Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, mobile device, or browser when you visit a website or portal.

Cookies help websites:

• Function properly
• Improve user experience
• Remember preferences
• Maintain secure login sessions
• Analyze website traffic and performance
• Detect fraudulent or suspicious activity

Cookies may be:

• Session Cookies — deleted automatically when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies — remain on your device until deleted or expired

Cookies are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill their intended purpose, security requirements, or legal obligations.

Validate Group uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

a. Essential & Security Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the operation and security of Website & Portals. They help us:

• Authenticate users
• Maintain secure login sessions
• Protect candidate accounts
• Prevent unauthorized access
• Detect suspicious or fraudulent activity
• Ensure secure document uploads
• Maintain system integrity

Without these cookies, certain portal functions may not work properly.

b. Functional Cookies

These cookies help improve user experience by remembering:

• Language preferences
• Region settings
• Browser preferences
• Saved portal settings
• Session continuity

c. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how users interact with the portal and website. They may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Navigation behavior
• Session duration
• Device/browser type
• Error reports
• Traffic statistics

This information helps us improve portal performance, enhance user experience, identify technical issues, and optimize portal functionality. Analytics information is generally aggregated and does not directly identify users.

d. Compliance & Audit Cookies

As part of our compliance and verification obligations, certain cookies may be used for:

• Audit logging
• Security monitoring
• Verification workflow tracking
• Consent management
• Regulatory compliance purposes

These measures support secure verification processing and fraud prevention.

• Strictly Necessary Cookies — Required for portal operation and security
• Authentication Cookies — Maintain secure login sessions
• Functional Cookies — Save user preferences and settings
• Analytics Cookies — Measure website and portal performance
• Security Cookies — Detect suspicious activity and prevent misuse
• Consent Cookies — Record cookie preferences and consent choices

Validate Group may use trusted third-party service providers to support portal functionality, analytics, security monitoring, and hosting services.

These providers may place cookies on our behalf, including:

• Web analytics providers
• Cloud hosting providers
• Security and fraud prevention systems
• Session management services

Third-party providers are required to maintain appropriate security and confidentiality measures.

Because the Degree Verification Portal processes sensitive educational and verification-related information, certain cookies and technologies are essential for:

• Identity verification
• Secure authentication
• Session protection
• Fraud detection
• Data integrity
• Prevention of unauthorized access

Disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to:

• Access your account
• Submit verification requests
• Upload documents
• Track application status
• Use secure portal features

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete cookies
• Block cookies
• Restrict third-party cookies
• Configure cookie preferences

Browser-specific cookie management guidance is available through the respective browser support websites.

Cookies are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill their intended purpose, security requirements, or legal obligations.

Where required under applicable laws and regulations, Validate Group will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

Users may:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize cookie preferences

You may update your preferences at any time through the Cookie Settings section on the portal.

Cookies and related technologies may involve the processing of personal information.

Validate Group implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including:

• Encryption
• Access controls
• Secure hosting
• Monitoring and audit logging
• Confidentiality safeguards

For more information regarding how we process personal data, please refer to the Validate Group Privacy Policy.

As part of our verification operations, certain systems, hosting providers, or service providers may process information in jurisdictions outside the UAE.

Where international transfers occur, Validate Group implements appropriate safeguards and security measures in accordance with applicable data protection and regulatory requirements.

Validate Group may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect:

• Legal or regulatory changes
• Security enhancements
• Portal functionality updates
• Operational improvements

The updated version will be published with the revised effective date.

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our data protection practices, please contact: