Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how LearnSphere Academy ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.learnsphereacademy.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device even when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they receive error messages. This data helps us improve the performance and design of our site. We use tools like Google Analytics to understand user behavior and optimize our website for a better experience.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
- Advertising and Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
- Social Media Cookies: These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our websites or you link your account or engage with our content on or through a social networking website such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. The social network will record that you have done this.
Types of cookies we use
Here is a more detailed list of the types of cookies we use on our website:
- Google Analytics: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited.
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you navigate our website.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. We use them to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.
- Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are placed by third-party service providers to help us with various functions such as advertising, analytics, and social media integration. We carefully select these providers to ensure they meet our privacy standards.
Managing cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings within your web browser. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, please note that if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website.
Here are some links to help you manage cookies in popular web browsers:
You can also use online resources like www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more about cookies and how to manage them.
Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website and other websites you visit.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. The date of the last revision will be indicated at the top of this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
LearnSphere Academy
Attn: Data Protection Officer
100 Innovation Drive
Techville, CA 91234
USA
Email: info@learnsphereacademy.com
Phone: +1 555-123-4567
We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a transparent understanding of how we use cookies on our website.
Specific Examples of Cookie Usage at LearnSphere Academy
To further clarify how we use cookies, consider these specific examples:
- User Authentication: When you log into your LearnSphere Academy account, we use cookies to remember your login details and keep you logged in as you navigate the platform. This prevents you from having to re-enter your credentials on every page.
- Course Progress Tracking: We use cookies to track your progress within a course. This allows you to resume your learning where you left off, and for us to provide personalized recommendations based on your learning patterns.
- Personalized Recommendations: Based on the courses you have taken and the content you have viewed, we use cookies to suggest other courses and resources that may be of interest to you.
- A/B Testing: We use cookies to conduct A/B testing, where we show different versions of our website to different users and track which version performs better. This helps us optimize the design and content of our website for improved user engagement.
- Affiliate Marketing: We may use cookies to track referrals from affiliate partners. This allows us to properly credit our affiliates for sending traffic to our website.
By understanding these specific examples, you can gain a clearer picture of how cookies contribute to the overall functionality and personalization of LearnSphere Academy.
Our Data Protection Officer, Amelia Rodriguez, is responsible for overseeing our compliance with data protection regulations and ensuring that your privacy is protected. You can contact Amelia directly at amelia.rodriguez@learnsphereacademy.com if you have any specific concerns or questions.