  • Avoid unnecessary profiling;

  • Limit non-essential tracking;

  • Avoid using children's information for inappropriate advertising;

  • Provide appropriate privacy controls;

  • Use data minimisation principles;

  • Protect student accounts through appropriate security measures.

Where consent is required for non-essential cookies, we will use an appropriate consent mechanism.

13. Parents and Guardians

Parents and guardians may access NextGenBright services through accounts associated with students.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Maintain secure parent/guardian login sessions;

  • Remember account preferences;

  • Support booking functionality;

  • Support payment functionality;

  • Provide account security;

  • Improve the parent/guardian experience.

Parents and guardians can manage non-essential cookies using our cookie preference tools where available.

14. Third-Party Cookies

Some functionality on our website may be provided by third-party organisations.

Depending on the services we use, third-party technologies may include:

  • Payment providers;

  • Video-conferencing providers;

  • Learning platform providers;

  • Analytics providers;

  • Security providers;

  • Customer support providers;

  • Marketing providers;

  • Social media platforms;

  • Embedded content providers.

These third parties may place their own cookies or similar technologies.

Their use of cookies may be governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

We aim to use reputable service providers and appropriate contractual and technical safeguards.

15. Payment Cookies

Where online payments are available, payment providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Maintain secure payment sessions;

  • Prevent fraud;

  • Authenticate transactions;

  • Remember payment-related session information;

  • Detect suspicious activity.

Payment providers may process information directly in accordance with their own privacy policies.

NextGenBright does not generally store complete payment card details on its own systems.

16. Security Cookies

Security cookies and similar technologies may be used to protect our website and users.

They may help us:

  • Detect suspicious activity;

  • Prevent automated attacks;

  • Protect login forms;

  • Prevent fraudulent activity;

  • Identify abnormal traffic;

  • Maintain platform security;

  • Protect user accounts.

Some security technologies may be considered strictly necessary for the operation and security of the website.

17. Cookie Consent

Where required by applicable UK law, NextGenBright will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

When you first visit a website that uses non-essential cookies, you may see a cookie consent banner or preference centre.

Depending on the available options, you may be able to:

  • Accept all cookies;

  • Reject non-essential cookies;

  • Select specific categories;

  • Change your preferences later.

We will not make access to our core services conditional upon consent to cookies that are not necessary for providing those services, except where a particular feature genuinely requires the relevant technology and this is permitted by applicable law.

18. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent or preference-management tool, where available.

Your choices may include:

Accept All

Allows all categories of cookies that are available through the consent system.

Reject Non-Essential Cookies

Allows strictly necessary cookies while disabling non-essential categories.

Customise

Allows you to choose which categories of cookies you permit.

Your choices may be stored so that we do not repeatedly ask you for the same consent.

19. Browser Cookie Controls

Most modern browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings.

You can generally:

  • View stored cookies;

  • Delete cookies;

  • Block cookies;

  • Block third-party cookies;

  • Allow cookies from selected websites;

  • Delete cookies when closing the browser.

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of NextGenBright.

For example, disabling necessary cookies may prevent you from:

  • Logging in;

  • Booking lessons;

  • Accessing courses;

  • Completing payments;

  • Using certain learning features.

20. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers provide "Do Not Track" or similar settings.

Because there is currently no universally accepted technical standard for interpreting all such signals, our response to these signals may vary depending on the technology involved and applicable legal requirements.

Where legally required, we will respect applicable browser or consent signals.

21. How Long Cookies Remain

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.

Session Cookies

These generally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These may remain for a defined period, which can range from days to months or longer depending on their purpose.

We aim to avoid retaining cookies for longer than reasonably necessary for their intended purpose.

The exact duration of individual cookies may change as our technology providers and services change.

22. Cookie Information Table

The following table describes the types of cookies that may be used on NextGenBright services.

Cookie Category Purpose Typical Necessity Consent
Strictly Necessary Login, security, sessions and core functionality Essential Generally not required
Functional Preferences and enhanced functionality Optional Where required
Analytics Website and platform usage analysis Optional Where required
Performance Monitoring and improving performance Optional Where required
Marketing Advertising and campaign measurement Optional Where required
Security Fraud prevention and account protection Essential/Optional depending on technology Depends on purpose

The specific cookies installed may differ between our public website and authenticated learning platform.

23. Changes to the Cookies We Use

The cookies used by NextGenBright may change over time.

For example, we may:

  • Introduce new website functionality;

  • Change analytics providers;

  • Change payment providers;

  • Add security technologies;

  • Change marketing services;

  • Improve our learning platform;

  • Remove technologies that are no longer required.

Where changes materially affect how cookies are used, we will update this Cookie Policy and, where required, request new consent.

24. Relationship With Our Privacy Policy

Cookies and similar technologies may result in the collection or processing of personal information.

Where this occurs, the processing is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy explains:

  • What personal information we collect;

  • How we use personal information;

  • Our legal bases for processing;

  • How we share information;

  • Data retention;

  • International transfers;

  • Data security;

  • Your data protection rights.

25. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data protection legislation, including:

  • Right of access;

  • Right to rectification;

  • Right to erasure;

  • Right to restrict processing;

  • Right to data portability;

  • Right to object;

  • Right to withdraw consent.

For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

26. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

Changes may be made to reflect:

  • Changes in technology;

  • Changes in our website;

  • Changes to third-party services;

  • Changes to cookies;

  • Changes in applicable law;

  • Changes to our business practices.

The "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy will indicate when the policy was most recently updated.

Where appropriate, we may provide additional notice of significant changes.

27. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact us.

NextGenBright

Email: info@nextgenbright.com

We welcome questions from students, parents, guardians, tutors and other users regarding privacy and cookie practices.

28. Effective Date

This Cookie Policy is effective from:

9 August 2026

NextGenBright
Privacy & Cookie Contact: info@nextgenbright.com

Last modified: Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12:48 PM