ManageBac+ allows users to customise their privacy preferences by controlling how cookies are used across the platform. This ensures compliance with privacy standards while giving users flexibility.

This guide walks through how to access, review, and update your cookie preferences, including enabling or restricting specific categories and providers.

Overview

This feature enables users to manage how cookies are used within ManageBac+, including strictly necessary, functional, analytics, and marketing cookies.

Users can review cookie providers, expand details, and choose which categories to enable based on their preferences.

Key Concepts / What’s New

• Strictly Necessary: Required for platform functionality and always enabled.
• Functional: Supports enhanced usability and saved preferences.
• Analytics: Provides insights to improve platform performance.
• Marketing: Enables tracking for communication and advertising.
• Cookie Providers: Individual services (e.g. analytics or third-party tools) that set cookies, which can be expanded for more detail.

Step-by-Step Navigation

Open Privacy Preferences

1. Log in to your account.
2. Open the privacy preferences prompt or banner.
3. Click Privacy Preferences.

Review Cookie Categories

1. Select a category such as Functional, Analytics, or Marketing.
2. Click the category to expand and view available options.

Expand Cookie Providers

1. Within a category, click on a cookie provider to expand details.
2. Review information such as purpose, duration, and provider.
3. Examples of providers may include services such as analytics tools or third-party platforms.

Enable or Disable Cookie Categories

1. Toggle categories such as Functional or Analytics on or off.
2. Adjust settings based on your privacy preferences.

Apply Your Preferences

1. Click Save Preferences to apply your changes.
2. Alternatively, select Allow All or Accept Only Necessary for quick selection.

Tips & Best Practices

• Enable analytics cookies to support continuous platform improvement.
• Use "Accept Only Necessary" for stricter privacy compliance.
• Review provider-level details to understand how your data is used.
• Align your selections with your school’s data policies.

Warnings & Important Notes

• Disabling functional cookies may affect platform usability.
• Some features rely on analytics or functional cookies to work correctly.
• Strictly necessary cookies are always enabled and cannot be turned off.

Related Articles

• ManageBac+ Data Privacy Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I disable all cookies?

No. Strictly necessary cookies are required for ManageBac+ to function and cannot be disabled.

What does expanding a cookie provider show?

It displays details such as the provider, purpose, and duration of the cookies used.

Do I need to save changes?

Yes. Click "Save Preferences" to ensure your selections are applied.

In Summary

• Privacy preferences give you control over cookie usage.
• You can review both categories and individual providers.
• Settings can be updated at any time.

Managing privacy preferences ensures a balanced and transparent experience within ManageBac+.