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How are cookies used?
Overall, cookies help us to provide you with a better website by providing additional features and by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data that you choose to share with us.
How can I make choices about cookies on my computer?
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How are cookies used on Teaching Ideas?
The Teaching Ideas site may store cookies on your device in order for some functions to work. These do not collect personally identifiable information. We also use the services of a number of third parties in order to provide additional features. Some of these may use cookies in order to function correctly:
1) Statistics
Teaching Ideas uses Clicky to track and monitor statistics about visits to the site. Clicky does not use tracking cookies.
2) Advertising
Teaching Ideas has been providing free lesson ideas and educational resources since 1998, and this would not have been possible without the support of advertising. Adverts on our site are provided by the following services:
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3) Embedded resources
A number of the resources on Teaching Ideas may be embedded, with permission, from other third-party services. Each of these services has their own pages giving information about privacy and cookies (i.e. Google Docs, Youtube, Vimeo and Slideshare).
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If you have any questions about the use of cookies on Teaching Ideas, please get in touch. This page was last updated in July 2023.