Differing Minds Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you use our website, and improve your experience. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

1. How we use cookies

We use cookies on our website (www.differingminds.co.uk) and our learning platform to:

Remember your login details and preferences
Understand how visitors use our website
Improve website performance and functionality
Analyse website traffic and user behaviour
Deliver relevant content and marketing (with your consent)

2. Types of cookies we use

2.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:

Logging into your account
Remembering items in your shopping cart
Maintaining your session while you navigate the site
Ensuring security and preventing fraud

Legal Basis: These cookies are necessary for the performance of a contract with you (providing our services) and for our legitimate interests in operating a secure and functional website. You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are essential for the website to work.

2.2 Performance and analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about:

Which pages are visited most frequently
How long visitors spend on different pages
Where visitors come from (referral sources)
Any errors that occur
User navigation patterns

We use this information to improve our website's performance and user experience. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous.

Examples:

Google Analytics (analytics cookies)
Kajabi analytics (learning platform performance)

Legal Basis: Your consent. You can opt out of these cookies through our cookie consent banner or your browser settings.

2.3 Functionality cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may include:

Remembering your cookie preferences
Saving your video player settings
Remembering your progress through online courses
Storing your accessibility preferences

Legal Basis: Your consent. You can opt out of these cookies, but this may affect the functionality and features available to you.

2.4 Marketing and targeting cookies

These cookies track your activity across websites to deliver advertising that is relevant to you and your interests. They may:

Remember that you have visited our website
Track which pages and content you view
Build a profile of your interests
Show you relevant advertisements on other websites

We only use marketing cookies with your explicit consent.

Examples:

Facebook Pixel (social media advertising)
LinkedIn Insight Tag (professional network advertising)
Google Ads (online advertising)

Legal Basis: Your consent. You can opt out of these cookies at any time through our cookie consent banner or your browser settings.

3. Third-party cookies

We use some third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These include:

Google Analytics

Purpose: Website analytics and performance tracking

Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Kajabi

Purpose: Learning platform functionality, course delivery, and payment processing

Note: Necessary for accessing your purchased courses

Stripe

Purpose: Secure payment processing

Note: Necessary for processing payments

Social Media Platforms

Purpose: Social media integration and advertising (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram)

Note: Only if you consent to marketing cookies

We have no control over third-party cookies. Please check the relevant third-party privacy policies for more information about how they use cookies.

4. How to manage your cookie preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

4.1 Cookie consent banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. This allows you to:

Accept all cookies
Accept only necessary cookies
Customize your preferences for each type of cookie

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

4.2 Browser settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Block all cookies
Accept only first-party cookies
Delete cookies after each browsing session
Delete all existing cookies

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

How to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions
Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Advanced

4.3 Third-arty opt-out tools

You can opt out of some third-party cookies using industry opt-out tools:

Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Your Online Choices (EU): https://www.youronlinechoices.com/
Network Advertising Initiative: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/

5. Cookies and personal data

Some cookies may collect personal data, such as:

IP addresses
Device identifiers
Login credentials
Browsing behavior

When cookies collect personal data, we process this data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law, including the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy at: www.differingminds.co.uk/privacy-policy

6. Updates to this cookie policy

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

Changes to the cookies we use
Changes to data protection law
Changes to our website functionality
New guidance from regulatory authorities

We will post any changes on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

7. More information

If you would like more information about cookies in general, visit:

All About Cookies: www.allaboutcookies.org
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

8. Contact us

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

Email:

[email protected]

Website:

www.differingminds.co.uk

Post:

Differing Minds CIC, Data Protection Manager, The Dock Hub, Wilbury Villas, Hove, BN3 6AH

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Last Updated: October 2025

Next Review Date: October 2026