1. Introduction
Florida Wellingford University (FWU) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience on our website and Student Portal. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your rights regarding their use.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow us to recognize your device and remember your preferences for future visits.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons, detailed below:
- Essential Cookies: These are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Student Portal, use the shopping cart for tuition payments, or access e-library resources. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that students find what they are looking for easily. We typically use third-party tools (such as Google Analytics) for this purpose.
- Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting & Advertising Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site:
- Google Analytics: One of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience.
- Social Media Buttons: We use social media plugins that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, social media sites (such as LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook) will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
- Please Note: If you choose to disable cookies, some parts of the FWU website, particularly the Student Portal and application forms, may not function properly or may become inaccessible.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or legislation. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Florida Wellingford University
Address: Florida Wellingford University Administration
Email: info@fwu.education