1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.
Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage — these are covered by this policy and collectively referred to as "cookies".
2. How we use cookies
Learnica uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication: To keep you logged in to your account across page loads.
- Security: To prevent CSRF attacks and detect suspicious session activity.
- Preferences: To remember your settings such as theme, language, and notification preferences.
- Analytics: To understand how users navigate the platform so we can improve it.
- Marketing: To measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns (with your consent).
3. Types of cookies we use
| Category | Purpose | Can be disabled? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Required for login sessions, security tokens, and core platform functionality. Without these, the service cannot function. | No |
| Functional | Remember your preferences and settings (e.g., dark mode, language). Losing these means re-setting preferences on each visit. | Yes |
| Analytics | Measure page views, session duration, feature usage, and navigation paths. Data is aggregated and anonymised. | Yes |
| Marketing | Track conversions from ads, personalise retargeting. Only set after explicit consent. | Yes |
4. Specific cookies we set
| Cookie name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _learnica_session | Necessary | Session | Maintains your login session. |
| _learnica_csrf | Necessary | Session | CSRF protection token. |
| _learnica_prefs | Functional | 1 year | Stores UI preferences (theme, language). |
| _learnica_consent | Necessary | 1 year | Records your cookie consent choices. |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics — session and user identification. |
| _paddle_* | Necessary | Session | Paddle payment processor — required for checkout. |
5. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services we use. We do not control these cookies. Third parties include:
- Google Analytics: Website usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy.
- Paddle: Payment processing. Paddle Privacy Policy.
6. Managing your cookie preferences
You can manage non-essential cookies at any time:
- Cookie settings link: Use the "Cookie settings" link in the website footer to update your consent choices.
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Note that disabling necessary cookies will prevent you from logging in.
- Opt-out tools: For Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, by notice on the website.
8. Contact us
If you have questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at privacy@learnica.online.