{"id":2277,"date":"2026-05-06T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profitability.com\/?page_id=2277"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:22:28","slug":"cookies-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/profitability.com\/en\/cookies-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookies Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Cookies Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This website www.profitability.com is operated by ProfitAbility Business Simulations Ltd of The Wooden Barn (Unit 1), Little Baldon Farm, Oxford, OX44 9PU, also referred to in this Cookie Policy as \u201cProfitAbility\u201d, \"we\" or \"us\". ProfitAbility is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-fe48bcfeef7c9cce04e73f748f7d7505 wp-block-paragraph\">This Cookie Policy (which should be read together with our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/profitability.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2275\">Privacy Policy<\/a>&nbsp;and our <a href=\"https:\/\/profitability.com\/en\/termsandconditions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1110\">Terms of Use<\/a> Conditions) explains what cookies are, and how and why they may be stored on and accessed from your device when you view this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are cookies and similar technologies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Cookies are text files containing a small amount of data, usually a unique string of letters and numbers. They are commonly used throughout the internet and are stored on, and accessed from, your device when you visit a website (including this website). The term \u2018cookies\u2019 also includes technologies that operate in a similar way to traditional web cookies, such as pixels or tags. A pixel or tag is a snippet of code that enable cookies to be stored on your device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">These technologies allow the website to recognise your visit and differentiate you from other users of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">You can find out more information about cookies and similar technologies on the Information Commissioner\u2019s Officer (ICO) website by clicking&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/for-the-public\/online\/cookies\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How does this website use cookies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We use the following cookies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Strictly necessary cookies.<\/strong> These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These essential cookies are always enabled because our website won\u2019t work properly without them. You can switch off these cookies in your browser settings but you may then not be able to access all or parts of our website.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Analytical or performance cookies.<\/strong> These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Cookie&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Purpose&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Analytics<br><\/td><td>_ga _ga_QXHTQPW2R4<br><\/td><td>2 years<br><\/td><td>Distinguishes unique users and helps generate statistical data about how visitors use the website. Maintains session state for the Google Analytics 4 property used on the website.<br>Read Google's overview of privacy and safeguarding data&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/6004245\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google \/ YouTube&nbsp;<\/td><td>_Secure-ENID<\/td><td>13 months<\/td><td>Used by Google services to store user preferences and maintain security settings for embedded Google services.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>YouTube&nbsp;<\/td><td>_Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN<\/td><td>Persistent<\/td><td>Used by YouTube to manage feature rollout and player functionality.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>YouTube&nbsp;<\/td><td>VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE<\/td><td>6 months<\/td><td>Detects bandwidth and helps optimise playback of embedded YouTube videos.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>YouTube&nbsp;<\/td><td>VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA<\/td><td>6 months<\/td><td>Stores a user\u2019s privacy and consent state when interacting with YouTube embedded content.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>YouTube&nbsp;<\/td><td>YSC<\/td><td>Session<\/td><td>Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has viewed.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your cookie choices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If after visiting our website, you do not want our cookies to be stored or accessed on your device, you can delete these from your browser at any time. If you would like to opt out from cookies being stored or accessed on your device in the future when you access our website, you can do so by changing the settings in your browser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-dd157a02d50a659fd0082606b9fb5ae3\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/61416?co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop&amp;hl=en\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Google Chrome<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f0b6f35b49764d7eb06ac8eab3f3367a\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microsoft Edge<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-79b4bd2c8df7cb238bd74468b3acc82a\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mozilla Firefox<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-a824229133672bdb99192d4aedee3e25\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/help\/17442\/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microsoft Internet Explorer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-d968d8d8ae0111250463f858e2ec74ed\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/help\/tutorials\/security\/privacy\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Opera<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-82312a0ed49e1d83c5772f7b4b11b705\" style=\"color:#2a3d66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/safari\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Apple Safari<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-0075c0afd07aeadf0477af6665263ac1 wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions or need further information about our use of cookies on our website, please contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hello@profitability.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hello@profitability.com<\/span><\/a> &nbsp;or write to us at ProfitAbility Business Simulations Ltd, The Wooden Barn (Unit 1), Little Baldon Farm, Oxford, OX44 9PU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This Cookie Policy may be amended by us at any time. Please check this page periodically to inform yourself of any changes. 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