Cookie Policy

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

Cookies allow websites to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with the site. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a set period (persistent cookies).

Global Stepia uses cookies on www.globalstepia.com for the following purposes:

• To ensure our Website functions correctly and securely
• To analyse how visitors use our Website and improve its performance and content
• To remember your preferences and provide a more personalised experience
• To support the functionality of our cookie consent mechanism
• To understand the effectiveness of our content and communications

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our Website to function. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and cookie consent management. Without these cookies, the Website cannot operate correctly. These cookies cannot be disabled.

B. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to measure Website performance, identify popular content, and improve the overall user experience.

C. Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or cookie settings) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

D. Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They allow us and our advertising partners to display advertisements that are relevant and engaging to you. These cookies also help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

E. Third-Party Cookies

Some pages on our Website may contain content from third-party providers (such as embedded LinkedIn content or analytics services). These third parties may set cookies on your device when you visit our Website. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the relevant third-party privacy policies.

The following table provides details of the specific cookies used on our Website:

When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to choose which categories of cookies you accept. You can update your preferences at any time by clicking "Manage Preferences" in the cookie banner or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the Website (which will cause the consent banner to reappear).

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View what cookies are stored and delete individual cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from particular websites
• Block all cookies from being set
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that restricting or blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of our Website. Browser settings for managing cookies can typically be found in the "Settings", "Privacy", or "Security" section of your browser.

By continuing to use our Website after the cookie banner has been displayed and you have made your selection, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with your chosen preferences as described in this Cookie Policy.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent as they are essential for the operation of our Website. Your consent is required for all other categories of cookies.

Some cookies we use may involve the processing of personal data, including IP addresses and device identifiers. For information on how we handle personal data collected through cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

We use the following third-party services that may place cookies on your device:

• Google Analytics — website analytics service. Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• LinkedIn — professional networking and sharing functionality. Privacy Policy: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable law. The effective date at the top of this document indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: