This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how Diamonds International School (DIS) uses them on its website and your choices regarding cookies.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide reporting information to the site owner.
When you return to our website, these files allow the site to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, or font size) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
2. How DIS Uses Cookies
DIS uses cookies for several purposes to enhance your user experience and improve our website functionality. The types of cookies we use generally fall into the following categories:
| Category | Purpose | Data Collected |
| A. Strictly Necessary Cookies | Essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core functions like security, network management, and accessibility. The site cannot function properly without these. | Session ID, security tokens. |
| B. Performance/Analytics Cookies | These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously (e.g., number of visitors, most popular pages, how long a user stays). | Anonymous information about site usage (page views, visit duration). |
| C. Functionality Cookies | These remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. | User preferences (e.g., language settings). |
Note: DIS does not typically use cookies for targeted advertising or third-party marketing on its main educational site.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed on your device by third-party services that appear on our website. For example:
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Google Analytics: Used to collect data on visitor behaviour and website usage.
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Embedded Content: If we embed content from platforms like YouTube or social media, these external services may set their own cookies.
DIS has no control over these third-party cookies. You should review the respective privacy and cookie policies of these external services for more information.
4. Your Choices and Consent
In line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, we seek your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
4.1. Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear, allowing you to:
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Accept All cookies.
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Reject All non-essential cookies.
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Manage Settings/Preferences to customise which categories of non-essential cookies you allow.
Please note: Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent as they are essential for the operation of the website.
4.2. Managing Cookies via Your Browser
You can typically control and manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
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See what cookies you have and delete them on an individual basis.
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Block third-party cookies.
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Block cookies from particular sites.
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Block all cookies from being set.
Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Below are links to the cookie settings for common browsers:
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Google Chrome: [Link to Chrome cookie settings]
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Mozilla Firefox: [Link to Firefox cookie settings]
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Apple Safari: [Link to Safari cookie settings]
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Microsoft Edge: [Link to Edge cookie settings]
5. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The current version will be posted here.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
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School Address: 87, Lafiaji Way, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
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Email: admin@diamondsinternationalschool.com
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Phone: 0700diamonds