HMS Institute

1. What are Cookies?

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

2. How We Use Cookies at HMS Institute

We use cookies to ensure our Learning Management System (LMS) functions correctly and to understand how our learners interact with our content. The cookies we use fall into the following categories:

• Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies: These are required for the operation of our LMS. They include cookies that enable you to log into secure areas, save your course progress, and use our payment gateway (Stripe) securely. The website cannot function properly without these.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how users navigate our platform. This helps us improve the way our website works, ensuring learners can easily find what they are looking for.
• Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. They enable us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences (e.g., your choice of language or region).

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics and deliver secure services. Notably, our payment processor, Stripe, uses cookies to facilitate secure transactions and prevent fraud.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can manage your preferences through our Cookie Banner when you first visit the site.

Additionally, you can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject essential cookies, you may still use our website, but your access to the LMS, course progression, and some functionality may be severely restricted.

For more information on how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.