Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small data file placed on a user's browser or device when a website or online service is accessed. Cookies may allow a website or application to recognise a browser, maintain a login session, remember preferences, provide security, understand application performance and improve functionality. Cookies may be temporary or remain on the device for a defined period.

In addition to conventional browser cookies, our Services may use similar technologies such as:

• local storage
• session storage
• software-development-kit identifiers
• authentication tokens
• pixels
• tags
• comparable device or browser technologies

References to "cookies" in this Policy include similar technologies where appropriate.

The exact cookies used depend upon the Services and functionality enabled.

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for essential operation, including authentication, account login, session management, security, fraud prevention, load balancing and preserving essential application state.
• Preference and functional cookies — remember choices such as language, interface preferences, display settings and previously selected options.
• Analytics and performance cookies — where enabled, help us understand which pages are used, how users navigate, application performance, technical errors and features that may require improvement.
• Security cookies — help detect suspicious login activity, prevent automated attacks, maintain account security, prevent cross-site request forgery and protect our systems.
• Third-party cookies — certain functionality may be provided by third parties, including authentication, payment processing, customer support, embedded services and analytics, governed by their own policies.

Zenith Systems does not intend to use student information contained within its educational platforms for targeted advertising. We do not knowingly use cookies within student accounts for targeted advertising directed at children.

If marketing or advertising technologies are introduced on Zenith Systems' public-facing website in the future, appropriate notice and consent controls will be implemented where required.

Our applications may need authentication or session technologies to keep users securely signed in. Such technologies may verify that a user has successfully authenticated, maintain an authorised session, apply security protections, associate requests with the correct user account and automatically expire after an appropriate period. Users should log out when using shared devices.

Cookies may be either session cookies, which are deleted or expire when the relevant browser session ends, or persistent cookies, which remain on the device until their configured expiry period or until manually deleted. The exact duration depends upon the cookie's purpose. We aim to retain cookies only for as long as reasonably necessary for their intended purpose.

Where applicable, users may be provided with a cookie banner, preference centre or similar mechanism to control optional cookies. Depending upon the configuration of our Services, users may be able to:

• accept optional cookies
• reject optional cookies
• select particular cookie categories
• change a previous preference

Strictly necessary technologies may continue operating where required for security or essential functionality and where permitted by law.

Most browsers allow users to view cookies, delete cookies, block cookies, block third-party cookies or configure cookie preferences. Blocking all cookies may cause certain Zenith Systems functionality to stop working correctly, particularly login and authenticated application functionality.

Certain cookies or identifiers may constitute or contain personal data where they relate to an identifiable individual. Where personal data is processed through cookies or similar technologies, the processing will be governed by our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection law.

Schools may use Zenith Systems platforms on behalf of students, teachers, parents and administrators. Cookies used within educational products are primarily intended to enable secure authentication, authorised sessions, security, application functionality, preferences, diagnostics and service performance. Student personal data obtained through educational-product cookies will not be sold for advertising purposes.

Certain features may redirect users to or interact with external providers, including payment providers, video or meeting services, messaging services, authentication providers and other integrated platforms. Cookies placed directly by independent third parties are controlled by those third parties and are governed by their policies.

Browsers and devices may provide "Do Not Track" or similar signals. Because there is not necessarily a single uniform technical standard governing such signals across all services, our applications may not respond identically to every such signal. Where legally required preference mechanisms are supported, we will apply those controls as required.

We may update this Cookie Policy where new technologies are introduced, third-party providers change, our Services change, applicable law changes or our privacy practices change. The latest version will display an updated "Last Updated" date.