1 Who we are

Learning Journals (Parent Zone) is a trading name of Learning Journals Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”). We provide a secure, sign-in only service that lets parents view their children’s learning journals online.

2 What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They make sites work, keep you logged in, remember your preferences or help the site owner understand how the service is used.

3 How we use cookies

We keep cookies to an absolute minimum:

Strictly-necessary cookies —needed to sign you in, protect your session and remember your cookie choice. These are set automatically under Regulation 6(4) PECR.
Analytics cookies —only if you give us permission. They help us see which pages are slow or error-prone so we can improve the service. They are not set unless you click “Accept all cookies” in the banner.

We do not use advertising, marketing or social-media-tracking cookies.

4 Cookies we set

Name	Purpose	Category	Typical expiry *
`.AspNetCore.Cookies`	Keeps you signed in after you log in.	Strictly necessary	End of session
`.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.*` `__RequestVerificationToken`	Protects forms and APIs from cross-site-request-forgery attacks.	Strictly necessary	End of session
`parentzone_cookie_consent`	Remembers your cookie choice so we don’t ask you again on every page.	Strictly necessary	7 days if you select Essential only 365 days if you select Accept all cookies
`ai_session`	Anonymous session ID for Microsoft Application Insights.	Analytics (only if consent)	30 min after last page view
`ai_user`	Anonymous user ID for Microsoft Application Insights.	Analytics (only if consent)	1 year

* Actual lifetimes may vary slightly if you clear cookies, log out, or your browser applies additional restrictions.

5 Third parties

Analytics data is processed by Microsoft Application Insights, a service that forms part of Microsoft Azure. Microsoft acts as our processor under their Data Protection Addendum and Standard Contractual Clauses. We do not allow Microsoft to use the data for advertising or any purpose other than service analytics.

6 Updates to this policy

If we add new cookies or change how we use them, we will update this page and change the “last updated” date above. Material changes that affect your privacy will be flagged in the banner.

7 Contact

Questions? Email info@learningjournals.co.uk.