Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 1, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
SMERP EDU uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Service to function. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and session management. You cannot opt out of these cookies.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your login session | Session |
| csrf_token | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
| auth_token | Secure authentication token | 7 days |
2.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and settings to enhance your experience.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| locale | Remembers your language preference | 1 year |
| theme | Remembers your dark/light mode preference | 1 year |
| sidebar_collapsed | Remembers sidebar state | 1 year |
2.3 Performance/Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service, allowing us to improve performance and user experience.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 24 hours |
2.4 Marketing Cookies
Currently, we do not use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and obtain appropriate consent.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages:
- Google: If you use Google SSO, Google may set cookies for authentication
- Microsoft: If you use Microsoft SSO, Microsoft may set cookies for authentication
- Stripe: Our payment processor may set cookies to prevent fraud
4. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our Service, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the Service to function.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings in your account or by clearing your browser cookies.
5. Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored
- Delete cookies individually or all at once
- Block cookies from specific or all websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Accept cookies only from websites you visit directly
Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent the Service from functioning properly.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature. Currently, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to these signals. We do not currently respond to DNT signals, but we respect your privacy choices through our cookie consent mechanism.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated date.
8. Contact Us
Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us at legal@smerptek.com.