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        <h1 class="fw-bold mb-2">Cookies Policy</h1>
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                <h2 class='fw-bold mb-0' style="color:#A20E37;">Cookies Policy</h2>
                <small class="text-muted">Bhartiya Seva Educational Sangthan Trust (BSES Trust)</small>
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            <h5 class="fw-bold mb-2" style="color:#A20E37;">What is a Cookie?</h5>
            <p>A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent from a web server to your browser and stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet). Cookies are normally used to assign a unique identification to your device and securely store information such as user IDs, session tokens, preferences, and online activity data, for the purpose of improving your browsing experience.</p>

            <h5 class="fw-bold mt-4 mb-2" style="color:#A20E37;">How BSES Trust Uses Cookies</h5>
            <p>The Bhartiya Seva Educational Sangthan Trust (BSES Trust) website uses cookies to:</p>
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                <li class="mb-1">Remember your login session and preferences while you navigate the platform.</li>
                <li class="mb-1">Enhance site performance and ensure a smooth user experience.</li>
                <li class="mb-1">Analyze anonymous usage data to improve our website content and services.</li>
                <li class="mb-1">Maintain security by identifying your session.</li>
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            <h5 class="fw-bold mt-4 mb-2" style="color:#A20E37;">Third-Party Cookies</h5>
            <p>Different websites may send their own cookies to your device. To protect your privacy, your browser only allows a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you — not those sent by other websites. BSES Trust does not control or take responsibility for third-party cookies placed by external services or links that may appear on our platform.</p>

            <h5 class="fw-bold mt-4 mb-2" style="color:#A20E37;">Managing Cookies</h5>
            <p>You can choose to disable or restrict cookies from BSES Trust's website by changing your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to:</p>
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                <li>View cookies stored on your device.</li>
                <li>Block or delete cookies from specific websites.</li>
                <li>Set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies.</li>
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            <p>Please note that restricting cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on our website, including member login and session management.</p>

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                <strong>For Queries:</strong> Please contact us at <a href="mailto:bsestrust@gmail.com" style="color:#A20E37;">bsestrust@gmail.com</a> or call <strong>+91-9012020817, +91-9084873729</strong>
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