Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Hawking Drone School — (HDS RPTO) Powered By RERI ("HDS RPTO", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit hawkingdroneschool.com and related web applications.

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect and use personal information more broadly.

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your actions and preferences over time, enable secure sign-in, and allow us to understand how visitors use our services.

Similar technologies — such as local storage, session storage, and pixels — may also be used for comparable purposes. In this policy, we refer to all of these collectively as "cookies".

We use cookies for the following general purposes:

• To enable core website functionality and secure user authentication.
• To remember your preferences and session state while browsing.
• To protect against fraud and unauthorised access.
• To understand aggregated website usage and improve performance.

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Without them, certain services — such as signing in to your account, completing the enrolment form, or uploading registration documents — cannot be provided.

• Authentication and session cookies (e.g. AWS Cognito session tokens).
• Security cookies that help detect malicious activity.
• Load-balancing cookies that distribute traffic across servers.

These cookies do not require your consent because they are necessary to deliver the services you request.

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make — such as form draft progress, display preferences, or previously selected options — to provide a more personalised experience.

• Enrolment form draft storage (saved locally or in session).
• Language and display preference cookies, where applicable.
• User interface state cookies that improve navigation.

We may use analytics cookies to collect aggregated, non-identifying information about how visitors interact with our website — such as pages visited, time spent, and error rates. This helps us improve content, performance, and usability.

Analytics data is used in summary form and is not used to identify individual users unless combined with account information you have voluntarily provided while signed in.

Some cookies may be set by third-party services integrated into our website, including:

• AWS Cognito and API Gateway — for secure authentication and API access.
• Google Maps — when you view campus directions or embedded maps.
• Payment gateway providers — when processing programme fee payments.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review their policies for more information on how they use cookies.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View which cookies are stored on your device.
• Delete existing cookies.
• Block all or certain types of cookies.
• Set your browser to notify you before a cookie is placed.

Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent you from signing in, submitting enrolment applications, or using other core features of the HDS RPTO website. Instructions for managing cookies are available in your browser's help documentation.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. The updated policy will be published on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

• Hawking Drone School — (HDS RPTO) Powered By RERI
• Plot No. G56D, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Kakkalur — 602003, India
• Email: support@hawkingdroneschool.com
• Phone: +91 94990 94991