1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better user experience, and to supply information to the operators of the website.
This Cookie Policy explains how Aerosim (HK) Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the Universal Aviation Aptitude Test (“UAAT”) platform. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
| Category | Purpose | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Authentication & security | Session cookies that keep you signed in and protect against cross-site request forgery. These cookies are essential for the platform to function and cannot be disabled. |
| Functional | User preferences | Cookies that remember your preferences, such as theme selection (light/dark mode), language settings, and assessment configuration choices. |
| Performance | Analytics | Cookies that help us understand how you interact with the platform, which pages are visited most frequently, and where errors occur. This data is aggregated and anonymised. |
| Assessment | Session management | Cookies that maintain the state of an active assessment session, including timer data, scenario progress, and radio frequency selections during Communication module exercises. |
3. Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_token | Strictly necessary | Session | Authenticates your session after login |
| theme | Functional | 1 year | Stores your preferred display theme |
| _analytics | Performance | 30 days | Anonymised usage analytics |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We minimise the use of third-party cookies. Where third-party services are integrated (such as authentication providers or analytics tools), those services may set their own cookies subject to their own privacy policies. We do not control the cookies set by third parties.
We do not use cookies for advertising or behavioural tracking purposes. We do not sell cookie data or personal information derived from cookies to any third party.
5. Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View what cookies are stored on your device and delete them individually or in bulk
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that if you block or delete strictly necessary cookies, some features of the platform may not function correctly. In particular, you will not be able to remain signed in, and active assessment sessions may be interrupted.
For more information about managing cookies in your browser, visit your browser’s help documentation.
6. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
We handle all cookie-related data in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including Hong Kong and Australia. Our cookie practices are guided by the following principles:
- Transparency — Open and clear disclosure of how cookies are used
- Necessity — Collection limited to what is reasonably necessary for platform operation
- Notice — Informing users about cookie collection and its purposes
- Security — Protecting cookie-related data from unauthorised access or misuse
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact: