This notice explains the small amount of storage the Aiacademysg website uses, why it is there, and how you can clear it. It is written in plain language on purpose. Effective 2026.
Effective
This cookies notice applies from 2026 to the website at aiacademysg.com, which is operated by Aiacademysg from our room at 1 Fusionopolis Place, #08-12, Galaxis, Singapore 138522. It should be read with our privacy notice, which covers the personal details you send through the enquiry form.
The short version is this. We use a first-party session cookie so the enquiry form can check a security token and apply a simple rate limit. We store a flag in your browser so the cookie banner does not keep appearing after you have acknowledged it. We do not use advertising cookies and we do not run analytics trackers on this site.
If you never open the contact form and you never tap the banner button, the only storage you may see is whatever your browser keeps for ordinary page loading. You can still use the rest of the site, including the programmes, approach, and resources pages.
Meaning
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to hold. Some cookies are sent back to the server with later requests; others stay on the device. Local storage is a related store that sits in the browser. It is not attached to every request the way a cookie is, and scripts on the same site can read it.
On this site, neither mechanism is used to follow you around the web or to build a marketing profile. They exist so that a form can stay honest, so that we can return your typed words if a field needs correcting, and so that a banner does not interrupt you on every visit after you have already read this notice.
We host the site in Singapore. We do not sell cookie data. We do not share cookie data with advertising networks. Questions about how form details are handled belong on the privacy page; this page stays with cookies and local storage.
What we store
Everything this site stores on purpose fits in the table below. If a name does not appear here, we do not intend to set it. Third-party tools that a browser plugin injects on your side are outside our control; they are not part of Aiacademysg.
| Item | Where it lives | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookie (typically PHPSESSID) | First-party HTTP cookie, session lifetime | Keeps a short server session so the enquiry form on contact.php can check a security token, apply a simple rate limit, and show your typed values again if a field fails a check. |
| aiasg_cookie_ack | localStorage in your browser | Records that you have acknowledged this notice, so the banner can stay hidden on later visits from the same browser profile. |
| Advertising, analytics, and social pixels | Not used | We do not set third-party advertising cookies, we do not load analytics packages, and we do not drop tracking pixels for campaigns. |
The session cookie is created when the server needs a session, which happens when you load the contact form or submit it. The localStorage key is written only after you press “Fine by me” on the banner. Nothing in the table is required for reading programmes, guidance notes, or this notice.
Session
When you open the enquiry form, the server may start a PHP session. That session is how we compare the hidden token with the one we issued, how we slow down a burst of automated posts, and how we can show you the words you already typed if something needs correcting. Without a session, those checks are weaker, and the form is easier to abuse.
The cookie is first-party and scoped to this host. It is meant to last for the browsing session, subject to how your browser treats session cookies. Some browsers restore sessions when you reopen a window; in that case the cookie may last a little longer. It is not used to measure campaigns, and it is not passed to advertising partners.
If you refuse cookies in your browser settings, the form may fail the security check or the rate-limit check. You can still reach us by telephone on +65 6890 3157 or by writing to hello@aiacademysg.com. Consultations run Monday to Friday 09:30–18:30, and Saturday 10:00–14:00 by appointment. Sunday is closed.
Your choice
The banner at the bottom of the screen tells you that we use only the cookies needed to keep this site working and to remember this choice. If you choose “Fine by me”, we write a simple flag to localStorage under the key aiasg_cookie_ack. That flag never leaves your device as part of a tracking payload from us.
If the key is present, the banner is not shown. If you clear site data, or you switch browser, or you use another device, the banner will appear again. That is expected. The flag does not log you in, does not identify you to us, and does not change which pages you can read.
Pressing “Read the notice” brings you to this page. You do not have to accept the banner to read programmes, the teaching approach, team formats, guidance notes, or the questions before you enrol.
Limits
We do not load advertising networks. We do not embed social share trackers. We do not run heat-mapping or session-replay tools. We do not place third-party analytics packages on these pages. We do not use the cookie banner as a way to obtain consent for marketing cookies, because we do not set marketing cookies.
The map on the contact page is a Google Maps embed, loaded only on that page, with no API key of ours in the markup. It is there so you can see 1 Fusionopolis Place, Galaxis, near one-north MRT. We do not read advertising identifiers from that embed. If you prefer not to load it, the address, telephone, and walking note are written in text on the same page.
Fonts are requested from Google Fonts through the site stylesheet. That request is for typefaces, not for an advertising profile we control. If you block third-party font requests, the pages still work with the fonts already on your device.
Clearing
In most desktop browsers you can remove cookies and site data for aiacademysg.com from the privacy, history, or site-settings panel. Look for cookies, site data, or local storage, then remove entries for this host. On many phones the same controls sit under the browser menu, then Site settings or Privacy.
After you clear data, two things happen. The enquiry form will issue a fresh session if you use it. The cookie banner will show again until you acknowledge it. Both are ordinary. A private or incognito window typically discards session cookies when the window closes, which is a reasonable way to visit without leaving the localStorage flag behind.
Clearing storage on this site does not delete an email you have already sent us. If you want us to delete an enquiry we hold, write to hello@aiacademysg.com and say so. The privacy notice explains how long we keep form details and how to ask for access or deletion.
Changes
If we add a cookie, a tracker, or a new storage key, we will update this notice and keep the effective line in 2026 or later as the facts require. We do not plan to add advertising cookies. A change that only clarifies wording will stay on this same address, cookies.php.
Questions about cookies, local storage, or the banner can go to hello@aiacademysg.com. We reply within one working day. You may also write to Aiacademysg, 1 Fusionopolis Place, #08-12, Galaxis, Singapore 138522, or telephone +65 6890 3157. If your question is about enrolment, start with a twenty-minute advisory call rather than a cookie setting.
Related pages: Privacy, Terms, and Contact. If you are still deciding whether a programme is the right next step, the approach page explains how we teach, and the programmes page sets out formats and length.